Lisa Shields DeRuvo works as an Operations Manager with the Peaceful Guardians Project in Kingston, NY and wears many hats as an Office Manager at Courtney Strong, Incorporated, a marketing services company also located in Kingston, NY. For the past 12 years Lisa has provided marketing, financial management, office management, event planning, and grant writing assistance to Courtney Strong, Incorporated.
Lisa has a B.A. in Business Management from Fordham University. She spent her growing up years between Westchester County, NY and northern Maryland. Most of her professional career involved working in consumer goods marketing with companies like Unilever (Greenwich, CT), Kraft Foods (White Plains, NY), and Tracey Locke Partnership (Wilton, CT).
Lisa moved to Ulster County in 2006, with her husband, Rich, her three-month-old son, Jake, and their beloved dog, Doppler. She enjoys hiking, gardening, reading, music, her pets, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends.
We are grateful that Lisa has accepted the title of Website Administrator for UCWN. Please join me in welcoming her to the Advisory Committee. You may email Lisa at lshieldsderuvo@yahoo.com.