Bio
Lisa P. White is a principal communications strategist at the ACLU of Northern California where she promotes the organization’s vital work protecting civil rights and civil liberties.
Before joining the ACLU, Lisa was as an investigator at the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office. She also spent many years as a newspaper reporter with the East Bay Times/Bay Area News Group, covering city government and education.
Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Political Science from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree from the university’s Graduate School of Journalism.
In her spare time, Lisa enjoys visiting the library, trying new vegan restaurants, and daydreaming about running a sanctuary for rescued farm animals.
Featured Work
Fighting the Voter Suppression Ballot Initiative
With democracy under attack, the balance of power in Congress up for grabs, and the Trump administration determined to make it harder to vote, the midterm election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential—and contentious—in recent history.
California Prisons Ban Community Leader’s Memoir
ACLU NorCal is calling on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to reverse its decision banning Dorsey Nunn’s memoir, “What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly” from state prisons. Nunn, who spent a decade in San Quentin as a young adult, is a longtime community organizer and advocate for rehabilitation and reentry.