Lisa Hennessey (M.S., she/her/hers) is a mathematics teacher educator at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, pursuing her purpose to ensure that everyone is seen and valued as mathematical by their peers, teachers, community, family, and self. She is a doctoral student in the UW–Madison Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She is a researcher on the CALL for Equity-Centered Leadership (CALL/ECL) project and facilitates professional learning and coaching through the Mathematics Institute of Wisconsin.
She has previously served as a 4K–12 mathematics coordinator, summer school principal, high school mathematics teacher, and President of the Wisconsin Mathematics Council. She holds an M.S. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (with principal and director of curriculum licensures), a B.S. in Secondary Mathematics Education (with secondary math teacher licensure), and certificates in mathematics and leadership from UW–Madison.