Raised by a strong single mother and an older brother, Lisa was determined to make her mother proud. Growing up in the projects of the South Bronx was rough, but it was a strong motivating factor for her to pursue her dreams of becoming educated and making a difference in her lifetime. Lisa and her family moved to the Mott Haven Housing Projects at the start of her high school career at Herbert H. Lehman High School (1995-1999). She was in the honors program and graduated in the top 2% of her class, ranking number 7 in her entire graduating class. It was during the college application and scholarship search process that she was introduced to the Juanita James Memorial Scholarship Foundation by her guidance counselor. Lisa became the 1999 recipient of the scholarship and entered into a wonderful family of recipients. Lisa decided to attend Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Biology Health and Society. During the course of her undergraduate career, public health became of great interest as a profession. So she decided to attend graduate school at the University at Albany School of Public Health. In 2005 not only did she earn a Master’s Degree in Public Health, she also moved to Jacksonville, Fl and married her fiancé in July becoming Lisa Briggins Tate. In March of 2006 she gave birth to a daughter Zoe K. Tate. She taught biological sciences for one year from 2006 to 2007 and transitioned to a role in health & welfare in the financial industry for 3 years. In 2010, Lisa decided to pursue clinical training and completed an Associates Degree of Science in Nursing in 2012 at Florida State College at Jacksonville. In February 2013 she passed the boards and became a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida. In 2014, she earned a second Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing Summa Cum Laude at the University of North Florida. That same year she was inducted into the Nursing Honor Society: Sigma Theta Tau. Lisa has practiced as a Registered Nurse in various roles to include: school health, medical-surgical, behavioral health, rehabilitative health and Neurological Intensive Care. In 2018 Lisa became a certified case manager (CCM) and currently works in Care Management and Utilization Management, utilizing both her public health background and clinical nursing background. Family and motherhood remain significant motivational factors to her professionalism and ability to care for others with excellence. Lisa is grateful for her foundation of faith taught and lived out by her mother, and she is grateful to have the opportunity to have a well-rounded career as a Nurse and public health professional. She is also inspired by her now teenage daughter who has her sights on a career in health/medicine. Lisa proudly professes that all things are possible by grace and through faith! You can go from the projects in the Bronx to the Ivy League and make an impact in this world! Humble beginnings can lead to Legacy Living!