Lisa Maxwell, A.A. (Newbury College), Ms. Maxwell is the Assistant Director of Employment for the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she manages all aspects of recruiting and employment activities, with a focus on the recruitment and retention of diverse population. Prior to joining the HGSE, Ms. Maxwell served for several years as the Human Resources Consultant for the Offices of the President and Provost at Harvard University. Before joining Harvard in 2000, Ms. Maxwell worked for 15 years at the Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation, a quasi-public state agency that finances businesses in geographically depressed areas throughout the Commonwealth. She had various roles there including Executive Assistant to the President, Office Manager, and Human Resources Administrator. Ms. Maxwell serves as a member of the Parent Advisory Council of the Boston Higashi School for Children with Autism; a board member of EMARC (an organization devoted to improving the quality of life for the disabled population in Massachusetts); former Chairperson on the Personnel Advisory Committee for EMARC; a member of the Boston Families for Autism. She currently serves as an Instructor at the Center for Workplace Development at Harvard University, a member of the HGSE Diversity Task Force, a Co-Chair of the HGSE’s Leadership Council on Workplace Inclusiveness, and a Co-Chair of the University’s Diversity Working Group. She volunteers her time with “Autism Speaks”, an advocacy organization devoted to funding research into the causes of Autism.