Lisa Williams is a Family Support Educator with Wauseon Exempted Village Schools. This fall, Lisa will begin her twentieth year as an educator. Lisa has experience as a social worker and a Title I Teacher. Lisa is also the Founder and CEO of the non-profit organization, It All Matters. Lisa’s work as a Family Support Educator and her work with It All Matters is the expression of her desire to bring awareness to the emotional and spiritual poverty of children, due to lack of the
most basic interaction and nurturing.
As a Family Support Educator, Lisa works to build genuine relationships with adult caregivers of young children. Her desire is to help connect caregivers with the support they need and to assist these adults as they build capabilities that will lead to more positive life outcomes for the whole family.
Along with the It All Matters board, Lisa believes in the power of storytelling and innovative teaching to empower, educate, and inspire parents so all children thrive. www.becauseitallmatters.com
Lisa has completed PAX teacher training and is a PAX Tools advisor. https://www.paxis.org/
Lisa earned bachelor’s degrees in Health and Education. Lisa also has a Master’s of Education degree with a focus in Classroom Technology. She is a ROX facilitator and enjoyed her first ROX group in 2023, working to encourage and empower fifth-grade girls. www.rulingourexperiences.com
Lisa enjoys reading, creating, singing and biking. She loves spending time with her husband Jim and their two dogs. Jim and Lisa travel to visit their three grown children and their spouses as often as possible. Beginning in 2023, Jim and Lisa took on a new role as “Amma and Papa” to Makenna, their first granddaughter. They now have a total of three grandchildren, with the addition of Theo and Adeline.