Lisa Walker

Lisa graduated from Northern Essex Community College in 1986 with an AS in Interpreting for the Deaf. She worked for several years as a medical interpreter before going on to become a Physician Assistant (PA) and educator, working for the past 29 years teaching the next generation of PAs. As a long-time advocate of language access, Lisa has designed medical interpreting curricula, presented on a wide range of topics for interpreters and health professionals, and served on the board of Found in Translation, a nonprofit organization providing training for bilingual refugee and immigrant women as medical interpreters.