Lisa Calderón

Dr. Lisa Calderón graduated from Metropolitan State University with a Bachelor’s degree in English, and later attained her Master’s degree in Liberal Studies, focusing on Native American Studies, from the University of Denver. She then acquired her law degree from the University of Colorado Boulder School of Law, and then a doctorate from the University of Colorado School of Education and Human Development.

When she was a child, her mother took her to picket-line demonstrations in support of the United Farm Workers. “I got my experience young in how public policy impacts the lives of everyday people,” Calderón has said. That early education in people power never left her. She is also a local consultant and national trainer on justice-involved women's issues.

For over 30 years, Lisa has fought for the rights of women, people of color and those on the margins of society to be treated equally and fairly. As a justice reform advocate, Lisa worked to reduce mass incarceration, while also training law enforcement on best practices regarding gender, cultural, and trauma-informed responses.