Alumni Spotlight: Lisa Hicks Gilbert
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Alumni Spotlight: Lisa Hicks Gilbert
Lisa Hicks Gilbert is a 2015 UA-Pulaski Technical College graduate, receiving her AAS in Paralegal Technology. While a student at UA-PTC, Lisa served as President of the UA-PTC Chapter FBLA Collegiate organization where she competed and won state awards in Business Law, International Business Law, Public Speaking, and a national award in Justice Administration.
Currently Lisa serves as Program Manager with the Lee Street Community Center in her hometown of Elaine, Arkansas and is dedicated to addressing economic and social injustices in the Arkansas Delta. Lisa is a descendant and founder of Descendants of the Elaine Massacre of 1919 (DOEM1919) which focuses on educating, protecting, and preserving the history and stories of the Elaine Massacre.
On December 6, 2022, in a runoff election against the incumbent Mayor, Lisa was elected and made history as the first Black, and first elected female Mayor of Elaine, Arkansas. Lisa will begin serving her four-year term as Mayor on January 2, 2023.
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