Lisa Hoopis

Lisa joined Sojourner House in 2019. She has over 20 years experience and has developed and facilitated hundreds of trainings and workshops to a variety of audiences nationwide. She is a graduate of Rhode Island College, where she is an adjunct faculty for the Health and Physical Education Department, and was the former Director of the RIC Women’s Center. She works closely with school districts and agencies to provide professional and youth development, training, consultations, curriculum development, and assistance setting up peer education and advocacy programs. She is a co-founder and active member of the RI HIV STI prevention coalition and an active member of the RI Cross Campus Collaborative to prevent sexual assault on campus. She is also a certified curriculum developer and trainer for the Rhode Island police academy and is a co-chair of the RI crime victim service providers and co-chair of the Providence health and wellness- healthy relationship subcommittee. She specializes in inclusive, comprehensive sexuality education and interpersonal violence prevention.