Lisa joined the Performance Services team in 2025. Prior to joining the team, she served in public education in Pamlico County for more than thirty-four years. She held varying positions, from teacher, assistant principal, principal, and Director of School /Community Relations, before becoming superintendent in 2015. She also served as Department Chair of Education Programs at Pamlico Community College for six years.
Jackson is known throughout the state for her work in critical times of need, including hurricane recovery and pandemic experiences, with a focus on shared leadership and collaborative engagement with many different stakeholder groups. She has led the community through two major hurricanes that closed Pamlico County Middle School to instruction and obtained resources to rebuild and repair the school while still ensuring students were receiving their education by adapting other schools to house those who were displaced.
Education
- East Carolina University – Master’s Degree in Reading Education
- East Carolina University – Add-on Administration Graduate Certificate
- East Carolina University – Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education
Awards
- Regional Superintendent of the Year for the 2021-22 School Year by The Southeast Education Alliance
