Trainer Biography
Lisa Maaca Bartlette
MSSA
Lisa Maaca Bartlette, MSSA, is a social service entrepreneur, founder of Lisa Maaca, Inc., and an expert in Trauma-Informed Care. Lisa distills stories from social
science research to deliver transformative evidence-based programs and keynote presentations
throughout the US.
Lisa Maaca, Inc. exists to reshape how we think about and address trauma, reflective of Lisa’s
own healing journey and social work practice in Ohio and California. Lisa provides consultation
and training to California’s Child Welfare and Juvenile Probation workforce, among others.
Lisa obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Hiram College and her Master
of Science in Social Administration as a Mandel Leadership Fellow from Case Western Reserve
University. Lisa expanded her understanding of Positive Organizational Psychology at Claremont
Graduate University and is currently a Doctor of Social Work student at Barry University, with a
focus on Trauma-Informed Care and the Neurobiology of Trauma.