Lisa Furlong earned her Bachelor's of Arts in Liberal Studies from California State University, Fullerton in 2003, then graduated from the Multiple Subject Credential Program in 2004. After several years of teaching in K-12, she started working as a Customer Service and Marketing Manager at an FAA repair station in Southern California. While working in marketing, she pursued her Master's in Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, Califronia. Soon after she graduated in 2016, she moved to Mendocino County where she returned to work as a teacher in K-12. In 2021, while working as the Education Director at a local Boys and Girls Club, she took on additional work as a part time instructor at Mendocino College.  In January of 2024 she became a full time instructor here at Mendocino College. She currently teaches Business Math, Introduction to Business and Introduction to Management. As a life long learner, she continues her own education working towards her Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership at the University of San Francisco with a goal of graduating in the Spring of 2026.