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And now, without further ado, let's jump into the interview.

Lisa, thanks for joining us today.

Thank you so much. I'm glad to be here.

Yeah, when we are glad to have you, my friend. So how would you get it started by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do?

Okay. So I am a general counsel for a public university in Kentucky. It is Kentucky State, and I have been here for three years.

Nice, very nice. And before that, what was your legal career like? So prior to coming to Kentucky

State University, I've had a very diverse career. I started out first as a paralegal. I was in the military and then

when I got out, I became a civilian paralegal, went to law school at night, became an associate

at the same law firm for several years, and then after that I transitioned into state

government and I worked for educational agencies within

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