Lisa Burris is the Executive Director of Turn Back Time. She has five children and is the adoptive mother of two children with special needs. It is through her children that Lisa first recognized the fantastic effects that nature has as a great equalizer and healer. It is from this reckoning that Lisa has created the concept of the nature based education program for children of all abilities, building the infrastructure and business plan to make that a reality.
Lisa started the farm preschool back in 2012 with just three kiddos, a red shed, and a vision. She says it has been a true pleasure to watch as the program has expanded from there. In May 2017, Lisa received a Masters certificate of completion from Antioch University for Nature Based Education and Forest Kindergarten through their Early Childhood Education Department. Lisa holds a degree in Human Resources and has 30 years of experience in the field, as well as in business, administration, accounting.
Lisa has worked with children as an Applied Behavior Therapist and is a trained foster parent with the state of Massachusetts. When she isn’t working on the farm she enjoys spending time with her husband, 5 children and 3 grandchildren and is an active member in her church.