Mrs. Lisa Hammersley
Executive Director
Biographical information
A veteran Connecticut budget and policy advisor, Lisa joined the Connecticut School Finance Project after working in Connecticut’s legislative and executive branches.Previously, Lisa served as a senior staff member for the Republican Caucus of the Connecticut State Senate for over eight years, including four years overseeing all of the Caucus’ budget and policy work as its budget director and chief legislative analyst. During her time working for the Caucus, Lisa analyzed state budgets and policy changes, formulated budget proposals, wrote legislation and amendments, and was instrumental in spearheading policy initiatives and working across the political aisle to pass legislation, including two bipartisan state budgets in 2017 and 2018.
In addition to her work in the Connecticut General Assembly, Lisa’s breadth of budget and policy experience includes nearly five years at Connecticut’s Office of Policy and Management (OPM), which serves as the governor’s budget office. During her time at OPM, Lisa worked as a budget specialist and analyst and was responsible for formulating portions of proposed gubernatorial budgets, presenting budget recommendations to policymakers, and prioritizing and recommending capital projects for Connecticut’s State Bond Commission.
Lisa holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Central Connecticut State University. She and her family reside in Southington, Connecticut.