Who We Are

 
 

 LISA B. GOODMAN

Lisa is a Delaware attorney, and was formerly a partner in one of Delaware's largest law firms, where, for over two decades, she represented clients in the areas of government relations and governmental infrastructure entitlements. Some of her areas of concentration include health care, transportation, biotechnology, construction, and non-profit issue advocacy. She has extensive experience in government relations, media strategy, community relations, and political and grassroots campaigns. Lisa is a former member of the Democratic National Committee, the former Vice Chair of the Delaware Democratic Party, and has served in various campaign functions for both federal and state political candidates. She is the founding President of Equality Delaware, Inc., and led the statewide strategy that resulted in passage of Delaware’s civil union law in 2011 and Delaware’s marriage equality law in 2013.

DISTINCTIONS

  • Order of the First State, 2016

  • Women's Leadership Award, Delaware State Bar Association, 2015

  • Widener University School of Law, Martin Luther King Service Award, 2014

  • ACLU of Delaware Kandler Award, 2012

  • Delaware Stonewall Democrats LGBT Pioneer Award, 2012

  • H. James Conaway Pro Bono Award, 2011

  • Chambers USA – Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, 2006-2013

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

  • Chair, Delaware State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 2014-2018

  • Chair, Governor's Task Force on Firearm Suicide, 2016-2017

  • Equality Delaware, Inc., President

  • Democratic National Convention, Delegate 2012 and Super Delegate, 2016

  • United States Pony Clubs, Graduate A

 
 
 

ELIZABETH LEWIS

Elizabeth (Lizzie) has experience in government relations and the public sector at both the federal and state level. Before becoming a lobbyist with 302 Strategies, she was a Budget Analyst at the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, where she specialized in expenditure projections for the State’s Medicaid program. Lizzie also served as a Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst in Delaware’s Office of Management and Budget, where her portfolio included budgeting for the State’s higher education institutions, the Department of Education, and Delaware’s K-12 education system. Prior to her work in Delaware, she served as a Legislative Correspondent on Capitol Hill for Senator Thomas R. Carper. There, she assisted Senator Carper on issues and legislation related to the energy, environment, transportation, agriculture and education. Lizzie returned to Delaware after achieving her master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in public finance and budgeting at the George Washington University. In addition to her work in the public sector, Lizzie has experience working for non-profits and political campaigns, where she gained knowledge in grass-roots organizing and policy implementation. As a native Delawarean, Lizzie is a proud Blue Hen, graduating from the University of Delaware (B.S.) in human services with a concentration in administration and policy.