Lisa was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin where she attended Wauwatosa West High School. She continued her education at UW- Madison and graduated with a teaching degree, a minor in English, and eventually a Master’s Degree in Teacher Leadership.

Lisa followed her passion, spending the next thirteen years educating elementary and middle school students. She also trained for triathlons and marathons, which led her to meeting her husband, Chad, at his father’s Adult Running Camp in 1996. They married in 1998 and moved to South Dakota.

One year later, they found themselves in the mountains of beautiful Ft Collins, CO.  While teaching 6th grade, she began to incorporate active seating into her classroom. This led to a new endeavor — WittFitt– her business of sixteen years, with the mission to empower teachers and engage students by incorporating active furniture into classrooms.

Returning back to the midwest

9/11 rocked their world, as it did for so many. Chad lost his job at the health club and they were expecting their first child. At that point, they decided it was time to return to the midwest to be closer to family.  In 2002, in West Des Moines, IA, Grace Suzanne was born.

2005 came and they made their final move to Hudson, Wisconsin where in 2006, Ian was born. Lisa and Chad could not be happier about where their little family had landed- they had fallen in love with the town of Hudson!

Now, Chad, Lisa and Grace coach Special Olympics Track & Field.  Lisa is the Hudson School District’s Special Education Parent Liaison.

Grace (18) and Ian (14) make life worth living! They have three crazy cats- Chip, Skip & Rosemary!