Lisa Trefzger Clarke
Postdoctoral Researcher in the MPNL Program
- Master of Adult Education (St. Francis Xavier University, Canada). PhD in Canadian Studies (Frost Centre for Canadian Studies, Trent University, Canada).
- Carleton University, Carleton University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
Lisa Trefzger Clarke is an educator, scholar and social justice advocate living on the Treaty 20 and Williams Treaties’ traditional lands of the Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg. She’s the daughter of a German immigrant and German-Jewish refugee, and identifies as queer and disabled. With over 20 years of experience in nonprofit work and leadership, she now researches the intersections of feminist care work, policy, legislation and frontline practice. Her scholarship includes intersectional feminism, adult and transformative learning, public education, feminist psychotherapy, and the voluntary sector.
In 2025, she helped to launch and build the MPNL program’s Women in Philanthropy research initiative, which produces and shares research on women in philanthropy, facilitates mutual learning among women changemakers, and increases understanding of how diverse voices are shaping philanthropy in ways that can lead to systemic change.