Lisa Shockley has over thirty years of experience in the museum field, primarily in curation and collections management. Her specialties are clothing and textiles, and late nineteenth to twentieth century history. Having worked for two different museums with Friendship Dolls in their collection and as a curator for a doll museum, she has a special interest in Friendship Dolls.
In addition to history, Lisa also has a degree in theater and a minor in vocal performance. She loves working with the costumes and the history of Alice Nielsen, Broadway's first recognized star, who left musical theater to become a well-respected opera singer and producer.
