Lisa Mendelson
Senior Associate

Lisa Mendelson joined CLS in 2007 and brings a wealth of public relations and event planning experience to CLS. Currently, Ms. Mendelson provides media relations, reputation management and public affairs expertise for international and corporate clients, including the Center for Wine Origins and Google.   

Before joining CLS, Ms. Mendelson served as an event assistant for the Institute for Partner Education and Development (IPED), a Washington DC-based seminar company that provides continuing education for professionals in a variety of fields. While with IPED, Ms. Mendelson managed the communications, on-site event planning and conference logistics.

Ms. Mendelson also worked as a public relations and event assistant for a Baltimore-based boutique public relations agency, Profiles, Inc. where she coordinated day-to-day communications strategy for clients like Baltimore School for the Arts, American Craft Council, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Let’s Dish!  Ms. Mendelson also worked as assistant to the deputy director in the Office of the Public Liaison under Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA) where she assisted in public affairs initiatives and community outreach.

Ms. Mendelson is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Communication with a focus in Public Relations. She also studied liberal arts at the University of London.