Lisa Sockabasin

Lisa Sockabasin, a citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkomikuk, is CEO of Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, where she works alongside tribal leadership, federal agencies, and philanthropic partners to confront systemic inequities facing Indigenous communities. With more than 20 years of experience across tribal and state governments, nonprofits, and philanthropy, she has built culturally rooted programs that expand opportunity and advance equity. A biologist, nurse, and health policy leader, Lisa brings both scientific expertise and community wisdom to her work, while serving on boards including the Maine Philanthropy Center, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, the Maine Development Foundation, and the ACLU of Maine.