Lisa Rodvien is a teacher and civic leader in the Annapolis and Anne Arundel communities. She ran for office after seeing first-hand the challenges being faced by her students and their families, as well as among her neighbors and the county at large. After graduating from law school in 2000, Ms. Rodvien clerked in the Washington D.C. Superior Court, Felony Division. She practiced education law in Washington, D.C. during the early years of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. Eventually, Ms. Rodvien learned that she wanted to work directly with young people and transitioned to a career in teaching. She has been a public school history and music teacher since 2007, teaching in AACPS since 2010.