Lisa A. Kletjian

Lisa A. Kletjian is a first-year Master of Social Work degree candidate at Columbia University with a concentration in Advanced Clinical Practice. Her first year field placement site was W.H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School in East New York, Brooklyn, where she provided group and individual counseling to students in grades 10-12. In 2009, Lisa implemented a school-based teacher awareness pilot project in collaboration with the organization Teaching Tolerance. The pilot, Teaching Diverse Students Initiative (TDSi), uses focus groups and survey data to open dialogues with teachers on the topics of race/ethnicity, multiculturalism, and socio-demographic issues that play into the learning experiences of marginalized students. In addition to being a social worker-in-training, Lisa is an established documentary filmmaker who is excited to document this summer’s Global Potential program in the Dominican Republic. Prior to entering Columbia University, Lisa worked as the Series Assistant Editor on Wide Angle, the PBS television series exclusively dedicated to international current affairs documentaries. Lisa is currently in post-production on a film titled Eyes of GIs, which examines the psychological impact of war through veterans’ interviews and personally shot films. Lisa lives in Brooklyn, New York.