Lisa Lowell
Originally from California, Lisa now resides in Austin, Texas. As a young girl in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley, she cared her first turtle, a Clemmys marmorata named Myrtle. At home in Austin today, she keeps many different species of tortoises, the most intelligent border collie named Bonnie, and a poison dart frogs of the species Dendrobates tinctorius. She cares for all animals and has focus on turtles and tortoises. Her interests in enriching the environments of captive turtles and tortoises are realized through The Turtle Center’s Captive Sanctuary program.
She holds B.A. degrees in Anthropology and English from the University of Texas at Austin, where she also completed a certificate program in Management of Nonprofit Organizations. She is retired, married, a mother to one handsome young adult son living in Austin.
Lisa, a co-founder of The Turtle Center, sits on the governing board and fulfills the duties of secretary and treasurer. Lisa served on the Steering Committee of the Turtle Survival Alliance, holding the office of secretary. Lisa is a full-time volunteer and loves to travel.
She holds B.A. degrees in Anthropology and English from the University of Texas at Austin, where she also completed a certificate program in Management of Nonprofit Organizations. She is retired, married, a mother to one handsome young adult son living in Austin.
Lisa, a co-founder of The Turtle Center, sits on the governing board and fulfills the duties of secretary and treasurer. Lisa served on the Steering Committee of the Turtle Survival Alliance, holding the office of secretary. Lisa is a full-time volunteer and loves to travel.
