Sugarman, Lisa

Lisa Sugarman works, lives, and writes in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small town of twenty thousand people crammed onto a small peninsula. She knows just about everyone in town, giving her a unique perspective as an opinion columnist for the local newspaper.

Lisa received her bachelor of arts with honors from Salem State University in 1991. She has authored the semi-regular opinion column "It Is What It Is" for "The Marblehead Reporter" and other GateHouse Media, Inc. since 2009.

Married to Dave, her high-school sweetheart, Lisa has two daughters, Riley and Libby.