Under the Sisterhood
The Under the Sisterhood Podcast is where women's lived experiences become a catalyst for understanding, connection, and change.
Hosted by Elizabeth Elfenbein, each conversation invites women from around the world to share their stories with honesty, courage, and vulnerability. Together, they explore the moments that shape our lives—from health and mental wellness to leadership, identity, relationships, caregiving, equity, and the many experiences that define what it means to be a woman.
More than a podcast, Under the Sisterhood is a storysharing platform. Every conversation contributes to Women's Lived Experience Intelligence™, helping transform individual stories into insights that can shape healthcare, innovation, research, and culture.
At Under the Sisterhood, we believe every woman's story matters. Through storysharing, we create space for women to be seen, heard, valued, and celebrated—one conversation at a time.
Seasons & Special Editions
Season 1: Being a Woman in Today's World
Season 2: Women's March of Voices
Season 3: Women Making the World Healthier
Season 4: Women's March for Mental Wellness
Season 5: Women's March for Change
Special Editions: Under the Hood Vlogs • Women Investing in Women's Health • Women Making History
Produced by Matt Butler with original music by Ayla Schafer.
Under the Sisterhood
Lisa Kaenzig on building and championing the next generation of women
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Today we’re getting under the hood of Lisa Kaenzig a mother, daughter, sister, partner, college dean and champion for educational and leadership opportunities for girls and women.
Lisa shares her passion for women’s leadership in her role as Dean of William Smith College at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS). Lisa has over 30 years of administrative and academic experience, including several years working in politics in Washington, D.C. and more than two decades serving as a college dean. She is the Chair of the Advisory Council for the Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN), a national organization with the sole focus of empowering, educating and engaging women and marginalized gender groups in public policy to promote diverse, inclusive leadership in policy making.
Lisa has a deep commitment to DEIA work. She founded the HWS First Generation Initiative to provide support and resources for students who are the first in their families to graduate from college. She was appointed to serve in leadership roles on the President’s Committee on Inclusive Excellence and the Strategic Diversity Plan Committee. Lisa has also appeared on NPR and the BBC to discuss her research on introversion and high-ability learners.
Lisa earned her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership from William and Mary, her M.A. in Human Resource Development from the George Washington University and her B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University.
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