Clarissa Barrett

Lissa Barrett served as President of the Jr. League of Montclair-Newark, Treasurer of the United Way of North Essex, and Treasurer and Finance Chair of the Garden Club of Montclair.

She also served as Chair of the Van Vleck Board of Management, Vice-Chair of The Montclair Foundation, Treasurer of the Van Vleck House & Gardens Capital Campaign, and was a member of the board of the Parents Association of Montclair Kimberley Academy. Before retiring, Lissa worked as a research associate at The Massachusetts General Hospital and Schering Plough Corp, and as a district manager for The Connaught Group. She received her B.A. in biology and M.A. in zoology from Indiana University and resides with her husband Jim in Essex Fells.