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Elizabeth Oliver Lisboa-Farrow is Chairman and CEO of The Oliver Group, Inc., a public policy and environmental communications firm.  She brings 33 years of public relations, marketing and production experience to this woman-owned company.  

She serves on several corporate boards. Among them are Carefirst, Inc., and is Chair of the Service and Quality Oversight Committee, and serves on the Mission and Oversight Committee; Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. (d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield,); Advisory Board of Comcast Cable of Washington, DC.  Ms. Lisboa-Farrow also is Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee.  Since 1995 she has served as a Trustee of the Hispanic College Fund and is now the Chair of the Board.

Lisboa-Farrow has received numerous awards in recognition of her contributions to the business community: 2006 Hispanic Visionary Award from the New York City, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; 2005 100 Top Latinas, Hispanic Magazine; 2002 International Leadership Award, Mexican American Chamber of Commerce; 2002 Civic Leadership Award, Hispanic Magazine; 2000 Businesswoman of the Year, New York Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce; 1996 Businesswoman of the Year Award, US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; 1993 Blue Chip Award, US Chamber of Commerce and numerous other awards since 1992.

Under her leadership as President and CEO of  LISBOA, Inc. Ms. Lisboa-Farrow received the 2003 Thoth Award Certificate of Excellence from the Public Relations Society of America, National Capital Chapter, 1997 Gold and Bronze CINDY Awards in Public Service category, from International Association of Audio-Visual Communicators; 1997 CINDY Honorable Mentions in Public Service and Public Information categories, from International Association of Audio-Visual Communicators; 1997 Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington Annual Show Award in Regional/National Radio Advertising. She is listed in Who’s Who in America (since 1997);and Who's Who of American Women (1983 to present).

 
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