Lisa Rhyne

She was born in Belleville, Illinois which is on the Sacred Native American lands of the Cahokia Mounds. Cahokia Mounds was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. Cahokia is a World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO. When her parents divorced, Lisa and her mother lived in North Salem, Indiana which is a tiny farm town of about 400 people out in the cornfields. Lisa's thirst for knowledge, insatiable curiosity, high IQ and propensity to speak her mind led to good grades, great boredom and trouble with authority figures - especially in school. This free spirit was (and still is) resistant to the institution of traditional schools because they do not honor or cultivate individualism or the arts. She was an honor student and received several scholarships and grants so she chose to go to Ball State University. Lisa did the work equivalent to two degrees in four years receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecom