Dr. Lisa DeForest
Murrieta City Councilmember, District 3
"My husband and I love living in Murrieta. He is a deputy sheriff with the Riverside Sheriffs' Department, and I run a business here. Our two sons graduated from Murrieta schools and are now in college. We chose to move here over 12 years ago because we wanted to live in a safe, thriving city. I am dedicated to protecting our quality of life and ensuring Murrieta remains safe and prosperous."
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Meet Dr. Lisa DeForest
In private practice for over 25 years, Dr. DeForest loves to help her patients live long, healthy, fulfilling lives. Running two successful practices she started from scratch, she loves to be connected to her community. In that role, she has earned several top doctor awards, Woman of the Year and was named Number 1 Chiropractor in the Inland Empire by the Press-Enterprise.
As an Associate Profession for MSJC college, she enjoyed teaching Anatomy and Physiology to our future community health care providers. Dr. DeForest believes that education is the foundation for a healthy community.
Dr. Lisa DeForest was elected to Murrieta City Council in 2020. In a short time, she has taken the lead on several important issues including Downtown 395 Partnership, Wheeling agreements with Water Agencies, Innovation Center Funding, ARPA usage, as well as establishing herself as a problem solver and consensus builder.
Lisa is community-minded at heart. Prior to the city council, she served two terms as a school board trustee, serving as president on three occasions. Lisa and her husband, Lance, have been married for more than 25 years and have two sons that attended Murrieta schools. Both their boys are in college pursuing a commercial aviation degree and their oldest, a medical degree. The family chose to move to Murrieta over 12 years ago for the rural way of life and to live in a city known for outstanding public safety.
Lisa served as President of the Western Science Center, she was one of the three foundation board members to open the top ranked Charter Middle School in California and then was instrumental in the opening of the High School two years later. Giving back to the community is the reason she founded the United Way Women’s Leadership Council which was instrumental in providing the basics for community outreach. The Chamber of Commerce named Dr. DeForest, Small Business of the Year. She also served on the Executive Board of the Chamber of Commerce for six years
Dr. DeForest loves the outdoors, hiking, boating, camping and travel with her family. She is a multiple World Champion Equestrian and has quite a unique critter collection including a camel named Cairo.
