Lisanne Finston currently serves as Executive Director of Elijah's Promise, a multi-service agency in New Brunswick, NJ, which assists homeless and low income individuals and families with food, social services, job training and other support. She is active with numerous groups that assist and advocate for low-income and homeless people, including the New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition. She has worked in the New Brunswick community for the past 17 years in anti-poverty efforts. She is an ordained United Methodist Clergy Person and previously served as Associate Pastor at the United Methodist Church at New Brunswick.