Elisabeth is a faculty specialist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Center for Teaching Excellence. She joined the University in 2007 and earned tenure in 2017.

Elisabeth served as the Director of Admissions at the University’s Law School from 2010 to 2021 and as a lecturer in the UHM Women’s Studies Program.

Elisabeth is an alumna of Carleton College and the Yale Law School. Before attending the Law School, she worked in The White House and at FEMA.