Humanities and Communication
Lisa Mispley Fortier
Concentration: Journalism and Media Studies, HCOM,2002-2004. After graduating from CSUMB in 2004, Lisa earned a master'sin sport and athletic administration from Gonzaga University.
Lisa Mispley Fortier had coached women’s basketball at Gonzaga for seven seasons as an assistant coach before appointed the head coach during the summer of 2014. She inherited a teamthat won the West Coast Conference for the 10th straight year and earned a bidto the NCAA tourney, where they lost to James Madison in their first game. Under Lisa’s guidance, the Bulldogs won their11th regular season title, compiling a record of 16 and 2 in theconference. Lisa also won the West Coast Conference C0-Coach of the Year Award.Then, Gonzaga went on to beat George Washington during the first round of theNCAA playoffs and upset the Number 3 seed Oregon State at Oregon State duringthe second round.
Lisa’s husband,Craig, is also an HCOM graduate. He had worked as an assistant basketball coachfor Whitworth University, an associate basketball coach for Eastern WashingtonUniversity, and is now a coach for the Bulldogs.
Lisa Mispley Fortier
Concentration: Journalism and Media Studies, HCOM,2002-2004. After graduating from CSUMB in 2004, Lisa earned a master'sin sport and athletic administration from Gonzaga University. Lisa Mispley Fortier had coached women’s basketball at Gonzaga for seven seasons as an assistant coach before appointed the head coach during the summer of 2014. She inherited a teamthat won the West Coast Conference for the 10th straight year and earned a bidto the NCAA tourney, where they lost to James Madison in their first game. Under Lisa’s guidance, the Bulldogs won their11th regular season title, compiling a record of 16 and 2 in theconference. Lisa also won the West Coast Conference C0-Coach of the Year Award.Then, Gonzaga went on to beat George Washington during the first round of theNCAA playoffs and upset the Number 3 seed Oregon State at Oregon State duringthe second round. Lisa’s husband,Craig, is also an HCOM graduate. He had worked as an assistant basketball coachfor Whitworth University, an associate basketball coach for Eastern WashingtonUniversity, and is now a coach for the Bulldogs.
