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Penn Momentum


Announcing Momentum 2020: The Power of Penn Women, a three-day conference on October 2-4, 2020, celebrating the power of Penn women. Dr. Gutmann and honorary chair Andrea Mitchell invite you to join us on campus as alumnae of all backgrounds and generations gather to learn, connect, and share how we are making an impact in our communities and the world. 

We sincerely appreciate all of the Penn alumnae who have given their time to this project, which is truly one from the heart. http://www.pennmomentum2020.com #powerofpennwomen #momentum2020

Apr 27, 2020

Lisa Ellen Niver, M.A. Education, is a science teacher and an award-winning travel expert who has explored 101 countries and six continents. She is an award-nominated television host, travel journalist and passionate artist who sailed the seven seas by cruise ship for seven years and backpacked for three years in Asia. She is the founder of We Said Go Travel which is read in 212 countries and named #3 on the top 1000 Travel Blog and the top female travel blogger 3 times in 2019.

Find her talking travel at KTLA TV and in her We Said Go Travel videos with over one million views on her YouTube channel. She has hosted Facebook Live for USA Today 10best, is verified on both Twitter and Facebook, has over 160,000 followers across social media and ran fifteen travel competitions publishing over 2500 writers and photographers from 75 countries.

She has been a finalist for six Southern California Journalism Awards in the past three years for broadcast television as well as print and digital articles. She won an award for her print Jewish Journal article. Niver has written for AARP, American Airways, Delta Sky, En Route (Air Canada), Hemispheres (United Airlines), Jewish Journal, Luxury Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Myanmar Times, National Geographic, POPSUGAR, Robb Report, Saturday Evening Post, Scuba Diver Life, Sierra Club, Ski Utah, Smithsonian, TODAY.com, Trivago, USA Today 10best, Wharton Magazine and Yahoo. She is writing a book, “Brave Rebel: 50 Scary Challenges Before 50,” about her most recent travels and challenges. Look for her underwater SCUBA diving, in her art studio making ceramics or helping people find their next dream trip.