Louise "Lisa" Norris Grabarek is an American educator and Baptist preacher.
A graduate of Yale Divinity School, Grabarek was the fourth woman to be ordained as a preacher with the approval of the Southern Baptist Convention.
[2] She was vehemently opposed to being a debutante due to the exclusive nature of the tradition, but ultimately decided to be presented to appease her parents.
Bill Matthews, a lawyer and former pastor at the United Church of Christ in Milford, Connecticut.
[6] Grabarek attends Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh.