ELISABETH FLEISCHMAN

1958 - 2023

FLEISCHMAN--Elisabeth "Lisa" Claudy. Elisabeth "Lisa" Claudy Fleischman, 64, of Chevy Chase, MD, and Teton Village, WY, passed away in her home on Saturday, May 27, 2023, after a five-year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family and loved ones. Lisa was born in Washington, DC, in 1958 to Donald Edwin Claudy and Elizabeth Osborne Claudy. Her brother Peter was born three years later. After Washington, the family lived in Hudson, OH, Greenwich, CT, and London, England, following Mr. Claudy's law career at Covington & Burling, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, and Standard Oil, later called Exxon. Lisa attended St. Paul's Girl's School in London before moving to St. Paul's School in Concord, NH, for her final years of high school. Lisa is predeceased by her mother, father, and brother. Lisa attended Harvard College where she graduated cum laude with a concentration in Psychology. She dedicated her career to consulting for and supporting non-profit institutions, receiving both a Master's in Public and Private Management and a Master's in Business Administration from Yale University. She worked in philanthropic consulting for Brakeley, John Price Jones, Thomas Harris & Associates, and J.C. Geever & Co. before joining the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, as the Assistant Director of Development. Thereafter, Lisa worked tirelessly to support non-profits directed at women's development, art, and the environment with organizations such as the Washington Area Women's Foundation, Green Door, the Grand Teton National Park Foundation, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Lisa met her husband, Charles "Chuck" Mark Fleischman, when they were both sophomores at Harvard College. This past March marked 45 years since their first date. The two married in June 1988. As a couple, Lisa and Chuck were a team in every sense of the word. They were always aligned on their vision for their family and balanced each other out in everything from their interests, to their talents, and to their music taste. Together, Chuck and Lisa created a loving home for their two children, son Philip born in 1991, and daughter Joan in 1994. Her children were the greatest joy in her life. The family raised their children in Chevy Chase, MD, as Chuck's work brought him to the Washington, DC, area to serve as President and CFO of Digene Corporation. Chuck and Lisa sent their kids to Sidwell Friends School, a community which Lisa loved dearly. She served multiple stints as head of the Parent's Association at Sidwell, constantly striving to promote the school's values of education and love for all members of the school. Throughout Lisa's life, she found friendship and solace in the arts. She loved to sing, play piano, and listen to music. In high school and college she acted in plays and musicals. She then dedicated much of her professional life to working with museums and other organizations championing the arts, and specifically women in the arts. Her most recent efforts included a feature on Five Wyoming Women Artists to Watch which was published by the Wyoming Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. This piece can be found here. (https://wywf.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/08/WY WomenArtistsToWatch.pdf) Chuck and Lisa also built a community around their home in Teton Village, WY. Avid lovers of the outdoors, the two found incredible friends on the slopes of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and on the hiking trails of Grand Teton National Park. Lisa combined her love of the outdoors, the arts, and giving back with her work in this community. She served multiple terms on the board of the Grand Teton National Park Foundation and worked as a docent for the National Museum of Wildlife Art. What is harder to put into words than Lisa's many accomplishments is the goodness she brought to the world in everything she did. She was graceful and selfless and wholeheartedly committed to the people in her life. She emanated love and light in her every gesture and she was constantly looking to build bridges and provide love to those around her. To know her was to feel awash in her sense of righteousness, her desire for good, and her lifelong journey to make the world a better place. With the loss of Lisa, the world has lost a woman who was pure in her devotion to her friends and family, but also to the greater wellbeing of us all. Her family is left without its North Star and emotional anchor, but trusts that the values she instilled will guide them in her absence. Lisa is survived by her husband Chuck, her son Philip, and her daughter Joan; her sister-in-law Patricia Claudy Schade, nephew Henry Claudy, and niece India Claudy; sister-in-law Janet Fleischman, brother-in-law Joel Solomon, niece Shayna Solomon, and niece Jamie Solomon. Celebrations of Lisa's life will be held in Washington, DC and Jackson, WY. In lieu of flowers, please take a minute to honor Lisa's spirit by helping someone else in need, or consider donating to these institutions that were so important to Lisa and to the well-being of the entire world: Grand Teton National Park, National Museum of Women in the Arts, National Museum of Wildlife Art. https://www.gtnpf.org/ donate/ https://secure.nmwa.org/ donate/i/donate https://www.wildlifeart.org/ support/donate