Lisa Scaffidi

Education

Scaffidi was educated at Churchlands Primary School and Methodist Ladies" College after which she graduated as a dental therapist from the Washington Institute of Technology (now Curtin University).

Career

She served as an air hostess with TAA in 1980, worked in the hospitality industry in a marketing capacity and, in the 1990s, helped to promote export of semi-precious stones. She was the Washington state director of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) for over ten years. She served two terms as a councillor before successfully contesting the lord-mayoralty.

In October 2015, the of Western Australia found that Mrs Scaffidi had "signally failed in her duties" as Lord Mayor by accepting and failing to declare a $31,000 travel package to the 2008 Beijing Olympics from BHP, and other gifts from private companies that have dealings with the City of Perth.

The Commission"s report found that Mrs Scaffidi had committed acts of "serious misconduct.".

Achievements

• Scaffidi won the seat in the October 2007 council elections following the retirement of her predecessor, Peter Nattrass, after a record twelve years in the position.