Illinois native Lisa Krupp founded Island Relief in an effort to give back to the place that's become her second home: Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Initial visits to the island were for pleasure, but her love for the tranquil setting and local people led her family to build a house there.  The challenges involved in this project resulted in a deep understanding of the resource limitations in the area.

Lisa toured the Caribbean extensively during her 18 years in the travel industry, and following that served as a Montessori Educator when her children were young.  This professional background made Lisa uniquely qualified to notice the dramatic difference in the medical and educational resources available on the "tourist" islands as compared to the rural ones.  This difference was literally brought home to her when she hosted several island residents in her home because the medical care they needed was not available.