Ligita has been the part of MSU community since 2008. She came to University Outreach and Engagement from the CREATE for STEM Institute, where she worked for the past eight years as human resources coordinator and executive assistant to the institute’s director. Before that, she was a fiscal officer and project/event coordinator with the Institute of Public Utilities and office coordinator with the Highway Traffic Safety Programs in the College of Engineering. Ligita received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in linguistics from Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. She is a certified human resources specialist (CHRS) and meeting professional (CMP).