Lisa Schroeder: Hello, my name is Lisa Schroeder. Lisa is an easy name. It was very popular around the time I was born, and growing up, I often wished I had something more unique. In French class in high school, we got to pick a French name, and I was so excited, I didn't pick anything like my American name. Instead, I chose Nicole. As for my last name, it sounds just like it looks. Sometimes people say Schrader because that is the traditional German pronunciation, but it is pronounced Schroeder.