User:Utilizer

Utilizer

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Name	Lisa McElroy
Born	(1964-05-01) May 1, 1964 (age 60) San Francisco, CA
Country	USA
Current location	Walnut Creek, California
Time zone	PST
Ethnicity	Irish/Mexican
Family and friends
Children	one
Education and employment
Occupation	writer/editor
High school	Clayton Valley High School
University	San Francisco State University
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
Hobbies	film (watch, edit, write), photography, playing drums, drawing/painting, writing, reading, riding bikes, skiing
Religion	Atheist
Politics	Liberal
Interests
film, art, writing, music
Contact info
Blog	http://captivewildwoman.blogspot.com
Userboxes
This user participates in WikiProject Film. This user participates in WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers. This user participates in WikiProject Biography. This user is a participant in WikiProject Musicians. This user is a drummer. This user is a participant in WikiProject Women. This user is a participant in WikiProject Reggae This user is a participant in WikiProject Alternative music.

I have a writing/editing background, starting in music journalism (indie rock, punk, world music), plus fanzine writing and publishing, ten years blogging, business writing and marketing (for Hewlett-Packard and others) and numerous nonprofit agencies focusing on the arts, education and childcare. I've taught art to children for many years and have worked in preschools. I play drums in the band She Mob and am a dedicated photographer. I used to draw comics and now I do more of a blend of comics/fine art.

I have an MFA in Cinema and have worked in the film industry in visual effects, public relations and teaching. If I have one area of expertise it's film, which encompasses so many of the arts, which are all interesting to me. My goal is to add new articles and expand existing ones for clarity and important information that will hopefully illuminate the subject matter, especially articles featuring underrepresented but deserving artists and their art.

I regularly contribute photos to the Commons.

Selected articles I've expanded, edited or started: