A strong communicator with a distinctive voice, Lisa J. Ellwood is a Nanticoke

Lenni-Lenape Native American resident in Wales, UK.

Ms. Ellwood is a Freelance Journalist & Writer and an active member of the Native American Journalists Association and Investigative Reporters & Editors. She has a B.A. Degree from Temple University with a major in Journalism and Advertising and minors in Marketing & French. Her specializations include Data Journalism & Visualization, NDN Country, Disability Rights, Mental Illness, and Autism.

Lisa's Disability Rights & UK Politics social justice blog, The Creative Crip, has been featured in Society Guardian many times and she was a Contributing Editor and Features Writer for The Promota Africa Magazine. In September 2011 the Left Foot Forward Political Blog cited her effective use of social media and blogging in its "Nomination for most influential left-wing thinker: The disabled rights community"​ feature. She has also been interviewed for Grazia Magazine (Australia) & appeared on several radio shows internationally including Native Trailblazers.

Lisa J. Ellwood is a highly-skilled Communications professional with an extensive background spanning several creative and marketing disciplines. She began her career as a Marketing Specialist freelancing for a number of Blue Chip, Fortune 500, Media, Higher Education and Non-Profit organisations while still at university in the US. She has more than 20 years of experience primarily in London, New York City, and Philadelphia. She is a former member of the Executive Committee of the National Board of Directors of the Graphic Artist's Guild as well as a former Board Member of the New York City Chapter. Lisa also headed the Guild's Graphic Design Certification Committee where she researched and presented a proposal for the certification of Graphic Designers in 1998. Her design-related articles and commentaries include graphic design certification; plagiarism on the web; and

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