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Lisa Ellwood is a Nanticoke/Lenni-Lenape Native American resident in South Wales. She is a highly skilled Communications professional with an extensive background spanning several creative and marketing disciplines. She has more than 20 years of experience primarily in London, New York City and Philadelphia.

Ms. Ellwood began her career as a Graphic Designer/ Marketing Specialist freelancing for a number of Blue Chip & Communications companies in Philadelphia and New York City while still at university. She graduated with a B.A. Degree from Temple University having majored in Communications & Journalism with minors in Marketing and French. Lisa also spent time at The School of Visual Arts studying Communications Media Art. She pursued post-graduate studies at The University of Pennsylvania concentrating on Communications and International Marketing. Having studied six languages she is currently the most proficient in French and anticipates becoming competent in Welsh.

Lisa is a former member of the Executive Committee of the National Board of Directors of the Graphic Artist's Guild. During her time with The Guild she also headed the Graphic Design Certification Committee where she researched and presented a proposal for the certification of Graphic Designers, the first initiative of its kind in the US. Her proposal was approved by The Guild in May 1998. Ms. Ellwood is a published writer. Design-related articles cover graphic design certification, plagiarism on the web and Creative Commons Licensing.

In 2009 Lisa established Iconic Imagery where she is self-employed as a Communications Manager. Her focus is on Content Development: Writing & Editing, Research, Graphic Design and Data Visualisation. Other interests include Disability & Indigenous Rights and Social Justice via thecreativecrip.com and Videogaming Culture via gamerfems.wordpress.com. Her campaigning has been featured in The Guardian and Left Foot Forward. Read Less