User:Utilizer

Utilizer
— Wikipedian ♀ —
Name	Lisa McElroy
Born	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, favourites 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:

Books

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - edited

Comedy

Phyllis Diller - extensively expanded and edited

Film

Craig Barron - started
Matte World Digital - started
Drunken Angel - expanded
Ida Lupino - expanded and edited
matte painting - edited
Special effect - edited
Zodiac - expanded
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film) - edited
Susan Seidelman - extensively expanded
William Wellman - added information from new biography Wild Bill Wellman.
Daughters of the Dust - extensively expanded and reformatted. References updated. Interview here for future reference: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/the-daughter-returns-julie-dash-speaks-about-her-triumphant-revival-and-where-she-s-been-9351416.
Naked - expanded, edited
Moontide - expanded
Julie Dash - edited, expanded

Music

The Uptones - expanded, fought for existence
The Vaselines - expanded, photo
Ska - edited (probably still a mess)
Jaan Uhelszki - started
Denise Sullivan - started
Throwing Muses - expanded
Kristin Hersh - extensive editing, updated - fixed references
Barbara Manning - expanded, photo

Theater

Passing Strange - extensively expanded

Other

Jay Adams - pro skateboarder - reorganized, additional information added, citation cleanup
Walnut Creek, California - edited, photos
Pleasant Hill, California - expanded, photo

Articles to edit or create

Tracey Snelling - whoo, much work needed for a worthy artist
R. Rajalakshmi (biochemist/nutritionist) - Revamped nutritional standards, helping alleviate childhood malnutrition in India.
William Turnbull (architect) - Helped usher in more naturalistic housing within the California landscape.
"She Shreds" editor interview lists five women guitarists without Wikipedia pages
Jacinto Quirarte - add information about his books; find documentation that states he co-founded study of Pre-Columbian art history. (disclosure: he was my Uncle)

Useful articles