Lisa Chen
Encyclopedia
Lisa Chen is an American editor and writer. She is a former reporter with the San Jose Mercury News
, has been doing public interest
communications for the past 10 years for clients including the National Urban League
, the New York Academy of Medicine, Physicians for Human Rights
, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Engender Health, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. A senior vice president at Fenton Communications
, she is the firm’s head editor and writer and develops creative messaging for clients across a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from public health
to education
reform. Her writing has been published in The New York Times
, USA Today
, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle
, and numerous other leading dailies. Chen is also the author of a collection of poetry, Mouth, and the co-author of another book, The She Spot
: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them, with Fenton Communications
colleague Lisa Witter
.
She is often seen living in the Apartment 6 district.
San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
, has been doing public interest
Public interest
The public interest refers to the "common well-being" or "general welfare." The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself...
communications for the past 10 years for clients including the National Urban League
National Urban League
The National Urban League , formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest...
, the New York Academy of Medicine, Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights was founded in 1986 by a small group of doctors who believed the unique scientific expertise and authority of health professionals could bring human rights violations to light and provide justice for victims...
, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Engender Health, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. A senior vice president at Fenton Communications
Fenton Communications
Fenton is a public interest communications firm based in the United States. Founded by David Fenton in 1982, the firm’s client list includes organizations associated with a diverse array of social issues. -Overview:...
, she is the firm’s head editor and writer and develops creative messaging for clients across a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
to education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
reform. Her writing has been published in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, and numerous other leading dailies. Chen is also the author of a collection of poetry, Mouth, and the co-author of another book, The She Spot
The She Spot
The She Spot is a 2008 non-fiction book about how nonprofit and advocacy organizations, politicians, and other change-makers can leverage the untapped power of women for positive change through fundraising, advocacy and the ballot box.The She Spot incorporates real-life case studies of...
: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them, with Fenton Communications
Fenton Communications
Fenton is a public interest communications firm based in the United States. Founded by David Fenton in 1982, the firm’s client list includes organizations associated with a diverse array of social issues. -Overview:...
colleague Lisa Witter
Lisa Witter
Lisa Witter is the co-author of The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them and is partner and Chief Change Officer of Fenton Communications, the largest public interest communications firm in the country.-Political and Communications Work:Lisa is the...
.
She is often seen living in the Apartment 6 district.