Lisa Rowan Email & Phone Number

Roanoke, Va

Author of personal essays and reported articles based on current events and fashion history themes. Bylines include Retail Dive, Racked (now Vox's The Goods), The Washington Post and CityLab (The Atlantic).

Oversee various communications, branding, and social media processes for businesses and nonprofits. Manage content development projects including website redesigns and online campaigns. Generate content for social media projects while advancing branding objectives. Research, write, and edit blog posts while demonstrating standards of excellence. Manage short and long-term planning of Facebook, Twitter, and email marketing projects. Analyze the impact of campaigns and coordinate daily interactions with fans and followers. Direct social media processes for special events.

Co-host of Pop Fashion, a weekly podcast discussing the business of fashion.Recognized by national and international publications including:Who What Wear, "Work On Your Personal Style While Listening to These Fashion Podcasts in 2018," 2018Elle Espana, "14 'Podcasts' Que Deberías Escuchar Ya," 2018Marie Claire France, "3 Podcasts Mode à Télécharger Sur Son Smartphone," 2017Southern Living, "Innovators Changing the South," 2016 Pret-a-Reporter, "8 Podcasts to Feed Your Appetite for Fashion," 2016 Who What Wear, "7 Perfect Fashion Podcasts for Your Commute," 2016Harper's Bazaar, "8 Podcasts Every Fashion Girl Should Download," 2015

Personal finance writer for Lifehacker's Two Cents vertical.

Contributed brief news reports and analysis on the retail and grocery industries, as well as consumer affairs items. Reported feature stories alongside photographers and videographers. Managed weekly advice column and accompanying inbox. Served as personal finance expert for print, web, audio and broadcast.

Oversaw content strategy, worked with freelance writers, and edted all submissions for The Write Life, which served more than 300,000 readers per month. Managed promotional content, email blasts to 35,000 subscribers, advertising inquiries, and affiliate relationships.

Washington, D.C.

Vintage shop and fashion history blog. Quarter Life began as a blog to share great DC-area vintage finds in 2009. In 2011, it expanded to include retail offerings through pop-up events, local shops and online storefronts.In 2013, Quarter Life was renamed Beltway Vintage prior to moving into a retail space (2013-2015).

Washington, Dc

Crafted four posts each week for one of Goodwill of Greater Washington's two fashion blogs. Topics ranged from runway reviews to thrifty treasures to styling advice. Also assisted in hosting pop-up shops, led style workshops at DC-area Goodwill retail stores, and appeared on FOX5 to represent Goodwill.

Arlington, Virginia

One of four community hosts at short-lived local news site. Initiated pre-launch projects for the community engagement team including acquisition of social media accounts, research of local blogs and recruiting for TBD Community Network. Assisted in managing social media accounts and updating breaking news items on a daily basis.Coordinated many of the members of the TBD Community Network of local blogs, including their television appearances on partner station NewsChannel 8. Appeared on NewsChannel 8 on a regular basis to talk about hot topics and newsroom projects.Special assignments and reporting included breaking news, transportation, and arts and entertainment.

College Park, Maryland

Monitored the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada during a tumultuous period as the web rose above print. Communicated with newsroom staffers, and used social media networks and blogs to obtain information for the maintenance of a large media database.Contributed feature articles and a biweekly pitching guide to inVocus, a daily blog that highlights media industry news, and assisted in developing, editing, and uploading content to the InVocus site.Also guided media researchers as they investigated and verified newspaper staff information.

Served in a junior researcher role that included verifying contact information at newspapers and online news sources as well as consulting online sources to track journalists’ movements within the industry.

Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Covered local news and took photos for weekly newspapers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Mercer County, New Jersey. Between 2002 and 2004 and again from 2005 to 2006, covered school boards, local government, events, and some political campaign news.Served as assistant editor of the Pennington Post for a portion of 2006.Bylined as Lisa Rowan or Lisa E. A. Grabowski.

M.A., Liberal Studies, Concentration In American Studies

Thesis: "Made in America, Maybe: The Potential Renaissance of Domestic Apparel Manufacturing in the United States"

B.A., History

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta