Who Is Elissa? Who I am NOT!
Not Elissa, the Lebanese singer, not the 1877 Tall Ship Elissa moored in Galveston harbor, not a descendant of 1940s actor, Elissa Landi, not channeling the Phoenician princess called Dido by Virgil, I am a 21st century Elissa unique in my own way. Click here to see other Elissas with whom I have at least one characteristic in common - our name!.
This webpage is your link to many of my ideas, visions, plans, and dreams for American Mensa as I serve out another 2-year term, my last. I have uploaded my E-Letter columns that appear in each issue of the American Mensa Bulletin as well as other writings.
Florida Highwaymen Paintings
See my newest acquistion purchased from an avid collector in the Tampa, Florida area.
Mensa EventsFirst Quarter of 2012
Between June and December of 2011, I traveled to Idaho (to see my brother David and his cute wife Debbie), Portland, Oregon, for the Mensa Annual Gathering, Paris, France for a European Mensas gathering, Pittsburgh, PA, for a high school reunion (Go, Mustangs!), Arlington, Texas (meetings), St. Louis, Missouri, and Las Vegas, Nevada. I am grateful for the opportunities to travel and meet Mensans all over world - we are truly a global society. As American Mensa's chairman for another 2 years, I will be keeping us focused on growth and progress. And to have fun doing so, of course!
Mensa International's website connects members all over the world - potentially 110,000+ cyperpals. If you are a Mensan reading this, check out the forums where Ms discuss everything under the sun. 2011's annual international meeting was in Sofia, Bulgaria, in October. You can read about my surprising experience in Sofia in my column entitled "Small World."
Visit my Giraffics page to find information about my editing and proofing freelance business. I now have a separate website just for Giraffics. It was a fun site to create! Meet GiGi the Giraffe!
Visit the Highwaymen page to learn about a very special group of Florida artists.