Lisa Chippendale joined Strategic Communications & Planning in 2000 after spending eight years working in publishing. She provides writing and editing services as well as oversight of editorial projects.

After beginning her career in publishing with TV Guide magazine, Chippendale spent three years working in scientific publishing for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). She coordinated production and provided editorial oversight for several cancer research journals, including Cancer Research, the AACR’s flagship journal. Chippendale then moved on to Chelsea House Publishers, where she oversaw copyediting of young adult nonfiction and managed teams of freelancers throughout the book production process.

After leaving Chelsea House, Chippendale became senior editor for Dream Chaser Enterprises, a start-up company in the Philadelphia area. She coordinated all aspects of editorial production for the company’s story-based mail program for children. Since 2000, Chippendale has worked as an editorial consultant, providing writing and editing services for a variety of clients. She is the author of three nonfiction books for children and young adults: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, Triumph of the Imagination: The Story of Writer J. K. Rowling, and Yo-Yo Ma: A Cello Superstar Brings Music to the World.

Chippendale holds a BA in English and a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Boston University. In addition to her editorial work, Chippendale plays and teaches violin in the Greater Philadelphia area.