Lisa Congdon
Lisa Congdon was born in Niskayuna in New York, USA. She spent fifteen years working in public education before embarking on a career as a writer, illustrator and fine artist. Congdon is the author of seven books, including Whatever You Are, Be a Good One; Art Inc.; Fortune Favors the Brave; The Joy of Swimming; and A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives. Her clients include New York City's Museum of Modern Art, Harvard University and Martha Stewart Living. The organisation Forty Over 40 included Congdon in their 2015 list of the Forty Women Over 40 to Watch.