An inside, local perspective
within a global context

Lesa Griffith is a writer, editor and seasoned strategic communications professional based in Honolulu, HI. 

Born in Honolulu, she was raised in Accra, Ghana; Kinshasa, Zaïre; Amman, Jordan; and Jakarta, Indonesia. As an adult she has called New York City; Geneva, Switzerland; and Honolulu home. She divides her time between the HNL and Bend, Oregon.

Experience includes:
Honolulu Museum of Art, director of communications
Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival, director of pr & marketing
Honolulu Advertiser (now Star-Advertiser), deputy features editor
Time Out New York, senior editor Eating & Drinking Guide
World Wide Fund for Nature, editor

Have written for:
HanaHou!; Honolulu; Honolulu Star Advertiser; New York Times T: Travel; Food & Wine; Condé Nast Traveler; Men’s Journal; Cooking Light

Topics:
Food, arts, culture, travel, climate change, environment

I can get the words and tone right for:
Features, front of the book blurbies, corporate, membership publications, promotional copy, ad copy

Editing:
Line editing, copyediting, proofreading