Elisa Atlin- Fleener

Elisa Fleener is an entrepreneur based in Eagle River, Alaska. With a background spanning 26 years in television production, she has worked as a producer, director, and writer, including positions at the New York Times cable station, freelance production coordination in Washington, D.C., the National American Red Cross film department where she collaborated with celebrities such as Alec Baldwin and Audrey Hepburn, NBC Alaska, and as executive producer at a high-end ad agency. She also owns A Premier Production company. For the past five years, Fleener has focused on her work as a children's author, having published Hicksquileia and the Biggest Cabbage, a story inspired by her neurodivergent son and themes of self-acceptance, while pursuing international travel to places including Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Paris, and Spain. She is currently working on a memoir. Fleener earned a college degree in broadcasting and theater and completed post-graduate classes at UCLA in screenwriting and writing. She is a member of the Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators and the Alaska Writers Guild. In her personal time, she volunteers as a NICU cuddler at the local hospital, supports the food pantry, and hosts activities at the senior center.