Elisa Benson
Deputy Ed On Campus Director
Elisa writes about boys for Seventeen, where she started as an assistant editor in October '06. She had previously interned, then freelanced, under Chandra Czape at CosmoGIRL!, where she also met her current roommate and best-NYC-friend, fellow Edster Jessica. (They don't have cable, just magazines). She has an art degree from Colgate University and loves working with all Ed's little whippersnappers through the Ed on Campus program.
3 things to know: 1. loves: mashed potatoes, tv on dvd, NYC, abbrevs.
2. roots: Ohio. 3. name: A-lisa, not A-lissa. ;)
3 things you really didn't need to know: 1. She dislikes orange juice and champagne, but not when it's mixed. 2. Once, she was fired from an internship after one day. 3. She's completely tone deaf.