Elise Copas will try anything once or twice.

Born in 1997 and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, in adulthood she has lived, worked, and studied in Copenhagen, Ebeltoft, London,
Maryland, Massachussets, Dublin, and New York City before making the return back to Virginia again.

At various and overlapping times Elise has worked as a freelance filmmaker and producer, videographer, sound recordist, set designer, costumer,
sewist, photographer, photo editor, fundraiser, animal wrangler, talent wrangler, babysitter, elder carer, office manager, radio DJ, event planner,
caterer, recipe developer, line cook, server, bartender, semiotician, digital humanist, AI policy researcher, citizen scientist, data cleaner,
copy writer, copy editor, social media manager, handyman, florist, butcher, baker, candlestick maker, and sister.