Lisa A. Shanley, Ph.D.

• Dr. Lisa Shanley earned a B.S. at Eastern Illinois University in fashion merchandising, an M.S. at Illinois State in clothing and textile science, and a Ph.D. at Oklahoma State in functional design of apparel.
• She was an associate professor and head of the Apparel Design program at Auburn University for nine years. She taught apparel patternmaking, grading, garment construction, and apparel production processes. She has presented her work at more than 30 conferences and published 24 technical papers.
• As a consultant, Lisa has developed prototype garments for the U.S. Navy and Dow. She was awarded TC Squared and Navy Research Fellows and over the course of her near decade long university career, she competed for and won nearly a million dollars in competitive contracts and research grants.
• Lisa is the sole programmer for and president of Wild Ginger Software, Inc. She began her programming career in 1992 with the development of her very first pattern making program - SchemaCAD for DOS.
• She currently lives in Kingston Springs, TN with her husband Paul and three cats Velvet, Winston, and Casey.
• Contact Lisa at lisa@fashiondesignonline.com

Rowena Aldridge

• Rowena is the costumer for the Vanderbilt University opera.
• She came to costuming via her first career as a professional dancer. After 22 years on the stage, she felt the inevitable need to rest, so she began to look for something that would keep her close to the performing life she loved, but would use her life-long interest in sewing as well.
• She ended up in the costume shop of the tour she was on at the time, and she has stayed in costume shops ever since.
• Rowena is the proud wife of her best friend, Rudi Aldridge, and mama to the light of their lives, baby Ella.
• Rowena is known on the internet by her trademark "babalu!" but she goes only by her first name, in the time-honored tradition of such artists as salome, michelangelo, and flipper. Visit her websites:  www.ella-echo.com and www.rostitchery.com.
• Contact Rowena at rowena@fashiondesignonline.com

Paul Shanley

• Paul Sylvester Shanley learned to sew when he was 18. Today, he continues to learn about the fine arts and technical skills involved in apparel design and construction.
• After a brief apprenticeship with a Florida theatrical costumer, Paul focused heavily on prototype development, design, and construction within the functional and protective apparel industry. He has consulted on apparel issues for the U.S.Army, U.S.Navy, duPont, Dow Chemical, GX-Tech and others.
• He continued to work with his wife Lisa on product development, technology, and marketing while managing his own private consulting business. Paul works as the company Visionary for Wild Ginger Software, Inc. and as Technology Evangelist through marketing and advertising programs and campaigns. Paul is one of the Directors on the Board of Directors for The Home Sewing Association. HSA is the home sewing and notions industry's largest not-for-profit trade organization.
• Paul currently serves as one of two industry advisors to the Executive Committee of PACC, the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers and has been asked to remain for a second term in 2004 - T.B.D. He was also one the national panel of judges for the Year 2003-2004 Make It Yourself With Wool contest, with the finals held in Sacremento, California, early in 2004.
• Contact Paul at paul@fashiondesignonline.com