Valda Lewis

Valda Lewis was born on March 25, 1956, in Rochford, Essex, England. She graduated from high school (1975) and immigrated to New Orleans, Louisiana. After working odd jobs in New Orleans, she became a self-employed videographer and documentary filmmaker for the LGBT community. She co-created and produced a television show called “Just for the record,” which aired on Cox Cable public access channel. Lewis’s projects would often be PSA’s about LGBT issues and live interviews at conferences with prominent activists. Lewis eventually went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Communication (2000) and Women’s Studies (2000) with magna cum laude from Wichita State University. She also went on to earn her master’s in media studies (2002) from The New School in New York. She currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, and is self-employed as a web designer for various businesses.