Background
Weems, Mary Elise was born on August 22, 1954 in Cleveland. Daughter of Louis P. Laisure and Elaine B. (Lacy) Spencer.
Weems, Mary Elise was born on August 22, 1954 in Cleveland. Daughter of Louis P. Laisure and Elaine B. (Lacy) Spencer.
Bachelor in English, Cleveland State University, 1994; Master of Arts in Creative Writing, Cleveland State University, 1996.
Secretary, senior clerk, Chevrolet Motor Division, Parma, Ohio., 1974-1986; legal assistant, Jones, Williams & Association, Cleveland, 1988-1992; office manager, C.K. Newcomb & Association, Cleveland, 1992; owner, Bringing Words to Life, Cleveland, since 1994. Member Literature Advisory Panel, Columbus, Ohio, 1996-1997.
Board of directors Cleveland Public Theater, since 1993. Member poetry county Cleveland State University, since 1996. Member Black Women's Political Action Committee, Cleveland, 1990-1994.
Married Michael W. Weems, June 4, 1982 (divorced July 1985). 1 child, Michelle E.