​Felisa Rosa Rogers was raised in rural Oregon and in a van on the back roads of Mexico. She began writing professionally in 1999, shortly before graduating from The Evergreen State College, where she studied history and narrative nonfiction. She has worked as a waitress, a groundskeeper, a fashion copywriter, a writing teacher, a journalist, a ghostwriter, an executive editor, and a content developer for language arts and social studies textbooks. 

She was the executive editor for MJBI, a news and intel source for the cannabis industry. During her tenure, she sought to document the history of the industry and cast a light on the contributions of women, people of color, and legacy operatives. She's grateful for the opportunity to now work as a writer and editor for Mezcalistas. She brings to the table a lifetime traveling in Mexico and fifteen years of academic and on-the-ground research into agave spirits. Both positions allowed her to pursue her interest in rural, agrarian, and environmental issues. 

When not writing, she enjoys traveling the world, eating street food, cooking, listening to and talking about music, watching trashy television, and reading everything from mystery novels to dry historical tomes.  

Volunteer Work
Felisa helped craft web copy and messaging for the Oregon Equity Investment Act. 
She served on the board of Deadwood Community Services, which supports rural events and community development in Oregon. She was also the volutneer editor of the organization's paper. 
She served on the board of directors and as PR agent for TTF, an organization that provided support to rural agrarian communities in Mexico. 
During her years in Seattle, she volunteered as an editor and proofreader for Project 826 Seattle, a writing program for kids.