StudioSTL helps youth ages 6 to 18 discover, develop, and celebrate their individual voices through writing.

Life science by day
Football, the zoo and BBQ
Fox Park hound by night
Ben works as an Assistant Director for the Coalition for Plant and Life Sciences. At Northwestern, Ben became an Artful Bachelor of Economics and Political Science while he showed minor interest in German Business.

philosopher mom
aware of her ignorance
will work for chocolate
Jeanne currently works as an adjunct faculty member at St. Louis University, where she has been since 1988 as both a student and a teacher. Over the past twenty years, she has served in a variety of leadership positions in the community. At Illinois Wesleyan, she was bachelorly fabulous in biology, so she went on to be masterifically wonderful in philosophy and ethics at St. Louis University and Eden Theological Seminary.
Get cash for the kids
O'hana means family
so money, but not…

Descending gently
like a multi-colored leaf,
glad I landed here.
Elizabeth is an articulate, creative, versatile professional with nearly ten years of experience in the non-profit sector. She currently serves as the Assistant Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Upon the completion of one more class, Elizabeth will be doubly Masterful in English language and literature and Public Administration.

Stewardship to trust
community connector
wife, mom, friend, and food
Betsy currently holds the Alumni/Auxiliary Relations Manager position for the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation and is active in the Jewish community. At the University of Michigan and Duke University, Betsy spent her lawful educational career earning a host of acronyms, including an AB and a JD.

local scribe cooks books
reacts to sentence with glee
committed to print
Braden is the Assistant Director of Communications and Grant Writing for the City Academy and is a full-time lover of puns. In an academic career spanning two states and eight years, Braden transformed herself into a BAMFAMA of English, Creative Writing, and American and English Literature.

ever effusive
passion for words, kiddos and
possibilities
After trading her law career for the service of children, Beth founded StudioSTL and serves as its Executive Director where she advocates full-time for children and teachers. In the same month that Windows 3.0 was released, Beth received her law degree from St. Louis University

energy and spunk
i love alliteration
canines, cupcakes, camp!
Emma has dedicated her short but diverse career thus far to the non-profit sector. She serves as StudioSTL's Marketing and Development Coordinator when not creating baked goods for the Cakery Bakery in Dogtown. Her resume "Advertises" her degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, while noting only a minor interest in Environment Studies.