Real Stories on Paper with Author Judith Adrian

​About the Book: From Hardship to Hope: Crossing the great divides of age, race, wealth, equity, and health (Judith Gwinn Adrian and Jaylin M. Stueber)

​Judith Gwinn Adrian was born in Seattle and lived there to age seven when the family moved to Wilmette, Illinois. She completed BA and MA degrees in English at
Luther College and Winona State University. Her Ph.D. is in Adult Education from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. After retiring from twenty-five years of teaching at Edgewood College, Judith became an author, working with Kira Henschel, HenschelHAUS. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband and sturdy cat, Rufus. Her son and family reside in Minneapolis. Her birth daughter and granddaughter live in Massachusetts. Judith is a long-time volunteer with the JustDane Circles of Support, a reentry program for individuals as they are leaving prison.

Jaylin Stueber is a Madison native who grew up on the eastside and is a Madison East High School alumna. Jaylin is also a PEOPLE and ITA (Information Technology Academy) Alumna; and has earned her Bachelor and Master of Social Work from UW-Madison. Currently she is the Behavioral Support and Engagement Counselor at Wingra School (students ages 5-14). Jaylin has always been passionate about working with youth and helping them stay on the right path to success, while also helping them achieve their short and long-term goals. Additionally, she works to make an impact and stay connected with the Madison community by sitting on the Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB) as the vice-chair, and as a PCOB executive subcommittee member.