Elizabeth Lenhard came to GEEARS after a long career as a freelance writer. She’s been a journalist and restaurant critic (most notably for Chicago magazine and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) and has written more than 50 books for children and young adults. She’s also been an author escort for children’s authors. Her through-line, in other words, is children. That’s what led her to GEEARS. As Staff Writer, Elizabeth is our storyteller, showing us the families, activists, legislators, businesses, and board members that drive GEEARS’ mission.
In her spare time, Elizabeth continues to write children’s fiction, bakes the best chocolate chip cookies, and reads many, many novels. She lives in Decatur with her husband, Paul, teen daughters Mira and Tali, and a tiny mutt named Maisy.