Essential Life Skills for Girls

Lisa Quirk Weinman is a cofounder of Middle Years Matter, an organization devoted to empowering young people with the essential skills needed to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. She served as middle school dean of students and wellness teacher at an independent school in Greenwich, Connecticut, for 22 years. She lives in Rye, New York, with her husband and two boys.

Megan Monaghan is a cofounder of Middle Years Matter and has worked in education for more than 18 years. She has taught every grade level from third to eighth grade. She holds degrees from Columbia University in child development and reading disabilities. She absolutely loves being a teacher. Megan lives in Rye, New York, with her family.

MARTHA SUE COURSEY is a San Francisco–based illustrator, type designer, and artist. She grew up as the only child of metalwork artists in a house they built on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, where books and desert creatures were some of her best friends. She holds a BFA in painting from California College of the Arts and a postgraduate certificate from Type West. When she’s not drawing, she’s taking care of too many plants or walking the dog.