Sheri Sturniolo
the author
Sheri Sturniolo is a Pediatric Registered Nurse and mother to a son and daughter—both born through the awesome gift of donors. Through her personal journey and experiences, Sheri hopes to offer a valuable tool to families searching for ways to make sense of their unique creation story. Sheri lives with her husband, son and daughter (both conceived through embryo adoption) in the San Diego area.
Hannah Pak
the illustrator
Hannah is a graphic designer and self-taught illustrator based in sunny San Diego. She holds a Communications BA from the University of San Diego, California, and is currently enrolled in the San Diego City College design program. Some things she finds inspiration in include beautiful cinematography, anything hand-lettered, and really good coffee.
Shay Larby
the illustrator
Shay is an illustrator and graphic designer nesting in San Diego, California. Since earning her Bachelor's in Studio Arts from CSU Fullerton in 2015, Shay has been exploring the world of design and storytelling through environmental design, typography, animation and illustration. Shay’s creative spark started with after school cartoons such as Rugrats, Sailor Moon and of course Pokemon; but her artistic aesthetic truly flourished after seeing the whimsical fancies of Mary Blair. The way she interprets shape and color with literal, yet suggestive, forms of expression pushed Shay to see the abstract within the daily ordinary. Shay treats every project as the same Tetris exploration—searching for the solutions outside and within concepts, to deliver a product that inspires her patrons and their customers in turn.
Kate Woolley
the designer
Kate is an award-winning art director with over 15 years of experience, and she jumped at the opportunity to help with You Were Meant for Me. Kate and Sheri met on the Perinatal Special Care Unit (PSCU) floor during their pregnancies with their children. During that time, Kate spent over 40 days in the hospital on bedrest, and an additional 34 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) before being able to bring her babe home. After those experiences, Kate founded The Noble Paperie, and began creating greeting cards to support mothers walking through miscarriage, infertility, and other pregnancy-related issues.