Anne Wells' Bio

Anne M. Wells is the writer, editor and publisher of the two parenting books, RAISING BABIES in St. Louis: An Expert & Real Life Guide for New and Expectant Parents and RAISING KIDS in St. Louis: The Essential Guide for the Mindful Parent. A journalist for more than 14 years, Wells combined her love of parenting with her love of writing to

create these unique publications that feature hundreds of interviews with St. Louis doctors, educators, parents, specialists, athletes, artists, and others. To date, nearly 30,000 copies of her books have been sold and distributed throughout the St. Louis area. For more information visit www.raisingbabies.net

Wells is a media consultant and featured expert on Fox 2 News' new web site for mothers called STLMOMS.com. The site officially launches in December 2007.

Additionally Wells works as a publishing and marketing consultant. She has helping bring to market such books as Milestones & More by Schneity Kids, LLC and Petalwink Learns to Fly by Three Trees Inc. Prior to her recent move to the East Coast, Wells wrote a quarterly column for West County Kids magazine and spoke at various venues around St. Louis including schools, health expos, publisher association meetings and others.

Prior to the launch of her two books, Wells worked as the vice president of marketing for a biomedical company where she lead the campaign to introduce a new, state-of-the-art newborn hearing screening device to the national medical marketplace. She worked as a marketing specialist for the Center of Contemporary Arts (COCA) in St. Louis (www.cocastl.org), specifically helping to build out the early arts education program for families with small children. During the “DotCom” era, she worked as the communications director Haystack Toys.com where she helped lead two “Great American Toy Hunts” in major metropolitan areas across the country in search of the world’s next best toys. Prior to that, she worked as a copywriter for the international PR agency Shandwick and as a writer and editor for The Parenting Group in both San Francisco and New York City, specifically helping to re-launch the company’s BabyTalk magazine.

Wells graduated from Kenyon College in 1993 and attended the University of California at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism in 1995. Currently, she serves on the board of TEAM Tanzania, a non-profit that leads AIDS Education and leadership initiatives throughout East Africa

Owner and President of Wells Publishing, Wells lives in Darien, Connecticut, with her husband and her three daughters.