Jaeden Schafer interviews Celia Barnes who grew up in Hawaii, Chicago, New York, and California. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in Communication from Westminster College. She has been on the Board of Directors of the Utah Humanities Council. She has also worked in public affairs and marketing for various companies and has taught college English and Communication at the BYU Salt Lake Center, Southern Virginia University, and Snow College. She is currently the Product Director for Deseret Book Company in Salt Lake City where she is responsible for finding, developing, and managing the production process of authors and books.