“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; genius will not; persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
—Calvin Coolidge

Jeannie E. Roberts brings a diverse background to JR Creative Studios. Blending over 30 years of creative and analytical experience with her education, she has formed a unique advertising, marketing, art and design firm.

Roberts has journeyed down an ambitious and multifaceted career path. She has worked in the fields of fashion and talent, art and design, education and training, computer information systems, media, marketing and advertising. Throughout Roberts’ years employed in business, she has maintained her own company, producing and marketing original fine art and creative designs.

Roberts is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin—River Falls and Saint Mary’s University in Minnesota. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education, a Master of Arts degree in arts administration, and has completed course-work at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico in Mexico City. Roberts is a certified art and design instructor, an experienced visual artist, an award-winning poet, and the author/illustrator of Let's Make Faces! children's book (www.rhymetheroostbooks.com).

Roberts believes in developing, fostering, and promoting the arts as experiences central to people’s lives. As arts advocate, her volunteer and community service efforts have included serving as chairperson and media liaison for the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center’s Visual Arts Committee and as interim Executive Director for the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center and State Theatre.