Chelsea Badeau
Chelsea Badeau is the principle artist and designer for the book she co-authored with her mother, Building Bridges of Hope: A Coloring Book for Adults Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma. Chelsea is the director of editorial operations for a national media organization. She has an extensive background in creating and teaching art, including painting murals in the Philadelphia Family Courthouse and a church in Nanyuki, Kenya, as well as leading group painting sessions with her mom, Sue Badeau, on stress management techniques for caregivers of children who have experienced trauma. Chelsea graduated from Arcadia University and is an alum of City Year (an Americorps program), the FBI Citizens Academy and Leadership Philadelphia. She remains very active in her community and church by serving on boards, running volunteer projects and teaching Sunday School She lives with her two daughters in Philadelphia.
