Gretchen Sterba

Gretchen Sterba currently serves as a Project Manager at NBCUniversal, beginning in July 2025. Prior to this position, Sterba held various roles such as Director of Communications at Hyde Park School of Dance, where responsibilities included writing PR and marketing content, and Director of Social Marketing & Brand Communications at Working in the Schools, focusing on social media strategies and brand awareness. Other notable experiences include participation as a Fellow in the Racial Justice Writers' Room Cohort at Chicago Reader, contributing writer roles, and teaching positions that emphasized culturally responsive curricula. Sterba holds a Bachelor of Arts in Magazine Journalism and Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago and a Master of Education in Secondary Education from Roosevelt University.