About the Author

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Meet Lillian Ebanks Joseph, author of the Spark STEM Squad Series! Born and raised in New Orleans, Lillian grew up surrounded by music, food, and culture, and with a big curiosity about how things work. That curiosity sparked a career in engineering, where she has spent more than 30 years solving problems and leading teams across the pulp and paper, industrial gases, and oil and gas sectors. Today, she serves as a Senior Process Safety Management Engineer for a midstream energy company.

In addition to her engineering career, Lillian is the CEO of Solutions 4 Tomorrow TX LLC STEM Resources & Tutoring and the Founder and Executive Director of the STEM Girls ROCK Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering the next generation of STEM visionaries.

Her debut book, Lizzie Finds Her Spark!, was inspired by her own journey and the students she mentors. Through Lizzie and her friends, Lillian shows kids that STEM isn’t just in classrooms. It’s everywhere in daily life.

Beyond writing and engineering, Lillian is active in her community through Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated and the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale Mardi Gras organization. Through Zeta Phi Beta, she supports scholarships for deserving high school students.

Lillian and her husband, Patrick partnered with Xavier University of Louisiana to establish the Ebanks Joseph Endowed Engineering Program Fund, supporting the academic success of future Xavier Engineers. She’s passionate about guiding future innovators and also treasures time with her husband and stepson, Kaleb.