Jeneva Stone is a poet, essayist & advocate. Her essays & poems have appeared in New England Review, American Poetry Review, JAMA, Waxwing, Split This Rock, Scoundrel Time, & many others. She is the recipient of fellowships from MacDowell, Millay Arts, and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her opinion writing has been featured in The Washington Post, CNN Digital & AmericaBlog.com. Jeneva is a graduate of Middlebury College. She holds an MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson & a PhD in English Renaissance literature from Columbia University.

Jeneva & her son Rob volunteer for several health care & disability rights groups. They are members of Little Lobbyists, a family-led organization advocating for the health care needs of children with complex medical needs and disabilities. Jeneva is the Little Lobbyists blog manager. Both she & Rob are members of the Self-Directed Advocacy Network (SDAN). Jeneva & Rob have delivered remarks at U.S. Senate press conferences, at health care rallies & have testified before the Maryland General Assembly.

Jeneva has recently been appointed by the governor to Maryland’s Rare Disease Advisory Council. She also serves on the Montgomery County, Maryland, Commission on People with Disabilities, and is the Maryland Community Ambassador for the Rare Action Network, part of the National Organization for Rare Disorders.