CURRENT WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE

Ruth Andrew Ellenson

Ruth Andrew Ellenson is an award-winning writer and journalist, currently serving as the inaugural Writer-in-Residence at the 1906 Group. In this new role, Ruth will serve as a strategic storyteller, helping to illuminate who we are, what we do, and how our company is making an impact in communities across the country.

Ruthie’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post, and she has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning. A graduate of Columbia University’s MFA program, she has collaborated on a wide range of editorial and literary projects—including books and op-eds—with leaders in both the nonprofit and private sectors. Her debut book, published by Penguin Random House, became a national bestseller. She brings deep expertise in both traditional and emerging media, and is a frequent speaker on writing, storytelling, and the evolving media landscape.

“Foundations for the Future” by Ruth Andrew Ellenson

“Scholarships rarely appear in the blueprints of cities, yet their impact is no less structural. For a company that lays the groundwork of the modern American landscape, the Clark Craft Employee Scholarship is more than aid—it is a foundation for futures yet imagined. Parents and children, executives and tradespeople, gathered not just to celebrate academic success, but to mark a transfer of something less tangible: a legacy of labor turning into opportunity.”

Read Ruth’s full article here.