For Founder Caiti Carrow Chaney, one of her earliest food memories started from the source, picking tomatoes at her grandfather's farm. She witnessed how hard work and patience delivered results - crimson tomatoes that only needed a pinch of salt to be perfect. Our logo of a tomato leaf is the daily reminder to stay humble, appreciative, and work hard.

The name, Jasper Paul, honors to two great men who represent this spirit of hard work and excitement around hospitality, founder Caiti Carrow's two grandfathers -Jim "Jasper" Carrow, the unintentional foodie, and Paul Snowden, the tirelessly, hardworking farmer.

Caiti Carrow Chaney, Founder  

With over a decade of hospitality public relations experience, a love of food and adventure is in Caiti’s blood. Family gatherings were always centered around the table growing up, but a life-changing, six month study abroad trip to Granada, Spain became the catalyst for her future career. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Business-Marketing, Caiti moved to Chicago to pursue her culinary appetite. In Chicago, she worked as an executive director at Wagstaff Worldwide, a leading, national hospitality public relations and marketing firm where she had the opportunity to work with nationally-recognized chefs & restaurants, hotels, food & beverage brands as well as large-scale events across the Midwest and beyond. After 8 years in Chicago, she felt the pull home to St. Louis. In 2017, she opened Jasper Paul PR & Marketing and feels honored to work with some of the most acclaimed chefs, restaurants, bartenders, brewers and destinations in the city (and she'd argue the country). 

If she's not jetting around to one of her clients establishments, you can probably find her spending time with her son, Jude, cooking at home with her husband, Matt, on a walk with her adopted pup, Polly, or relaxing at her parents’ farm.

Lauren Ross Shelley, Partner

Lauren joined Jasper Paul PR & Marketing with nearly a decade of experience representing clients across all sectors in St. Louis. From corporate, hospitality and non-profit PR to governmental relations across the Midwest, Lauren found her passion in St. Louis’ food and beverage culture. At Jasper Paul PR & Marketing, Lauren has worked with some of the city’s most iconic hospitality brands such as Schlafly Beer and Lion’s Choice as well as hot spots in St. Louis such as indo, City Foundry, and more. She also leads the team representing the Prapaisilp family of restaurants and grocery stores which includes Global Foods, United Provisions, and King & I. With a strong commitment to promoting St. Louis as a diverse and thriving market to live, work and play, Lauren exercises thoughtful approaches to marketing her clients and looks for interesting ways to connect her clients to the community. Lauren is a proud Board Member of the American Heart Association – St. Louis and the Young Professionals of St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In her free time, Lauren enjoys exploring the city with her husband, Michael, and looks forward to teaching her new daughter, Remi, about all of the incredible happenings in the city.

Hannah Kerne, Senior Account Manager

Hannah has combined her two professional careers into one in her role at Jasper Paul. She have nearly a decade of experience in strategic communications and PR, but also has also cooked in award-winning kitchens as a pastry chef. Hannah has spent 15 years gaining deep knowledge about food and the science and culture that surrounds it. At Jasper Paul, she uses this technical knowledge to amplify the stories of St. Louis’ best chefs as well as food and beverage brands. After studying Economics and Mandarin at St. Louis University, Hannah’s career had an untraditional start with a two-year Teach for China fellowship in rural Yunnan. She spent the next few years in Washington, DC, where she helped launch President Obama’s US-China education initiative, 100,000 Strong Foundation, and provided public policy PR consulting for multinational corporations in the US-China arena. After years of fostering her passion for cooking and food science while off the job, Hannah made a bold jump to move back to St. Louis to professionally pursue cooking and ultimately became the Assistant Pastry Chef at the James-Beard nominated restaurant, Vicia. Hannah cares deeply about the St. Louis community. She is the co-founder of Bakers for Black Lives, a grassroots organization that has raised more than $40,000 to combat racism by mobilizing dozens of home bakers, restaurants, and chefs across St. Louis to bake for the cause. She was recognized as a 2020 Feast Magazine Rising Star for her advocacy work. When she’s not at the office, you can find Hannah teaching cycling at TruFusion, perfecting dumplings, or enjoying live music near and far.   

Julia Armstrong, Senior Account Manager

After graduating from the University of Kansas in 2014, Julia went on to Boston to establish her career in Public Relations. Fast forward nearly nine years later, she has spent her career working with incredible food and lifestyle brands in the Kansas City and St. Louis markets. Julia is adept at working on tight deadlines and telling her clients' stories in impactful ways. Organized and solutions-oriented, she prides herself on her management skills and client communication. Hailing from Wichita, KS, Julia is a TV enthusiast who enjoys cooking (but often failing), hot yoga, loving on her two dogs, and traveling as much as possible.

Kelsey Dorlac, Account Coordinator

Kelsey graduated from the University of Missouri in May 2022 with a B.A. in Communication, emphasis on Mass Media. During her studies, she honed in on her interest in working within the media industry (and became a huge nerd for analyzing anything and everything in media). She could talk for hours about television, films, and books, Kelsey started her career journey with Jasper Paul PR & Marketing in the fall of 2022. She works with New + Found projects such as City Foundry STL, Angad Arts Hotel, The Smith, The Noble, and Culinary Canvas, as well as Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Ice Cream. She helps support her clients in day-to-day public relations efforts and is proud to champion the brands she works with locally and nationally.