LUCY

By Sue Loughlin Tribune-Star

Lucy Chew helps run two businesses, teaches at Indiana State University and gives back to the Terre Haute community in many ways.

When asked what motivates her, the 39-year-old responded, “I think more than anything, my daughter.”

Chew, one of this year’s 12 Under 40 honorees, is co-owner of Studio 12 with her husband Eric Handlin; co-owner of Montessori Academy of Terre Haute; and a senior instructor at ISU.

Chew wants to help make Terre Haute a place where people want to live, including her 6-year-old daughter, Early Handlin.

“I hear a lot of people just kind of talk down Terre Haute” and talk about wanting to leave, she said. “I think it’s important for us to instill in our young people that this is a volunteer there.

Her efforts, and commitment to children, don’t go unnoticed.

“She builds intentional relationships with all students and makes them feel worthy, valued and a part of the Sarah Scott family,” said Rachel Cox, a Sarah Scott instructional coach who wrote a nominating letter. “She works with at-risk youth every day to make a difference in their academics, activities and