Writing Center Staff

Writing Specialists

	Sarah Andersen BA student in English Education Goals: Earn multiple degrees, continue her education in a country overseas, and find a thoroughly satisfying career path Special Interests: Reading, hiking, writing, collecting records, and watching "Friends" with her cat, Chandler
	Samantha Clark BS student in Journalism and BA student in History Managing Editor for the Spartan Daily Goals: Become a food writer and an authority on cheese and take a road trip across the United States Special Interests: Cooking, traveling, and gardening
	Alyssa Galvan BA student in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing Goals: Earn an MFA in Creative Writing, write the Great American Novel, and have a career for which she will not have to wake up before 9:00AM Special Interests: Blogging, reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, participating in book discussions, and giving stray animals a home
	Mitchell Gehring BA student in English Education Goals: Become a teacher, never work retail again, and teach someone who accomplishes something great Special Interests: Redditting, creating music, collecting records, buying physical books, and watching or playing ice hockey
	Jessy Goodman MFA student in Creative Writing Graduate Assistant in the English Department Goals: Publish a novel, find a way to continue traveling on a grad student's budget, edit books or teach university-level creative writing, and move to a flat in London with a small garden where she can read Special Interests: Reading, learning to cook, watching embarrassing reality shows, and lounging around with her cat, Luna
	Cassia Homann BA student in Psychology Goals: Travel, earn a degree in Psychology, and become a published author Special Interests: Reading, creative writing, using Photoshop, playing piano, and going to Disneyland
	Fatima Hussain BA student in Child Development Goals: Earn an MA in Education, open up her own bakery, and become fluent in five languages Special Interests: Baking, traveling, taking photographs, and learning about different cultures
	John Linford BS student in Economics Goals: Complete an Iron Man Triathlon, continue to learn new things, and obtain an MBA before obtaining a position with the FBI. Special Interests: Running, endurance cycling, playing guitar, participating in martial arts, and watching/playing football and baseball (Go Oakland!)
	Michael Panelli BS student in Justice Studies, minor in Sociology Goals: Become a successful trial lawyer and travel the world Special Interests: Traveling, creative writing, playing with his dog, and obsessing over American football
	Andrew Tucker MFA student in Creative Writing Graduate Assistant in the English Department CCO of Crawl Apparel Goals: Obtain an MFA in Creative Writing and a Ph.D in English, teach college-level writing courses, and become a produced screenwriter Special Interests: Taking photographs, making specialty pizzas, and designing minimalist posters

Administrative Support Coordinator

Deborah Briese BA in German and Music from University of Redlands MA in German from Middlebury College Studied in Marburg and Mainz, Germany--lived abroad for eight years Taught German for Riverside Community College and University of Maryland, School for International Training Has worked for the California State University system since 2004 Worked as an Administrative Analyst at San Francisco State and California State University, Monterey Bay from 2004-2008 Has worked as a Department Coordinator at San Jose State University from 2008-present, and started working at The Writing Center in 2012 Special Interests: Working as a professional singer and songwriter, attending concerts of other songwriters