Dory Albert

Dory Albert's undergraduate degree is in English and Journalism from GWU. Albert began a career at the Washington Post in Advertising production with plans on becoming a journalist. Albert pivoted to becoming an Advertising Copywriter working for Ad agencies in Boston and then moved to NYC to became a senior fashion copywriter attending fashion shows, etc. Albert then wrote for Revlon and Elizabeth Arden, launching new products on TV, radio and in store. Clients included Karl Lagerfeld and Elizabeth Taylor on their fragrance lines. Albert has had articles published in local newspapers in the Bay Area.

Reginale Aranas

Reginale Aranas is currently in his second year as an MA student, and he aspires to be an instructor at a community college or an English teacher. His hobbies include weightlifting, arts and crafts (Fuse Beads specifically), gaming, and reading.

Karen Liou

Karen is a SJSU Writing Center tutor and Graduate Student Intern at Partners in Reading who enjoys discovering new music, reading, and thinking about interesting ideas.

Victoria Thorp

Victoria Thorp worked for over ten years as a professional writer specializing in public relations and communications for education nonprofits. In addition, she has worked as a writing coach and tutor for both students and professionals. She plans to graduate with an MA English in spring 2022 and pursue a role teaching writing in the Bay Area.

Amna Yusuf

Amna Yusuf is an English graduate student at SJSU. She was recently granted four different awards for being an outstanding student and writer: Kichung Kim Scholarship, Owens Milton Broyles Scholarship, Robert. H Woodward Memorial Scholarship, and James Phelan Literary Award. Concurrently, she is working on acquiring the Professional and Technical Writing Certificate. While at SJSU, she also earned the Leadership and Career Certificate. Amna is also the president of the GRADES club, a graduate student-run organization that works towards academic, professional, and social development for English MA and MFA students. Amna also teaches writing courses at SJSU: English 1A, First-Year Composition, and English 2, Critical Thinking and Writing.