Staff
Martin Quin
Major: Music
Strengths in the Writing Center: grammar, connotations
Favorite aspects of tutoring: the people, reading all kinds of papers, figuring out how to help someone
Hobbies: Music, thinking, learning
Kara Girk
Major: English
Hometown: Broomfield, Colorado
Strengths: explaining how to fix the problems in writing instead of just telling you what the problem is. I can also help with structural aspects if the paper. I am also good at being optimistic and objective with student's papers.
Favorite: I love working with students! Just talking with another person is really the best help in the world! I'm a very empathetic person so I can help the frustrated students and ones who don't feel that writing is their strong point!
Hobbies: I love to write poetry, and read just for pleasure! I also love to cook so I watch food network constantly!
Kerri Quinlan
Major:Psychology
Hometown:Island Pond, Vermont
Strenghts in Writing Center: Thesis Statements and the fine details!
Favorite aspects of tutoring: Helping someone to develop their ideas, or be able to put into writing what they already know.
Hobbies: Homework, Yoga, Hiking, Reading, listening to music
Daniel Lechleiter
Major: English
Hometown: Montrose, Colorado
Strengths in the Writing Center: My strengths would include helping students to understand the Frame-Case method, analyzing reading, and coherency of writing essays.
Favorite aspects of tutoring: I learn something new everyday. Hopefully I can pass that on to someone else. I also enjoy meeting new people, discovering amazing writers, and guiding those who feel lost in their papers.
Hobbies: My hobbies include the occasional videogame, reading, writing and driving.
Anna Taylor
Major: English with minors in History and French
Hometown: Yukon, Oklahoma
Strengths in the Writing Center: I smile a lot
Favorite aspects of tutoring: that "aha" moment when students finally understand after they have struggled with an issue
Hobbies: snowboarding, reading, watching good movies
Morgan Cobb
Major: Psychology and English
Hometown: Craig, Colorado
Strengths in the Writing Center: I am more of the creative type I feel
better when I can help people establish their points and getting them
thinking. I think I am stronger establishing topics and Ideas!
Favorite aspects of tutoring:I like helping people succeed, even if
it's not perfect, I want them to feel better and that is what I love
about tutoring, people feeling better about their writing.
Hobbies: Golfing, Fishing, Camping, Boating, I love movies and Books, I love the outdoors and four-wheeling.
Jackie Levy
Major: Environmental Studies major/Journalism minor
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Strengths: I'm really good with commas and can help students develop a good sense of organization.
Why I like it: I like tutoring because every time I'm in the Writing
Center i meet cool kids I've never seen before.
Hobbies: Hanging out in the Union, Top O' the World, Ice Hockey,
Snowboarding, Studying, Rafting, Fishing and Havin' fun with my girls!
Cherri DeSantis
Major: English Minor: Political Science
Hometown: Buena Vista, Colorado
Strengths in Writing Center: Mechanics, grammar
Favorite aspects of tutoring: working with other students
Hobbies: Country dancing, snowshoeing, hiking
Kimberly Hamilton
English Major- Writing Emphasis
Sarah Crawford
English – Writing Emphasis