Meet our Spring 2012 Consultants:

Tyler
(graduate student│literature & writing)

Jenna was a small-town girl living in a lonely world until she took the midnight train to CSUSM. Currently in her "senior" year as a Literature and Writing Studies major, Jenna is now Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Pride Student Newspaper. She is also a member of the Creative Writing Community and Workshop (CWCW) and the Sigma Tau Delta honor society. You can usually find her watching Star Wars (the original trilogy of course), reading short stories, or browsing thrift stores for cool junk. She dreams of becoming every high school student's favorite English teacher. Her expertise lies in organizing your paper, developing ideas, and sparking creativity. 
(senior│literature & writing)

Colin is an enthusiastic writer and musician who is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Literature and Writing here at CSUSM.  His main goal is to become a college professor, and he loves helping people improve their writing skills.  He worked as a tutor/teaching assistant at the high school level for two years, and his approach evokes the fun out of learning, writing, and revising. He loves playing guitar and piano in his spare time, and he enjoys hiking with his family and puppy on weekends.  Specifically, he seeks to positively affect the attitudes and confidence of struggling students.
(graduate student│literature & writing)

Melissa
(junior │literature & writing, psychology)

Lexi is known as the “kiwi” girl, seeing as she is both a New Zealander and an American.  She is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree Literature and Writing at CSUSM and plans to attend graduate school in the future.  Lexi loves to play soccer, run, kickbox, go to the beach on an avid basis, and visit her family and second home in New Zealand. At CSUSM, Lexi is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, “the co-ed professional business fraternity.” As a writing consultant, Lexi enjoys assisting with the development of ideas, outlines and brainstorming during the writing process.
(senior│literature & writing) 

Amanda is a senior student of Literature and Writing.  Her History  minor reflects her love of the past and she enjoys every aspect of revision and composition.  
(senior │literature & writing)

Amy is a music-loving Ferlinghetti enthusiast serving as the Lead Consultant and Workshop Coordinator. She has worked for CSUSM’s student newspaper, The Pride, for nearly four years and currently oversees the Opinion section, writes a column called “The Mug,” and edits copy. She maintains excessive fluency in the languages of grammar and punctuation and enjoys working on the mechanical aspects of essays. She hopes to explore the prospect of television production because writing stuff is fun to her.
(graduate student│literature & writing)

Evan grew up in the sunny part of San Diego but now resides in a cottage, reserved for working on his many upcoming publications, in the middle of a San Marcos field. He prides himself on his social skills, warm disposition, and ability to form a valid and effective argument. 
(senior│literature & writing)

Michelle
(graduate student│literature & writing)

Brandon T.
(junior │psychology, sociology )

Callie was born and raised in Southern California. She is currently a Senior in the Literature and Writing program at CSUSM, and she plans on entering the Teaching Credential program next Fall. When she's not reading and writing for all of her classes, Callie loves to swim, enjoy time outside, and read for fun. Callie enjoys organizing ideas and creating a clear and concise thesis statement.
(senior│literature & writing)

Brandon Y. is southern Californian, through and through. He has lived in Oceanside his whole life, surfing every week since he was 11, and recently started rock climbing. He is currently in the Graduate program for Literature and Writing, and focusing his study on Composition and Rhetoric because he is a firm believer that writing doesn’t have to suck. So, if you come down to the Writing Center, he will help you find what you want to write about and actually be excited about writing it. Boom roasted!
(graduate student│literature & writing)

Julio is a sophomore that grew up in the small town of Valley Center, CA. He is double majoring in Political Science and History. At the moment Julio is deciding if his going to apply for Law School in three years or a Grad program that focuses in U.S. Policy. His strong writing points include solidifying the thesis, expanding key ideas, and forming an effective argument. He enjoys working with students and helping their writing potential flourish.(sophomore│political science, history)