Writing Center Staff Directory
The Writing Center is staffed by friendly, trained peer tutors from majors and programs across the university. As students and writers, we know that writing can be difficult and how valuable a second pair of eyes can be to the writing process. We want to help each student who visits us become a better, more confident writer, one session at a time.
Directors
Student Staff (Fall 2026)
Lead Tutors
- Samantha Baker Ruiz, Majors: Communication and Media Studies and Marketing
- Fernanda Castillo, Major: Political Science
- Olly Paradiso, Major: English; Minor: Creative Writing
- Candela Tourne, Majors: Communication and Media Studies and Digital Arts; Minor: Music
Peer Tutors
- Lydia Bagamery, Major: English; Minor: Creative Writing
- Alison Colindres-Solis, Major: English; Minor: Sociology
- Katie Eudy, Major: Education; Minor: Creative Writing
- Gianna Ferrigno, Major: Marketing; Minor: Communication & Media Studies
- Justine Gouldsbrough, Major: English; Minor: French
- Aaron Henning, Major: English; Minor: Music
- Harper Hodgett, Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Jackie Hudson, Major: English; Minor: Philosophy
- Kara Hubbard, Major: Finance; Minor: Computer Science and Data Analytics
- Raissa Leal, Majors: Chemistry and Economics; Minor: Social and Civil Responsibility
- Haven McClean, Major: English; Minor: Music
- Natalie Reese McCoy, Major: English; Minors: Creative Writing, Philosophy, and Music
- Abdulraqeeb Oguntade, Major: Biochemistry; Minors: Public Health, Civil and Social Responsibility
- Olly Paradiso, Major: English; Minor: Creative Writing
- Belinda Perez, Major: World Languages and Cultures; Minor: German
- Nathan Pyle, Majors: English and Film; Minor: Psychology
- Aiden Ramsey, Major: Political Science; Minor: Business Law
- Jocelyn Ridley, Major: Health Sciences
- Michael Terezakis, Major: Psychology; Minors: Religious Studies, Management, Asian Studies
Lead Front Desk Project Manager
- Gelly Lezcano, Major: Sociology; Minor: Gender Studies
Front Desk Project Managers
- Riley Chapman, Major: Physics
- Alexis Grant, Major: Psychology; Minor: Education
