For over 25 years, I have taught the craft of writing at every level — from International Baccalaureate high school Language Arts classrooms to Colorado State University, where I have instructed writers for over a decade. I have coached writers on international retreats across multiple continents, guiding them to grow their craft and their deep self-awareness through embodied writing.

I learned to teach and grow skilled writers as a student at Columbia University’s Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. (I promise it is not Teacher’s College—but Teachers College…)I like to say that I grow writers, rather than “teach writing,” because the emphasis is truly on person, progress, and process before product. Ironically, ANY final writing product we are creating is so much better with this process and person approach. I’m an award-winning teacher, speaker, writer and literacy specialist who knows both the science and the soul of great writing. My academic CV is available upon request.

Because of my other coaching work, I will work with only a handful of college-bound students each year, bringing that full depth of expertise to every essay. It is a privilege to help a student find the story only they can tell, in a voice admissions readers won't forget.