Aquinas Writing Center Staff & Liaisons

Woman with shoulder length blond-brown hair wearing a white sweater. Text reading: Caroline Kelly, AQ Writing Center Coordinator and TRIO SSS Program Advisor.

Fun Fact: "I ran cross country and track and field in college."

Favorite Book/Author/Genre: "Agatha Christie or Charlotte Bronte would be my favorite author. I love reading mysteries and classic English and American Gothic Literature."

Headshot of Nisha van Laar with text reading"Director of TRIO SSS and CORE"

Fun Fact: "I taught abroad for five years."

Favorite Book/Author/Genre: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

     

Aquinas Writing Center Consultants

Headshot of a girl with shoulder length, light brown hair, standing outside. Text reading: Ashlyn Armock, Writing Center Consultant.

Roles: ENGL-203 Liason, Writing Center Consultant

Major: English Writing, Music, and Journalism

Consulting Specialties: Organization, proofreading, and transitions

Fun Fact: Plays guitar

Favorite Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Selfie of a girl with long hair, holding a package outside, in front of a sign for St. Catherine of Sienna Hall. Text reading: Zoebelle Bean, Writing Center Consultant.

Roles: WC CORE Intern, Writing Center Consultant

Major: English Writing | Minors: Journalism, Communications, and Philosophy

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming and constructing cohesive structure

Fun Fact: "I used to be a captain on the Color Guard team in high school!"

Favorite Author: Stephen King

Photo of a man with glasses in a suit. Text Reading: Mitchell Chrapek

Role: Writing Center Consultant

Major: English with Writing Emphasis | Minor: Theology and Communications

Consulting Specialties: Grammar, organizing, proofreading, and brainstorming.

Fun Fact: "I'm a big 90s and 2000s rock fan. Some of my favorites are Weezer, Relient K, Radiohead, and twenty one pilots."

Favorite Author: E. Michael Jones.

Photo of a girl with long, dark hair, next to a fence. Text reading: Kyleigh DeChene.

Role: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Biology

Consulting Specialties: Organizing, proofreading, and research papers.

Fun Fact: "My dream is to live in Australia (if there were no Huntsman spiders)"

Favorite Author: Verity by Colleen Hoover

Picture of a girl with shoulder length, blonde hair, outside. Text reading: Zoe Flinsky

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Counseling Psychology | Minor: Sociology

Consulting Specialties: Citations, Grammar, APA format

Fun Fact: "I have a twin brother!"

Favorite Book: The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Headshot of a man with short, dark hair and glasses in front of a gray background. Text reading: Jasho Ghosh, Writing Center Consultant, Faculty Liaison.

Roles: Faculty Liaison, Writing Center Consultant

Major: BFA

Consulting Specialties: Can consult for German-language papers!

Fun Fact: Starting to learn Spanish

Favorite Author: Guenther Grass

Headshot of a girl with blonde hair,in front of a red background Text reading: Jeralyn Hoppes.

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Majors: English Literature and Secondary Education

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming/organization, proofreading, and citations.

Fun Fact: On the AQ volleyball team

Favorite Author: Carley Fortune

Headshot of a boy with short, dark hair and facial hair. Text reading: Bon Mate, Writing Center Consultant.

Roles: Remote and Resource Advisor (R2), Writing Center Consultant

Major: Secondary Education in Mathematics

Consulting Specialties: Structure, transitions, and proofreading

Fun Fact: Detests eggs and fish! :)

Favorite Author: Joseph F. Girzone

Headshot of a boy with dark hair. Text reading: CJ Russell.

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Business Administration with Marketing and Management Concentrations

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, revising, citations, organization, and resumes.

Fun Fact: "I am an amateur boxer"

Favorite Book: The Outsiders

Headshot of a boy with short, dark hair, in front of a brown backdrop. Text reading: Haris Sendijarevic, Writing Center Consultant, Archivist.

Roles: Data Analyst, Writing Center Consultant

Major: Data Science

Consulting Specialties: Organizing researched sources, brainstorming, organization, and structure

Fun Fact: He is a huge soccer fan! His favorite soccer team is Borussia Dortmund!

Picture of a girl with dark bangs, in an Aquinas College sweatshirt and blue jeans, in a boat under the Mackinac Bridge. Text reading: Kerrigan Smedley, Writing Center Consultant.

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Business and Communications

Consulting Specialties: Organization, structure, and brainstorming

Fun Fact: Loves traveling and hiking

Favorite Authors: Freida McFadden and Karen McManus

Picture of a boy in an AQ Swim and Dive shirt, holding up a swim cap. Text reading: Titus Smith, Writing Center Consultant.

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Enlglish Education | Minor: Coaching

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, proofreading, and transitions

Fun Fact: Has almost drowned 3 times

Favorite Author: Stephen King

Headshot of a girl with long brown hair, in an Aquinas College cheerleading uniform, in front of a maroon background. Text reading: Amanda Thompson, Writing Center Consultant.

Roles: Comm Duo Specialist, Writing Center Consultant

Major: Business Administration | Minor: Psychology

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, proofreading, and grammar

Fun Fact: Loves arts and crafts

Favorite author: Alice Oseman

Headshot of a boy with dark hair, glasses, and a mustache in front of a gray backdrop. Text reading: Cristian Zacharias, Writing Center Consultant.

Roles: Comm Duo Specialist, Writing Center Consultant

Majors: Business Administration and Sports Management | Minor: English Writing

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, vocabulary, poetry, organization, and structure

Fun Fact: Huge football (soccer) fan and loves playing Magic: The Gathering

Favorite Authors: Stephen King & Simon Kuper

Picture of a stuffed Otter in front of a brown backdrop. Text reading: Odin Otter, World's Best Writing Center Mascot.

Role: World's Best Writing Center Mascot

Majors: Encouragement and Comfort | Minor: Adventure

Consulting Specialties: "I like all writers and all writing! I especially like writers who say things like, 'I can't write!'"

Fun Fact: "I was kidnapped in 2021 by a couple of AQ baseball players (but I liked my kidnappers a lot, and we started an Instagram thread together to keep the AQ community informed that I was ok!). I was returned safely...but now I have a real love for AQ Adventures!"

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