Past Fellows

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Layla Aldousany, 2021 fellow, teaches English and American studies at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, NC.

Joshua Anderson, 2021 fellow, teaches English at Milwaukee Rufus King International High School in Milwaukee, WI.

Trianna Anderson, 2022 fellow, taught English at Lakeside High School in DeKalb County, GA.

Ryan Berry, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, GA.

Matt Bolton, 2021 fellow, is an English teacher and head of the upper school at Seven Hills School in Cincinnati, OH.

Reed Boudreaux, 2024 fellow, teaches English and special education at Duluth High School in Duluth, GA.

Joey Buchanan, 2024 fellow, teaches English, drama/theater, and reading to 8th-12th graders at Harding County High School in Buffalo, SD.

David Bucknell, 2021 fellow, teaches English and creative writing to 10th and 12th graders at Kapolei High School in Kapolei, HI.

Lisa Byrd, 2022 fellow, teaches English, theater, and other subjects at Glen Rose High School in Malvern, AK.

Brin Charek, 2021 fellow, teaches English and drama/theater at Tallmadge High School in Tallmadge, OH.

Christopher Cleary, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Cambridge High School in Milton, GA.

Caryn Crabb, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Hammond School in Columbia, SC.

Heather Crivilare, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Virginia Sr. High School in Virginia, IL.

Emily D’Amico, 2021 fellow, is an English, public speaking, debate, writing teacher at Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, PA.

Emma Daklouche, 2022 fellow, teaches literature and composition at South Forsyth High School in Cumming, GA.

Allie Donahue, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Lincoln School in Providence, RI.

Anders Drewry, 2021 fellow, teaches English at St. Albans School in Washington, DC.

Alina Dunker-Ware, 2024 fellow, teaches English at The Peck School in Morristown, NJ.

Asha el-Shair, 2022 fellow, teaches high school theater at Kipp Atlanta Collegiate in Atlanta, GA.

Courtney Fetters, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Decatur High School in Decatur, GA.

Colin Flynn, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Washington High School in Washington, MO.

Stephanie Gonzales, 2022 fellow, is a middle school literature teacher at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Vienna, VA.

Nikkia Grant, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Arabia Mountain High School in Lithonia, GA.

Glory Guy, 2024 fellow, teaches English and special education at Duluth High School in Duluth, GA.

Erica Haglund, 2021 fellow, is an English, public speaking, and debate teacher at Poinciana High School in Kissimmee, FL.

Lena Hamilton, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Decatur High School in Decatur, GA.

Lora Hawkins, 2022 fellow, teaches English and poetry at The Franklin School of Innovation in Asheville, NC.

Ashley Hollins, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Tri-Cities High School in East Point, GA.

Natalie Holt, 2021 fellow, teaches English and drama/theater at June Buchanan School in Pippa Passes, KY.

David Hungerford, 2022 fellow, teaches English and other subjects at Tallmadge High School in Tallmadge, OH.

Angela Jackson-Selle, 2022 fellow, teaches English, history, and art at Paideia High School in Valley, WA.

Megan Kennedy, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Ensworth School in Nashville, TN.

Lori Lackland, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Camas High School in Camas, WA.

Helen Lau, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Moanalua High School in Honolulu, HI.

Lucia Lemieux, 2021 fellow, teaches English and creative writing at Newbury Park High School in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Madeline Levasseur, 2024 fellow, teaches English at South Effingham Middle School in Guyton, GA.

Breanne Lucy, 2021 fellow, teaches English to high school students at Baxter Academy for Science and Technology in Portland, ME.

Nazareth Martinez, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Claremont High School in Claremont, CA.

Kevin Martinson, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in Robbinsdale, MN.

Kelly McGuire, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Katy High School in Katy, TX.

Asia Meana, 2022 fellow, teaches ELA and AP literature at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy in Atlanta, GA.

Claire Mikeson, 2021 fellow, is an English teacher at Billings Career Center in Billings, MT.

Lauren Miskin, 2021 fellow, teaches middle school English at Hockaday School in Dallas, TX.

Nicole Motahari, 2024 fellow, teaches English and journalism at North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs, GA.

Natalie Murray, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Villa Maria Academy High School in Malvern, PA.

Sandy Olive, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Lindbergh High School in St. Louis, MO.

Patrick Perez, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Brookfield Central High School in Brookfield, WI.

Lisa Pohl, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Charlotte Public Schools in Charlotte, MI.

Sharon Ponder-Ballard, 2024 fellow, teaches drama/theater at Carter School of Excellence in Chicago, IL.

Colleen Quirk, 2022 fellow, teaches at CAST Med High School in San Antonio, TX.

Morgan Riley Waite, 2024 fellow, teaches English at MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School in Santa Ana, CA.

Hannah Ritorto, 2021 fellow, teaches secondary English and creative writing at Weber School in Sandy Springs, GA.

Sarah Roquemore, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Weber School in Sandy Springs, GA.

Blair Rostolsky, 2021 fellow, is an English and special education teacher at Decatur High School in Decatur, GA.

Marie Sarnacki, 2021 fellow, teaches English at South Lyon East High School in South Lyon, MI.

Annalee Sellers, 2021 fellow, teaches English at Whitefield Academy in Smyrna, GA.

McKenna Sloan, 2021 fellow, teaches English, drama/theater, and film criticism at Woodmont High School in Piedmont, SC.

Holly Smith, 2024 fellow, teaches English and journalism at Collins Hill High School in Atlanta, GA.

Jordan Smith, 2021 fellow, teaches English at Muriel Williams Battle High School in Columbia, MO.

Kayla Stockton, 2021 fellow, is an English teacher in Powder Springs, GA.

Diane Stubbins, 2021 fellow, is a high school English and journalism teacher at Fuqua School in Farmville, VA.

Gretchen Torres, 2024 fellow, teaches English, public speaking, debate, and American and British literature at Escuela Especializada en MCT in San Juan, PR.

Elyse Tussey, 2021 fellow, teaches drama/theater at Chicago Bulls College Prep in Chicago, IL.

Greg Tuttle, 2021 fellow, teaches English, public speaking, creative writing, and Shakespeare 101 at Holly Springs High School in Holly Springs, NC.

Jane Wanninger, 2021 fellow, teaches English at Bard Academy, part of Bard College in Great Barrington, MA.

Jennifer Wargel, 2024 fellow, teaches English at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC.

Nicole Weintraub, 2022 fellow, teaches English at Morehead High School in Eden, NC.

Brittany Whipple, 2024 fellow, teaches English, drama-theater, and creative writing at Ojai Valley School in Ojai, CA.

Marissa Wickersheim, 2022 fellow, teaches at the American Embassy School of New Delhi in Delhi, India.

Jessica Wiseman, 2024 fellow, teaches English and creative writing at Marlborough School in Los Angeles, CA.

Kelly Wolfe, 2022 fellow, teaches at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at University of Florida in Gainesville, FL.

Mike Womack, 2022 fellow, teaches at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, GA.

Bethany Wonch, 2022 fellow, teaches English and other subjects at Insight School of Washington, in Tacoma, WA.

Denise Wood, 2021 fellow, teaches at Union Grove High School in McDonough, GA.

Elana Zamorski, 2024 fellow, teaches ELA to multilingual learners at Providence High School in Charlotte, NC.