Get to Know the Writing Consultants
Writing Center consultants are Wheaton College undergraduate and graduate students. They represent a variety of academic majors and are from diverse backgrounds. All consultants, regardless of major, are trained to engage with student writing across the disciplines. Consultants participate in a selective application process, extensive training at the start of the fall semester, and ongoing training and supervision throughout the year.
Our consultants believe that writing effectively can be a way of serving Christ, and they desire for the Center to be a site of Christian hospitality. They find their work in the Writing Center to be both professionally rewarding and personally meaningful.
Learn a bit more about our consultants by clicking on their photos below to read how they answer the question, "What is writing like for you?"
Cade Acker ‘28
International Relations Major, French Minor
Ella Alencar '28
English Writing and Art History
Julia Butkus '28
Elementary Education Major
Allison Chollar '28
English Literature Major
Aaron Connors '27
Spanish Major
DJ DeJesus '29
English Writing and Economics Majors
Kenny Donnelly '29
English and Secondary Education Major
Mariah Hernandez '28
Music Education Major
Frankie Kendziera '27
Secondary Education and English Majors and Studio Art Minor
Amy Kraakevik '29
Biblical and Theological Studies Major, Chemistry Minor
Kaitlyn Krug ‘27
English Literature Major, Spanish and Theater Minors
Gracielle Lee '27
English and Secondary Education Major
Nate Loomer '28
History and English Writing Major, Spanish Minor
Mia Luo '29
Health Sciences Major, English Minor
Annie Martin '28
Political Science Major, Community Art Minor
Christopher McGoldrick '27
Anthropology Major, Theater and Chinese Language Minors
Anna Peters '27
Psychology and Neuroscience Majors and French Minor
Abbi Rinkenberger '28
English Literature and Psychology Major
Brodie Robinson
Graduate Student Consultant
B.A. and M.A. in English Literature and Composition, M.A. in Biblical Exegesis
Ashtin Roy '27
English Writing Major and Spanish Minor
Dacia Smith ‘27
English Writing, Spanish, and Latin American and Latina/o Studies Majors
Magnolia Smoak
Graduate Student Consultant
B.A. in English Writing and Theater, M.A. in History of Christianity
Karissa Stahl '27
Health Science Major
Aria Tapia ‘29
English Writing Major, Accelerated M.A. in Teaching
Victoria Vassell ‘28
Economics and Pre-Law Major
Madelaine Wentzel '29
Communications Major
Esther Woodruff '29
English Literature and Spanish Majors
Cissy Zeng '28
Urban Studies Major
Ana Zuena '28
Mathematics Major
Dr. Gibson is Senior Lecturer of English and Director of the Writing Center and First-Year Writing at Wheaton College. She teaches courses in American literature, drama, dramaturgy, and First-Year Writing. She is the director of the First-Year Writing Student Conference and the Jameson Essay Contest, which recognizes outstanding undergraduate student writing. She has presented her research on hospitable writing pedagogy at multiple academic conferences, and she is a member of the International Writing Centers Association and the Midwest Writing Centers Association.