Meet the OWL Staff!

Tutors:

OWL tutors are UW-Colleges students who have received an "A" in English 102, have been recommended by their instructors, and have undergone extensive tutor training.

James

    Major: Education
    Favorite Book: Anthem by Ayn Rand
    Favorite Movie: Clerks
    Favorite CD: Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers
    Hobbies: Reading, writing, playing guitar, and playing chess
    Pets: None (but I like cats and small dogs)
    Most Embarrassing Moment: Too many to choose from
    Personal Statement: "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." --Dr. Seuss

Katie

    Major: English and Journalism
    Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee; Silas Marner, by George Eliot; The Aeneid, by Virgil; The House of Seven Gables, by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Leave it to Psmith, by P.G. Wodehouse; Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen; Absalom! Absalom!, by William Faulkner; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, by Mark Haddon
    Favorite Movie: His Girl Friday, Bringing up Baby, Italian Job
    Favorite CD: Joshua Tree (U2), Wincing the Night Away (the Shins), Hot Fuss (the Killers), Never Take Friendship Personal (Anberlin), plus anything by Blondie, the Bangles, Keane, the Afters, etc.
    Hobbies: Writing, reading, acting, volunteering with elementary school kids, and traveling
    Pets: None (really want a dog, though)
    Most Embarrassing Moment: I once sat on a caramel in the driver's seat of my car and then proceeded to go to the store and run some errands without noticing it.  By the time I got home and noticed the caramel, I had been walking around in public with melted caramel all over the seat of my pants.
    Personal Statement: "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." --Anne Frank

E. Mackenzie

    Major: Special Education
    Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird
    Favorite Movie: Happy Gilmore
    Favorite CD:
    Hobbies: Golf, swimming, going to football and basketball games, working with kids
    Pets: Dog, Bo
    Most Embarrassing Moment: Losing a tooth in the middle of a high school golf meet
    Personal Statement: I want to make a positive difference in the world and help others while doing so

Kristin

    Major: English
    Favorite Book: Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina, Great Expectations, Christopher: A Tale of Seduction (Allison Burnett), my little blue dress (Bruno Maddox),  Montaigne’s Essays (particularly “Of Friendship”), anything by Camus, Poe or David Sedaris, Go, Dog. Go! (PD Eastman), The Sisters Mallone (Louisa Ermelino), and Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)                                                                                                                                                                                           Favorite Movie: Kill Bill (v. 1 & 2), Ruggles of Red Gap, Sense and Sensibility, Raise the Red Lantern, Zero Effect, The Third Man, Freaks, Velvet Goldmine, Amelie, and  It’s a Wonderful Life.
    Favorite CD: Beck (Guerolito), JP Nataf (Mon Ami D’en Haut), Balkan Beat Box, and I’m not quite tired of Louis the XIV’s Best Little Secrets Are Kept yet.
    Hobbies: Well, I partake in the enjoyment derived from the above listed favorite items. I also write, draw, make jewelry and purses, do a little acting, and fight for the eradication of modern day slavery (also known as human trafficking) around the world.
    Pets: None at the moment, but I do currently have a cocoon in residence, though.
    Most Embarrassing Moment: It’s still the Tom Kevo Incident, which occurred in my  sophomore year of high school and involved a crush (mine, on Tom Kevo), a phone call (wherein I thought I was talking to the dreaded Rob, but was, in fact, speaking with the beloved Tom), a lie (about diarrhea, to get “Rob” off the phone, because I was waiting for Tom to call), a realization (the next day at school, when Tom looked at me disgustedly and asked if I was feeling better), and a lifetime of mortification (and without Tom Kevo, from whom I heard nevermore). 
    Personal Statement: Hmmm…well, I can’t think of any particular personal statement that I adhere to. Of course, that might be because, as Oscar Wilde said, “only the shallow know themselves.” Or, it might just be that I’m too lazy to come up with one.  

Katy

    Major: Undecided
    Favorite Book: The Lost Continent and To Kill a Mockingbird
    Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo and any superhero movie
    Favorite CD: Abbey Road by The Beatles
    Hobbies: Playing flute, babysitting, reading, hanging out with friends
    Pets: None
    Most Embarrassing Moment: Tripping up the stairs in front of a bunch of senior guys on my first day of high school
    Personal Statement: Writing papers was one of my favorite homework assignments in high school.  Through the OWL program, I hope that I can make other students love writing as much as I do.

Alyse

    Major: Undecided, but thinking about linguistics and speech pathology
    Favorite Book: The Bible, Emma, A Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice, and Right Ho, Jeeves
    Favorite Movie: The Count of Monte Cristo
    Favorite CD: Josh Groban, Starfield, and Casting Crowns
    Hobbies: hiking, camping, biking, rock climbing, reading, music, knitting, and scrap booking
    Pets: fish

Courtney

    Major: Psychology
    Favorite Book: Don't have one--too many good ones
    Favorite Movie: Legends of the Fall
    Favorite CD: Some Devil by Dave Mathews Band
    Hobbies: Reading, snowboarding, horseback riding
    Pets: Max--Blue Heeler, Helix--German Heeler, and Zoe--Golden Retriever
    Most Embarrassing Moment: Too many to list.  I'm a klutz. Something to do with falling down.
                                                                    

Emily

    Major: Microbiology
    Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice, Orphans of Chaos, Magic Study & Poison Study
    Favorite Movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou
    Favorite CD: Ra Prom One
    Hobbies: Writing, reading, canoeing, camping
    Pets: Dog (Crowe)
    Most Embarrassing Moment: Pretending that I knew how to ice skate.
    Personal Statement: "Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand: come and see my shining palace built upon the sand." --Edna St. Vincent Millay

OWL Director:

The OWL director maintains the website, publicizes the OWL, trains the writing tutors, responds to student papers and/or distributes papers to the tutors.

Sara Pagliaroni

    Major: English and German
    Favorite Book: The Hours by Michael Cunningham
    Favorite Movie: Hero
    Favorite CD: The Impossible Dream by Patty Griffin
    Hobbies: Biking, hiking, watching movies, reading, baking
    Pets: Do plants count?
    Most Embarrassing Moment: None that I'd like to report on a website.
    Personal Statement: "Make visible what, without you, might have never been seen." --Robert Bresson