{"id":10,"date":"2025-08-04T16:58:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T20:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-08-05T16:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:05:48","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p>The Clark University Writing Center has a Director and a staff of graduate and undergraduate Writing Consultants who are described below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"clarku-people\"><div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/jennifer-plante\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/jennifer-plante-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jennifer Plante\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/jennifer-plante-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/jennifer-plante-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/jennifer-plante-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/jennifer-plante\/\">Jennifer Plante<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Dean of the College<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"p-tel\">1-508-793-7469<\/p><p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jplante@clarku.edu \">jplante@clarku.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing Consultants<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"clarku-people\"><div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/nick-dlugos\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/nick-lol-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nick Dlugos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/nick-lol-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/nick-lol-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/nick-lol-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/nick-dlugos\/\">Nick Dlugos<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Writing Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/sam-espach\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Sam-Espach-headshot-scaled.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sam Espach headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Sam-Espach-headshot-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Sam-Espach-headshot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Sam-Espach-headshot-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Sam-Espach-headshot-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Sam-Espach-headshot-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Sam-Espach-headshot-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/sam-espach\/\">Sam Espach<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Writing Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/vesper-holmes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/vesper-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vasper Holmes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/vesper-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/vesper-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/vesper-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/vesper-holmes\/\">Vesper Holmes<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Writing Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/sophia-lindstrom\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/sophia-lindstrom-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sophia Lindstrom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/sophia-lindstrom-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/sophia-lindstrom-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/sophia-lindstrom-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/sophia-lindstrom\/\">Sophia Lindstrom<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Writing Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/gwenne-balcius\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2025-Career-Closet-Headshots-00-20-scaled.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gwenne Balcius headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2025-Career-Closet-Headshots-00-20-scaled.jpg 2560w, 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Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card \">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"initials-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/kit-smolens\/\"><figure class=\"initials\"><\/figure><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/writing-center\/people\/kit-smolens\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Writing Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-dark-warm-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-bff495fb79f3dd1b59373e0dc4541c80 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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