Meet The Fred Meijer Administrative Staff!

Director	Ellen Schendel is the director of the Fred Meijer Center for Writing, as well as an Associate Professor in the Writing Department. After earning her Ph.D. in English/Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Louisville in 2000, she came to GVSU and became the director in 2003. Under her guidance, faculty outreach and support has grown and the number of student consultations has more than tripled. Her scholarship focuses on writing assessment, writing program administration, collaborative writing, and writing center theory & practice. She has been a regular presenter at various writing center conferences and the Conference on College Composition & Communication, as well as serving on the executive boards of state, regional, and international writing center organizations and sitting on the editorial boards of WPA: Writing Program Administration, Composition Studies, and the Journal of Writing Assessment. She is also the undisputed mayor of the Writing Center on Foursquare.
Assistant Director	Patrick Johnson is the full-time Assistant Director of the Fred Meijer Center for Writing. He earned his Master’s degree in Rhetoric and Composition from Washington State University, followed by several years of work as a writing tutor, teacher, and Writing Center Coordinator. While at WSU, he helped establish a statewide e-tutoring program that provided online tutoring to students from over 30 Washington colleges. His scholarship and presentations have focused on small-group tutoring, program assessment, teaching, and tutor training. He enjoys movies, books, and games from any medium or genre, hates pickles, and has an inexplicable love of rain.
Office Coordinator	Lisa Gullo is the office coordinator and maintains office and personnel files, processes office/administrative requests, manages phones and other communication, keeps consultants updated on their tasks and schedules.
Professional Writing Consultant	Michelle Sanchez is the professional writing consultant of the Fred Meijer Center for writing. She has worked at the writing center for six years as a writing consultant, graduate assistant, and interim assistant director. She earned her Master's and Bachelor's degrees in English Language and Literature from Grand Valley. Michelle enjoys jogging, books, and African safaris on the Tanzanian and Kenyan plains.

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