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From left to right: Julio Alves, Brian Turner, Debra Carney, Holly Davis, Melissa Bagg, Gail Thomas, Mary A. Koncel
Julio Alves is Director of the Center. He has a B.A. in comparative literature and a Ph.D. in applied linguistics, both from Boston University. email: jalves@email.smith.edu
Melissa Bagg is a Writing Counselor at the Center and a Lecturer in the English Department. She has a B.A. in Italian from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is the Specialist in English as a Second Language at the Center.
email: mbagg@email.smith.edu
Debra Carney is a Writing Counselor at the Center and in the Smith College School for Social Work, as well as a Lecturer in the English Department. She has published fiction and nonfiction and has a B.A. and M.F.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. email: dcarney@email.smith.edu
Holly Davis is a Writing Counselor at the Center and a Lecturer in the English Department. She also teaches "Writing in Chemistry" at the University of Massachusetts. She completed her B.A. in English at Wittenberg University, her M.A. in English at SUNY Albany, and several years of doctoral study in English at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. email: hdavis@email.smith.edu
Mary A. Koncel is a Writing Counselor at the Center and in the Smith College School for Social Work, as well as a Lecturer in the English Department. She received her B.F.A. in Poetry from Columbia College in Chicago and her M.F.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has published poetry and nonfiction. email: mkoncel@email.smith.edu
Gail Thomas is the Coordinator of Tutorial Services, a program of Master Tutors and Peer Tutors who assist students taking courses at Smith College. A former English teacher she is a learning coach and academic support specialist. She has published two books of poetry, and her work has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies. As an artist educator, Gail conducts private poetry workshops and leads collaborative arts programs in schools, libraries, community centers, and nursing homes. For her hours, call 585-3037. email: ghomas@email.smith.edu
Brian Turner is a Writing Counselor at the Center and a Lecturer in the English Department. A published writer and artist, he received his B.A. in English from American International College and his M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. email: bturner@email.smith.edu
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