WEX Team

Tammy is a writer, editor, and lifelong learner. She has always enjoyed writing, and her past experiences include drafting reports for environmental organizations, local newspaper articles, and the publication of her children’s book about African painted dogs to support her PhD research. In addition to offering writing assistance to peers, she served as an adjunct instructor for Natural Science and Veterinary Technology courses at a local community college. Tammy obtained degrees in Wildlife Science from Texas A&M and Psychobiology from the University of New England, as well as her PhD in Environmental Science from Antioch University New England. She looks forward to supporting and ensuring the success of others in their writing endeavors

Teresa is an editor, software engineer, and psychotherapist. She received bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Computer Engineering from the University of Washington and wrote thousands of lines of code before transitioning into academic writing. She has always enjoyed collaboration and spent three years providing writing assistance to peers at Antioch’s Virtual Writing Center while studying for her PsyD in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England. Teresa is excited to be a part of the WEX team to continue supporting fellow writers as they add their voice to the ever-evolving conversation.

Mike received his PhD in English from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, where he specialized in fiction writing and American Literature. Before moving into full-time editing, he was an associate professor of humanities at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire, where he taught English and writing. He has over fifteen years of editorial experience collaborating with academics in fields including sociology, creative writing, history, political science, the humanities, and mechanical engineering. He’s currently a senior editor at Belt Publishing, an independent press focused on writing about the Rust Belt and Midwest. Mike loves working with writers who are at any stage of the composition process, whether they’re developing early ideas, looking for ways to stay motivated, thinking about structural questions, or looking to write outstanding sentences.

Katie is a social-environmental researcher, writer, and editor. She earned her PhD in Environmental Studies from Antioch University New England in 2021. Katie’s dissertation was based on her 2.5 years’ experience living and working on food security with a rural community in Togo, West Africa, where she also served as a United State Peace Corps Volunteer. Her writing and editing skills grew during her graduate education as she learned from professors, and during her time as a Writing Coach at the Antioch University Virtual Writing Center. Katie has acted as a freelance editor, and she is also a Minute Clerk for the City of Keene, NH, where she documents legislative minutes, which has given her added writing and editing experience. Katie is thrilled to share her skills again with the Antioch University Writers’ Exchange, experience students’ research, and support students in achieving their writing successes.

Anna Paretskaya is an editor, researcher, and educator with a PhD in sociology from the New School for Social Research. She is the managing editor of Social Research: An International Quarterly, published by the New School, and is a co-editor of the open-access, bilingual (English and Russian) journal Laboratorium: Russian Review of Social Research. Her own academic work has won awards from several professional associations. She has taught courses in social sciences and humanities at Eugene Lang College, NYU, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As an editor, Anna has experience in academic book and journal publishing in a wide range of social sciences and humanities. She especially enjoys working with new scholars and multilingual writers, helping them develop and refine their authorial voice and bring their ideas to readers.

John is the Director of the Virtual Writing Center and has supported Antioch students in the Writing Centers for nearly a decade in various capacities. John loves helping people to better develop and communicate their ideas. Background includes writing in a family with an intense interest in language; attending Marlboro College and enjoying the school’s rigorous writing standards; and being the current editor of The Northeastern Caver, a regional publication of the National Speleological Society. Academic studies have included History, Writing, Linguistics, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, and Social Justice Advocacy, which provide a broad knowledge base and appreciation for multiple kinds of writing, as well as a strong commitment to Antioch’s social justice mission. John’s prior experience also included Wilderness Therapy with at-risk youth in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, which provided invaluable tutoring, coaching, and leadership skills.

Tom is an independent writer/editor specializing in ESL, academic, and technical texts. After starting out as an engineering student, Tom moved to Kansas City to study literature at Avila University in 2004 and has worked with words ever since. After working in the publishing industry, he studied at the University of Missouri, writing a master’s thesis about aesthetic theory in William Blake’s work. Next Tom taught English as a foreign language with the US Peace Corps in Mongolia. Upon returning to Kansas City, he taught English at a local community college while developing his freelance business. In 12+ years of freelancing, Tom has worked on academic book manuscripts, technical reports, theses and dissertations, academic journals, advertising copy, marketing materials, and more. Tom is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and the Managing Editor and Treasurer at Whispering Prairie Press, which produces Kansas City Voices and KC Voices Youth magazines.