Our Team

John has a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, with a minor in business, and a Master of Arts degree in teaching English as a second language, both from the Pennsylvania State University. John is in his twenty-third year as a tutor, nationally and internationally, and he is in his seventeenth year as a writing tutor for Ivy Tech. He shares his theoretical understanding of tutoring by coordinating and presenting tutor training sessions. John is also a member of the Ivy Drive Car Club with Ivy Tech. In the community, he is a member of the Taiwanese American Association of Indianapolis and enjoys photography.

Natasha has worked with student writers at both two- and four-year colleges since 2011. Having served as a writing center consultant and an English adjunct faculty member, Natasha enjoys helping students feel more confident with their writing. She believes writer development is a life-long process and that one-on-one writing consultations are instrumental in fostering students' growth as writers. As a former community college student, Natasha was excited to join the Ivy Tech community in 2017. She holds a master's degree in written communication with a concentration in writing pedagogy and a bachelor's degree in professional writing and communication from Eastern Michigan University.

Emily has been working with college students since 2016. She enjoys having conversations about a student's classroom experience, but also everything that is happening outside of the classroom. She holds a B.A in English and Communication Studies from the University of Iowa, as well as an M.Ed in Student Affairs from Clemson University. Right now, she is finishing up a Graduate Certificate in Literature at Indiana University and plans to start a PhD program in the Fall of 2021. Her favorite part of the writing process is prewriting: discovering the intended topic, crafting a thesis, and getting started on an outline. Emily can also be counted on to discuss connections between writing assignments and their relevance to one's life and career aspirations.