Meet our Writing Tutors!
The Writing Center is its own entity, which is why it has its very own website! Writing tutors function more as consultants, collaborating with students to meet them where they are at in their writing for any writing assignment, at any stage of the writing process, and for any course, disciple, or graduate level. No matter your major or how advanced AI becomes, you will need to know how to properly write, format, cite, and structure a paper, and our writing consultants are here to help!
Allie Taffera
Allie (she/her) is a senior Elementary and Special Education major. She is a seasoned tutor, president of MUSE, president of SPSEA, President of KDP, SPSEA State VP, and a member of the Honors Program.
Allie's favorite genre of writing is research, and she is skilled in both APA and MLA formatting.
Ally Hourigan
Ally (she/her) is a third-year Construction Management major. She is a part of Dance Marathon, Alpha Sigma Psi, and New Student Orientation. She loves to watch sports and play with her dog.
Ally specializes in grammar, punctuation, sentence clarity, and introductions and conclusions.
Ashlyn Maas
Ashlyn Maas (she/her) is sophomore Early Childhood & Elementary Education Major. She is a Member of MUSE. She loves to golf, hike, and anything outdoorsy! She is also a HUGE animal lover.
Ashlyn specializes in grammar, punctuation, MLA formatting, and sentence clarity.
Frankie Donovan
Frankie (they/them) is a junior secondary education major in English and philosophy with an associates degreed in writing. They do volunteer work as a tutor for high school students and write poetry for online blogs! They love baking, painting, and of course writing!
Jocelyn Hittle
Jocelyn (she/her) is a third-year Theatre and Religions Studies double major also working toward a Philosophy minor. She is a published poet, a member of the Marywood Players, and social media chair for MTD. In her free time, Jocelyn loves to hike or spend time with her dog named Leggs.
Jocelyn specializes in rhetoric and Chicago Manual Style citations.
Liv Kaschak
Liv (she/her) is a double major in English Literature and Writing in her fourth year here at the university. She is Co-President of the Language and Literature Club and Reads at least 50 books outside of school each year! She enjoys watching movies, book shopping, and writing poetry
Her biggest strengths are MLA format and citation, sentence clarity, thesis writing, and organization.
Sam Magan
Sam (she/her) is a Second Year Theatre Education Major here at Marywood! She is also the Social Media Director for the Marywood Players. She is also a two-time award winning playwright with the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild. In her free time, Sam likes to listen to music and watch documentaries.
Shannon Maiello
Shannon (she/her) is a fourth year student double majoring in English Literature & Writing with a minor in education. She is a co-president of the Language & Literature Club and enjoys reading and painting in her free time!
Katie McNulty
Director of Tutoring & Writing Centers
Katie (she/her) is the professional writing specialist on campus and assists both undergraduate and graduate students in meeting the demands for higher ed writing. Katie has been teaching freshman composition and working in college writing centers for several years following a career in secondary education, during which she taught writing, literature, psychology, sociology, and American history. She also teaches fitness and yoga when not at Marywood.
As Director, Katie hires and trains all peer tutors on campus.
