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Writers' / Editors' Biographies

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Adrian Andrade is a re-entry student currently in his Senior year at CSUMB. He will graduate in Fall of 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in Human Communication. Immediate future goals include obtaining a Master's degree in Multicultural Education and teaching at the college levelthe college level.

 
 

 

Julie Bliss arrived at CSU Monterey Bay in 1995. She will be graduating this spring with a B.A. in Human Communication, with a concentration in creative writing. She has been seriously writing poetry for two years and creative writing for social change has become a large part of that process. She is also a photographer.

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Salina DiIorio is a junior at CSU Monterey Bay, majoring in Human Communication. Her concentration is in Creative Writing. After graduation she hopes to work in publishing and/or free lance writing.

 
 

Memory Froncek is a re-entry student at CSUMB. She is a senior majoring in Human Communication with a focus in literary analysis. She is studying the language and culture of France with the hope of someday living and teaching there.

 

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DeBorah A. Gadson

DeBorah A. Gadson was born and raised in California. She enjoys camping, hiking and almost anything that allows her to enjoy nature. A mother of one son, DeBorah now lives in Monterey, CA, and is a student at CSU Monterey Bay working on her degree in Human Communication.

 

 
 

Sarah Lerma is a junior at California State University Monterey Bay. She is part of the Inaugural class and majoring in Human Communication with an emphasis in Creative Writing. After graduation in the Spring of 1999, she plans on attending a graduate program in Women and Gender.

 

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Amy Manfre is a student at California State University at Monterey Bay. She will be graduating in May of 1998 with a degree in Human Communication. She has discovered that she learns about herself and her surroundings in classes which involve participating in the community.

 

 
 

María Teresa Martínez grew up in Aromas, CA, a small country town. She is twenty-three and has lived in the Monterey Bay area all of her life. Currently, she's living on campus at CSU Monterey Bay with her boyfriend, Takashi, and their dog, Cholo. She is majoring in Liberal Studies with a concentration in writing. Her goal is to teach elementary school in California and Mexico.

 

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Erin Silvas is a student of the Institute for Human Communication at CSUMB. She has been writing for five years. She likes to write short stories and to learn about the life experiences of people from different cultural backgrounds. Erin is the first person in her family to attend college and pursue graduate school.

 

 
 

Poet Frances Payne Adler is the Director of the Creative Writing and Social Action Program at CSU Monterey Bay. She is the author of four books of poetry. With photographer Kira Carrillo Corser, Adler has four social action art exhibitions travelling the country, most recently, "A Matriot's Dream: Health Care for All."

 

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Photographer Kira Carrillo Corser is Visual Art Consultant to the Institute for Human Communication at CSUMB. In addition to her social action projects and books, Corser's fine art photography has shown in the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Ansel Adams Gallery, and the Smithsonian Institute.

 

 
 

Carol Amelia Lasquade is the CARE Coordinator and an EOPS Counselor at MPC. Carol has worked in equity education for over 15 years and is committed to assisting individuals in reaching their potential through education. Carol joyfully resides in California (a Boston transplant) with her husband, Doug, and her son, Matt, who is currently a senior at CSU, Chico.

 

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