About the Writers/Editors/Web Designers
Jennifer Louise Banks earned her B.A. in Pan African Studies from Kent State University. She attributes her poetic gifts and artistic inspiration to her grandmother, Mary Louise Carter, her guardian angel, who has passed on the torch to fight for social justice.
Theresa Gonzales came to CSUMB as a freshman and has been here four years. She is a Human Communication major with a concentration in Woman's Studies, and is also a creative writer. She has been writing for 10 years and her 'drug of choice' is poetry.
Ann Gorman is a Senior at California State University Monterey Bay, majoring in Human Communication with an emphasis in Creative Writing. She is a poet, short story writer, and a lover of the written word.
Nancy Phillips arrived at CSUMB to study music. A singer, she came to the Human Communication Department to learn how to write lyrics, which she sets to music.
Laura Torres is a senior at California State University Monterey Bay, and the mother of a six year old. She will graduate in May 2000 with a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies, and hopes to eventually teach highschool and further her education with a Masters degree.
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." frances_payne_adler@monterey.edu
Photographer Kira Carrillo Corser is the Visual Art Consultant for the Institute for Human Communications at CSUMB. In addition to her social action art projects and books, Corser's fine art photography has shown in the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Ansel Adams Gallery, and the Smithsonian Institute. Main page visual art by KiraCorser@aol.com
Carol Amelia Lasquade is the CARE Coordinator and an EOPS Counselor at MPC. She is committed to equity education and is an advocate for single parents because she, too, was a single mom on welfare from 1979 - 1985. Carol states strongly that "The only difference between my students and myself is that I had the opportunity to complete my educational goals. As a result of CAlWORKs time limits, my CARE students do not." carol_lasquade@mpc.cc.ca.us
Kathryn Melanephy is a current graduate from California State University Monterey Bay, May 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications, Multimedia, Applied Computing. She co-created and designed this site. Kathryn will start her career at TCT Tech in the summer of 2000. kathryn_melanephy@monterey.edu
Caroline Mountford is a current graduate from California State University Monterey Bay, May 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications, Multimedia, Applied Computing with Distinction. She is the mother of two daughters aged 10 and 8. She co-created and designed this site. caroline_mountford@monterey.edu
