Molly McDonald

Molly has a background in both English and Printing & Publishing. She is married, a mom, and a college graduate who now chooses to stay home with her two young sons, ages 4 years and 9 months. Prior to staying at home, she was a Journal Production Editor in charge of many tasks from writing, to copy editing, to proofreading. She likes to catch up on reading in her spare time and enjoys spending time with friends.

Beth Meltzer

Beth Meltzer graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA with a degree in English and received her Master's Degree from Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA. Studying the works of great writers like William Wordsworth and Charles Dickens is one of her passions. She has home-schooled her four children for the past fifteen years. Watching them evolve into strong writers has been one of the highlights of her home-schooling experience. She believes that all children have the potential to become great writers. Her hobbies include kayaking, tae kwon do, and frolicking with her two standard poodles, Sara and Indy. Beth and her family reside in Virginia.

Kristine Mugge

“Writing is like molding clay,” Kris tells her students, encouraging them to try an angle and then rework it if it doesn’t communicate the idea. Kris started her career in social work and gerontology and followed a rather circuitous route to writing and teaching writing. In high school, Kris worked with the elderly and then pursued a degree in gerontology at Miami University; however, she also followed her love of literature and majored in that as well. Needing money for college bills, she began working as a peer tutor in the writing center on campus, an experience that foreshadowed Kris’ future. Later, she completed a master’s degree in secondary education with a concentration in composition. Kris desires to help others discover the joy of writing, reading, and learning. After beginning in social work and gerontology, Kris now feels her best inclinations lie in teaching writing, sharing ideas, and encouraging students. When not teaching or preparing for classes, she enjoys reading, cooking, gardening, and traveling.

Mr. & Mrs. Don Myhill

Don and Katherine Myhill live in Chesapeake, Virginia. They both graduated from Oral Roberts University in 1980. Don graduated with a B.A. in Biblical Literature and minor in English. Katherine graduated Cum Laude with a degree in English Education. Don’s work experience includes writing and editing software training material, personnel policy documentation, and software development specifications. He also designed classroom style curriculum for software training and taught training classes. Prior to having children, Katherine taught English in a private school and also tutored students. Don and Katherine both share a love for words, word origins, writing, and literature.

Nancy O'Brien

Nancy O’Brien has always been in love with the written word. She spent her childhood either with her nose buried in the pages of a book or engrossed in writing poems and stories of her own. After graduating from college Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in English and a secondary English teaching certificate, Nancy taught 8th, 10th, and 12th grade English in Virginia. The journalism bug finally caught up with her, and she left teaching to become the news editor of a national trade magazine. She met her husband Greg while playing tennis at the local YMCA, and today they have four terrific kids between the ages of 5 and 15. While pregnant with their first child, Nancy developed and taught a technical writing course for the scientists at her husband’s company. She also edits transcripts for court reporters and teaches English to non-native speakers in her community. However, she still derives the most satisfaction from teaching young people to be competent, self-confident writers.