Dawn joined the staff as Coordinator of Young Women’s and Outreach Programs in 2010.  She has been a writer in the WWFC community since the summer, 2008.  Dawn has facilitated writing programs for women and girls (and sometimes men and boys) at WWFC, and has brought the WWFC writing process to homeless teens through Project Connect, and to at-risk girls through the YWCA’s Rosie’s Girls Program.

Dawn has facilitated workshops at Antioch University McGregor, Barnes and Noble, and through her business, The Women’s Writing Center.  She also tutors students in writing and language arts through All Seasons Learning.  Dawn holds an Individualized Bachelor of Arts degree with an interdisciplinary focus in writing process, women’s studies, children’s literature, and curriculum development from Goddard College. She recently earned an Individualized Master of Arts from Antioch University McGregor, with a focus on the Women's Transformative Writing Process.

As a life-long educator, Nan has spent her career drawing out people’s natural gifts and power both in both corporate and nonprofit settings. As a professional coach of both individuals and teams, she has successfully used her gifts of creativity, humor, communication and intuition to facilitate journeys of personal and professional mastery. In addition to her coaching work, Nan is skilled and experienced in designing and delivering workshops and presentations on personal and professional growth.

Nan earned a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies from the Athenaeum of Ohio and a Master of Education in Human Resource Development from Xavier University. She is credentialed as a Professionally Certified Coach (PPC) through the International Coach Federation and has completed coaches’ training at both the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara and The Coaches Training Institute.  Nan is a founding member of the Coaches Collective International, a virtual group of professional coaches committed to working with progressive organizations who are dedicated to achieving success through the development of their greatest investment—people. She’s the owner of Navigate A New, a coaching business that delivers individual and team coaching, as well as workshops such as “Wicked Good Leadership for Women” and “Coming Home to Self.”

Katherine likes to play with words, people and art materials and thinks it's a lot of fun to bring people together to create new things: poems, essays, visual images and/or a whole new self-of-your-choice! For Women Writing for (a) Change Katherine facilitates "Words and Watercolors", "Art and Writing", samplers and family workshops. She has also served as the Artist-in-Residence for the girls' summer programs. Katherine believes that switching from one media to another helps writers to by-pass blocks to creativity. She also thinks it's very satisfying to see what one can do with art material on the first go-around with no training. She recommends her classes to those who do not consider themselves artists or writers. Of course, she also suggests that you may have to reconsider your own image. The pearly perils of creativity.

Katherine is the former director of the Women's Center at Northern Kentucky University where she taught in the Women's Studies and Human Services disciplines. She also co-facilitated many groups including the long standing,"Women in Transition." Since retiring from NKU, Katherine works part time at the Athenaeum Library where books fall into her hands recommending themselves to her for spiritual development. Sometimes she is seen in the stacks talking to the books - or worse yet - to herself!

Katherine is a 2009 graduate of the Feminist Leadership Academy. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Thomas More College; a Masters in Expressive Arts Therapy from University of Louisville and a Masters in Social Work from University of Kentucky. She is an active member of the Buckeye Art Therapy Association and the Tri-State Knitting Guild. She likes living on the river, camping and whatever travels she can dream up!

Sally’s first exposure to Women Writing for a Change was a Saturday sampler class that she and her (then) ten-year-old daughter attended in 2002. The encouragement and warmth that she experienced on that frigid February morning “hooked” her, and she’s been an enthusiastic member of the community ever since. After seven consecutive semesters as a writer in the Tuesday morning class, Sally graduated from the Feminist Leadership Academy in 2006.

For three decades, since she received her BS in elementary education from Miami University, Sally had wondered what she wanted to be when she grew up. Now she knows! As a facilitator of WWFC classes, Sally gets to do all the things she loves best: writing, reading, listening, nurturing, and empowering – with other warm, wise, creative and conscious friends and mentors.

Kathy is a teacher and writer in the women's and co-ed programs. Kathy also designs and facilitates workshops, and consults with individual writers. She began as a Wednesday night writer in 1997 and is a founding member of the WWFC Foundation.

An Associate of the Ohio Writing Project, Kathy also has conducted writing workshops for teachers in the Bay Area and in Cincinnati. She has 29 years’ experience teaching English and writing students in junior high through college. Her poetry has appeared in Ohio Teachers Write, Plymouth Writers Group, and Cincinnati Neighborhood Poet Laureate anthologies. A collection of interviews: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, was published in 2005. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Edgecliff College (now Xavier University) and an Master of Education from the University of Cincinnati. She is a 2008 graduate of the Feminist Leadership Academy.

Annette Januzzi Wick is a long-time member of WWfaC, having served on the Foundation Board, graduated from the Feminist Leadership Academy and now, serves as producer of The Podcast Edition. She views her life’s work as making connections, linking people with each other and relating to readers through her words. She jokes that her collection of unpublished poetry will carry a title borrowed from a Studs Terkel interview, titled, “Finally, I Knew What I Thought.” Annette has a B.S. in Computer Science. She spent her post-graduate years in the IT consulting industry before founding Cincinnati’s first drive-through coffee bar, then her publishing company Three Arch Press. Annette also facilitates writing circles within an Alzheimer facility. She has published her memoir, I’ll Be in the Car, and blogs frequently about life in the blender of stepfamilies, her dog Enzo, and challenges of the sandwich generation. Read more about her work at www.IllbeintheCar.com.

Alison began her involvement with Women Writing for a Change in 2007 as a Thursday morning writer. She found the experience to be so powerful that she later became interested in the Young Women’s programming. In fall of 2010, along with Stacey Sims, she introduced The True Body, Strong Voice Workshop that incorporated both writing and movement with the goal of helping girls find their unique voices within their writing community. In addition to facilitating weekly Young Women’s classes, Alison has also co-created and led a week long camp for girls in grades 4-7 during the summer of 2011. Alison will be participating in WWfaC’s Facilitator Training Program in the fall of 2011. Alison earned her BA in English from Emory University, a Masters in Counseling from Georgia State, and has her accreditation as a Certified Social Worker from the University of Kentucky. Her past work includes both medical and clinical social work at the University of Kentucky’s department of Neonatology and Outpatient Psych. She also has experience working with adults and geriatric patients on the Behavioral Health Unit of St. Joseph’s Hospital, as a psychiatric social worker. In addition to social services, Alison has worked in pubic relations for Ketchum Communications in New York, and has also volunteered at various Jewish Community Agencies, including, Jewish Family Services and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Alison has enjoyed the challenge of using her experience to create and facilitate groups, which help girls to become more self aware and connected to each other, by promoting honest expression and active listening. As a mother of two girls, ages 15 and 11, Alison believes that one of the greatest gifts we can give our girls is the guidance and encouragement to find their unique voice. She believes it is a foundation for self- empowerment throughout their lives.

Cathy Malone is certified to teach English for grades 7-12 and has been teaching for 13 years. She taught high school for the first five years, and has been teaching junior high ever since. Cathy received her undergraduate and master’s degrees from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Cathy has participated in numerous WWfaC classes. In 2011, Cathy also co-facilitated young women’s summer camps. In the fall of 2011, Cathy will be participating in WWfaC’s Facilitator Training Program with a desire to facilitate young women’s and adult programs at WWfaC.

Meg is a student at Ohio State University, and has been a student at Young Women Writing since 2003. While she's had menial jobs elsewhere, her most important work has been facilitating circles at Young Women Writing for the past four summers. At school Meg is editor-in-chief of a unique creative writing journal that focuses on enhancing the community of writers on campus and provides support throughout the revision and publication process. However, her writing and editing lives are guided by the J.D. Salinger quote, "An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on [her] own terms, not anyone else's." It's precisely this empowered message that she loves to pass on to the young women in her class!

Diane Debevec is a visual artist who loves to write. Several years ago she left a corporate career to explore her love of painting and drawing, relocating to Cincinnati in 1998. She attended her first class at Women Writing for (a) Change in 1999, and was hooked. Several semesters of classes led her to the Feminist Leadership Academy. She credits the core writing classes at Women Writing, and the FLA, with helping her to create a more authentic life. “Women Writing for (a) Change taught me to be increasingly conscious in every part of my life. What I learned here, and my daily writing practice, brings clarity and courage to every decision and relationship.” Diane has facilitated & co-facilitated several writing and multi-arts circles, in a variety of settings from living rooms to a local prison. Her re-created life includes an urban community known as Artful Habitats, where she provides unique apartments to creative city dwellers. She resides there with her husband, Jeff Smith, dogs Sydney & Mandy, and the inimitable Audrey the Cat. Diane shares studio space with painter Polly Hart at the Essex Studios.

Sara Pranikoff is an art therapist who is passionate about supporting people wherever they are in the process of their own evolution. She has worked with people across a broad range of abilities and human experience, including those with disabilities, mental illness, terminal illness, and grief. Though Sara attended her first Read-Around at Women Writing for a Change nearly 10 years ago, her active involvement began in 2010 when she assisted with the art components of the young women’s summer camps. This was followed by assisting with and then co-facilitating the adult women’s Art and Writing classes. Most recently, Sara has become interested in developing programs combining intuitive art-making processes such as Touch Drawing and SoulCollage® with the transformational writing practices of Women Writing for a Change as a means of helping women explore their own path-making through life transitions and the journey back to self. Sara holds a Bachelor of Science in Art/ Art Education from Miami University, and a Master of Arts in Art Therapy from Wright State University. She holds the credential of Registered Art Therapist, and is an active member of the American Art Therapy Association, the Buckeye Art Therapy Association, the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, and the Touch Drawing Community. Sara is a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator and a facilitator of art-based workshops at WWFC.