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	Robin Greene is Director of the Writing Center and Professor of English and Writing. Greene has published three books—two poetry (Memories of Light and Lateral Drift), one nonfiction (Real Birth: Women Share Their Stories)—and has just published Augustus: Narrative of a Slave Woman, a novel about a woman who was a slave in Fayetteville. Greene is co-founder and editor of Longleaf Press, MU's literary press, which publishes poetry collections. She holds a M.A. in English from Binghamton University and a M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Art at Norwich University.
	Allison Bennett, Assistant Director of the Writing Center, moved to Fayetteville from Fort Rucker, AL. She is originally from Indiana, where, amid the cornfields and cows, she received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Purdue University. Always up for a challenge, Allison truly enjoys the rewarding experience of working one-on-one with students. Combining her love for dogs with her love for words, she volunteers as editor and contributor for The Triangle Dog, a magazine dedicated to helping readers create a better life for their canine companions.
	Rachel Herrick is a writer and artist who creates satirical conceptual work about body stigma and ascribed social identity. Her installation-based art spans a wide variety of media including sculpture, video, painting, photography, writing, and performance. Rachel has a studio in downtown Raleigh and has exhibited throughout the US. She received her MFA in Studio Art from the Maine College of Art in 2011, and a BA in Writing from Methodist University in 2002. Rachel comes to the Writing Center with an enthusiasm for words and professional experience as a teacher, editor, and journalist.
	Baylor Hicks practiced law for many years, in both North Carolina and the San Francisco Bay area. Notwithstanding the fact that she lived for close to 30 years in northern California (including three years at a Zen Buddhist retreat center), she is one of those rare creatures – a Fayetteville native. As a lawyer, she has worked in the fields of poverty law, civil litigation, business law, tax/estate planning, probate, and guardianships; for several years, she specialized in legal research and writing. A Buddhist and a meditator, she has a broad array of interests, including art and architecture, affordable housing, history, natural sciences and the experience of nature, kayaking, qigong and yoga, gardening and food fermentation (think sauerkraut and pickles), choral singing, and all things Italian. She obtained her law degree at Stanford University and her bachelor's at Duke University, from which she was graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude.
	Rebecca King is a recent graduate of Methodist University who fulfilled a life-long goal of returning to school and earning her BA in Writing. She moved to the Carolinas in 2007 from Maine, where she owned and operated a restaurant for many years, sold real estate, and owned a retail shop. Rebecca enjoys gardening, traveling, baking—her specialty is homemade pie—and spending time with her dogs. She can often be found painting and repurposing furniture which she sells in her cottage shop Sage and Twine. She looks forward to sharing her passion for writing and learning with others.
	Jenna McDonald is a West Virginia native and also a military spouse who enjoys exploring the country with her husband. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution from Salisbury University and her Master of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Hawaii. As a trained mediator and facilitator, Jenna has found this background and skill set to be infinitely beneficial—professionally and personally. This combination of education and experience has led her to a range of work opportunities, including research and technical writing. However, her true passion is horseback riding: she often spends hours at the barn with her lovable, yet temperamental, thoroughbred, Harry.