People
Tom Thompson,
Director, is an Associate Professor of English at
The Citadel, where he teaches undergraduate courses in composition
and public speaking; he also teaches graduate courses in the MAT program
and supervises student teachers. He has published articles and given
conference presentations on assessment, teaching styles, responding
to student writing, and writing across the curriculum.His most recent
book, Teaching Writing in High School and College: Conversations
and Collaborations, was published by NCTE in 2002.
Tiffany Henderson, Co-Director, has experience
with the Lowcountry Writing Project,
as a Teacher Consultant, co-teacher of the Winter Institute and Summer
Institute, and director of the Young Writers Camp and Conference.
Tiffany has taught fourth grade at Charles Pinckney Elementary, and
is now the Teacher Coach at Pinckney. Tiffany earned her Masters degree
in Elementary Administration at The Citadel, and has recently added motherhood to her resume.
Emily Elliott, Technology Liaison, has been involved with the
Lowcountry Writing Project since participating as a fellow in the 2003 Summer Institute. She has continued this involvement as aTeacher-Consultant,leading workshops on Digital Imaging and co-teaching 2007's Winter Institute. She has also taught for The Young Writer's Camp. Emily is a Technology Integration Teacher at Goodwin Elementary and graduated from the Univeristy of South Carolina, Aiken in May 2008 with a Masters in Educational Technology.
Nancy Ezell Suggs, Administrative Assistant, was
the Director of Advancement Services for
the
Roper Foundation before motherhood beckoned. Having worked in university-level
fund-raising, alumni, and student affairs, she is excited to continue
working with those who take education seriously. Holding a Bachelor's
in English, she is particularly grateful to work with fellow Wordsmiths
again! And being the wife of a high school English teacher who is
also an LWP Teacher Consultant (Will Suggs), she knows the balancing
act LWP participants face, so she strives to make easy the details
necessary to complete LWP institutes, courses, and workshops.