{"id":377,"date":"2011-03-15T17:44:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T17:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/belletrist\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2015-03-25T23:50:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T23:50:51","slug":"author-biographies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/belletrist\/author-biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Biographies 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sean Allen
\n<\/strong>Sean\u00a0currently teaches English at Bellevue College, having earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in English Teaching from the University of Washington and an M.Ed in TESOL from Seattle University in 2005.\u00a0He\u00a0enjoys writing music, prose, and taking pictures in\u00a0his spare time.<\/p>\n

Andy Brucia
\n<\/b>Andy Brucia has worked at northwest colleges for a decade, and at BC for over 2 \"Brucia<\/a>years.\u00a0\u00a0Brucia has been a writer and general smart-ass for most of his life. \u00a0His humor pieces have appeared in the Seattle Times and Portland Oregonian, and his fiction has appeared in Xpat and Byline Magazine, among others.\u00a0\u00a0His work is full-bodied with a strong finish, with hints of cinnamon and notes of persimmon. \u00a0Wait, that’s this wine.<\/p>\n

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Cameron Brandy<\/b>
\n\"brandy<\/a>Cameron Brandy was born in Dayton, Ohio and moved to Washington with his family when he was ten years old. He currently attends Bellevue College where he tutors Spanish, writes for the school paper, and occasionally studies. I would like to thank my English Professor, Jim Dicus, for encouraging this typically self-critical writer to submit my works for publishing.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Ashley Claytor
\n<\/strong>Ashley\u00a0is nineteen years old and a full time student at Bellevue College. This\u00a0is her\u00a0second \"Claytro\"<\/a>year at Bellevue College, as\u00a0she graduated high school with 45 college credits from the Running Start program. After high school Ashley decided to finish\u00a0her Associates Degree and then transfer to a four-year University.\u00a0She\u00a0is still waiting upon acceptance for the University of Washington, and plans to graduate from Bellevue in the Spring of 2013.<\/p>\n

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\n\"beasley<\/a><\/b>Mike Beasley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike has\u00a0been teaching part-time English for nearly 20 years in California, Michigan, and Washington.\u00a0\u00a0He started playing guitar when\u00a0he was 16 and have been more or less playing ever since.\u00a0\u00a0Mike is a\u00a0songwriter trying to publish songs, having\u00a0tracked and produced his own cd of originals.\u00a0\u00a0Mike has also written a number of poems. “I’ve got a book’s worth of poems by now,” he thinks,\u00a0so\u00a0he’s planning to try to publish them.<\/p>\n

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Taylor Dumas
\n<\/b>Taylor is currently a senior at Mt. Si High School and a sophomore at Bellevue College, and will be\u00a0transferring to Western Washington University in the fall to major in communication. Though photography has been something Taylor has devoted to spare time, Taylor wishes to focus more on photography in the future.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea Gordon <\/b>is one of\u00a0the Belletrist’s<\/em>\u00a0hard-working staff members and a student here at Bellevue College.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"colacurcio<\/a>Karli Colacurcio <\/strong><\/p>\n

Currently a Running Start student,\u00a0Colacurcio has managed to maintain\u00a0her\u00a0grades and drive through moves and poverty. Soon to be the second person in\u00a0her family to receive a college degree\u00a0(her mother receiving her’s just the year before) and intends to push further for\u00a0her bachelors.\u00a0She is\u00a0thankful to Bellevue College for the opportunity and encouragement to acquire such accomplishments, because,\u00a0“however trivial others may perceive them, they mean the world to me.”<\/p>\n

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George Leickly <\/b>is one or two things from Redmond. Additionally, he is an adjunct tutor in English and Philosophy at Bellevue College. He cannot be found in his spare time. George lives at his home and writes there too. One time his work was published, but he doesn\u2019t talk about that.<\/p>\n

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\"SusanGillin_Belletrist_cropped\"<\/a>Susan Gillin <\/strong>An online student at Bellevue College studying marketing, Gillin\u00a0has had a successful career in journalism and public relations and\u00a0is now trying\u00a0her hand at\u00a0her first love, creative writing.<\/p>\n

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Keegan Holden<\/b>
\nKeegan\u00a0Holden started shooting 35mm film as a freshmen in high school, and fell in love \"holden<\/a>with photography. Now a junior, Holden has delved into the digital realm. His influences are Lee Friedlander, Philippe Halsman, Cary Kodama and his father, Michael Holden.<\/p>\n

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Jeff Harman
\n<\/strong>Jeff is\u00a0a Bellevue College transfer student in his final year at BC. At BC\u00a0he has written a few short stories, including “Aspie.”\u00a0He has also taken a major part in BC’s Film Production’s Club, at which he has\u00a0worked on several movie projects.\u00a0His hope is to transfer to CWU,\u00a0to pursue\u00a0a degree in film production.\u00a0His dream is to become a filmmaker in the style of Kurosawa or Scorsese.<\/p>\n

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Katie Kapugi
\n<\/b>Katie grew up in the woods of Northern Idaho and attended college in Gainesville Florida.\u00a0 \"katiekapugi\"<\/a>She has a Bachelors of Arts in English and an Associates degree in Graphic Design Technology.\u00a0 She has currently returned to the Northwest to pursue a passion in Art Therapy, and is attending Bellevue College in order to bridge the gap to her next career direction.\u00a0 Her poetry has previously been published in Santa Fe College’s journal Tracings.
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Tara Kraft<\/b>
\nTara is an art student at Bellevue College and the president of the Bellevue College Art Club.\u00a0 She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University in 2002 and began her studies at BC in Fall 2011.\u00a0 You may recognize her from the life-sized, anamorphic self-portrait featured in the 2012 student show, or from her work on the Art Club\u2019s mural celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.\u00a0 She also won the staff\u2019s choice award at the 2012 Utrecht Paint-Out.<\/p>\n

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Cynthia LaBleu
\n<\/b>\u00a0Cynthia doesn’t\u00a0ask an audience to try to interpret what\u00a0she’s saying, rather asking \"LaBlue<\/a>them to look inside themselves \u2013 and for that, some people are uncomfortable. Looking at art is boring; experiencing<\/em> art invites you to participate in its creation; we see through the filters of our life; our history, prejudices, experiences, dogmas and spirit. To some,\u00a0Cynthia’s art asks for more than\u00a0they are willing to give, and that\u2019s okay by her.<\/p>\n

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Erin Cormier Lowe<\/b>
\nErin Lowe\u00a0is a student and writer at Bellevue College.\u00a0She splits her time\"lowe<\/a> between Sammamish, WA and the San Juan Islands with\u00a0her husband, Phil, ten year old triplet boys and a nine year old daughter.\u00a0She graduated from the University of Washington in 2000 with a BS in Computer Science and Software Systems.<\/p>\n

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Kathleen A. Magner<\/b>
\nKathleen A. Magner works as a Reference and Instruction Librarian at both Bellevue and \"Magnerheadshot\"<\/a>Pierce College while writing and editing urban, historical, and traditional fantasy novels, mainstream short stories, and the short fiction viewable on her blog: A window out of the everyday<\/a>. With a passion for history, travel, and sports, she endeavors to incorporate the past, vibrant settings from across the globe, and action in all of her writing and professional work.<\/p>\n

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Mervis J. Miller
\n<\/b>\"mervheadshot\"<\/a> Mervis is\u00a0the father of six, with\u00a0one grandson.\u00a0Among Mervis’ eclectic pastimes, he is an\u00a0ex-boxer and\u00a0enjoys riding horses.\u00a0His new venture is writing, and will have a book coming out soon called “Cages\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Lusi Muradyan: <\/b>no bio available<\/p>\n

Jeffery Perry
\n<\/strong>Jeffery has\u00a0been at Bellevue College for 2 1\/2 years.\u00a0Having completed the Operations System Support Specialist program here,\u00a0he is at present\u00a0taking classes to gain a transfer degree in Information Technology, specializing in Business Intelligence.<\/p>\n

Leah Prestwood
\n<\/b>Leah is a self-proclaimed\u00a0amateur in digital photography and has never before had a work published. Working toward\u00a0a\u00a0second two-year degree at Bellevue College, Leah has enjoyed the BC experience.<\/p>\n

Daniel Rasmus <\/b>is a former Visiting Liberal Arts Fellow of Bellevue College and a poet with numerous publications and awards.<\/p>\n

Allison Riegal
\n<\/strong>Allison has\u00a0been writing since a very young age and has been accepted to Seattle Pacific University with the best scholarship offered and plans to attend next fall.<\/p>\n

Andrea Smith
\n<\/b>\"andrea<\/a>Andrea’s interest in photography started three years ago whil camping on Mt. Rainier. I plan to do a BFA in photography although I have had no formal education in the art so far. \u00a0I like shooting portraiture, macro and still life. \u00a0With photography, my dream job is to work for National Geographic and be a travel photographer.<\/p>\n

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E<\/strong>va Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eva\u00a0is teacher of dance at Bellevue College and an accomplished choreographer currently working with the collectives Chop Shop and the Stone Dance Collective.<\/p>\n

Marissa Taylor
\n<\/b>Marissa is a published poet and an award winning persuasive speaker.
\nHer dream is to become a celebrated screenwriter. She writes everything from
\nshort films, prose, fiction, non-fiction, poems, to movie reviews. She is currently
\nworking on creating her own mini-series.
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\nCallie Turner
\n<\/b><\/strong>no bio available<\/p>\n

Nicholas Vergara
\n<\/b>Nicholas is an alumnus of Bellevue College, having received his AAS during the summer of 2012. He \"vergara\"<\/a>is\u00a0 currently working towards honors degrees in paleontology and economics at Montana State University. A true blue Texan raised on the West Coast, his interests and morbid fascinations include writing satire, surrealism and philosophy; Jurassic Park; politics; and music. (On a side note, it should be duly acknowledged that, when satire, surrealism, philosophy, Jurassic Park, politics, and music are put together, a convincing caricature of America is formed.)
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Max Wang <\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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