Administration and Support Staff
Danielle Pieratti - Director
Emmanuel Fasipe & Ruben Paredes - 2025-2026 Graduate Assistants
Ariel Bernabe & Aidan Srb - 2025-2026 Interns
General Email Contact - cwp@uconn.edu
Program Leaders
Jane Cook - Educational Consultant, Grants
Kelly Andrews-Babcock, Killingly Intermediate School - Summer Institute
Susan Laurencot - Writing Programs Leader
Erika Karwowski, West Hartford Public Schools - Social Media Maven
Youth Programs, TBD
Leadership Council
Jane Cook - Educational Consultant, Grants & Outreach
Kelly Andrews-Babcock, Killingly Intermediate School - Summer Institute
Susan Laurencot - Writing Programs Leader
Erika Karwowski, West Hartford Public Schools - Social Media Maven
Amanda Argyros, English Graduate Student, UConn
Matt Poulin, English Education Graduate Student, Central CT State University
Jay Sorensen, Lyman Hall High School, Wallingford
Emmanuel Fasipe & Ruben Paredes - 2025-2026 Half-time Graduate Assistants
Ex Officio
Clare Costley King'oo
Head, Department of English
Neag School of Education Liaison
Douglas Kaufman,
Associate Professor of Education