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, Grants & Outreach, Summer Institute

Kelly Andrews-Babcock, Summer Institute

Susan Laurencot, Writing Programs Leader

Erika Hanusch, Youth Programs

Leadership Council

Jane Cook - Educational Consultant

Kelly Andrews-Babcock, Killingly Intermediate School, Reading Intervention 

Susan Laurencot, High School English Teacher (retired)

Erika Hanusch, West Hartford Public Schools Curriculum Specialist

Miranda Argyros, English Graduate Student, UConn

Matt Poulin, English Education Graduate Student, Central CT State University

Jay Sorensen, English Teacher, Lyman Hall High School, Wallingford

The Connecticut Writing Project Leadership Council consists of CWP Program Leaders and interested CWP Teacher-Consultants who meet with the Director approximately once a month during the academic year. The Leadership Council serves in an advisory capacity and assists with long-term planning. All CWP Teacher-Consultants are welcome to join. For specific meeting dates, contact CWP Director Danielle Pieratti.

Ex Officio

Clare Costley King'oo
Head, Department of English

Neag School of Education Liaison

Douglas Kaufman,
Associate Professor of Education