GSEA Officers, 2007-2008 Academic Year

• Co-Presidents: Danny Hoey and Karen Williams
• Vice-President: Jessica Oxendine
• Secretary: Pam Harper
• Treasurer: CJ Record
• Membership Officer: Fern Bugg
• Website Administrator: Christian Worlow

Danny Hoey, Co-President

Danny Hoey received his MA from Long Island University in 2005, and he currently pursues a PhD in Creative Writing at UNT. Danny's literary interests include twentieth-century American literature, African-American literature. He has had several readings of his prose locally in Denton, and Danny recently published Warpland: A Journal of Black Literature and Ideas and African Voices. Danny has also worked as a tutor in the UNT Writing Lab, and he is currently teaching composition courses while pursuing his studies.

Karen Williams, Co-President

Karen Williams is in her final year of course work for a Ph.D. in English with a focus in African-American literature. She began studying at Kirkwood Community College where I received an Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts before proceeding to the University of Iowa where she received a double-major B.A. in English and Theater. Before coming to UNT, she studied in the graduate program at the State University of New York in Potsdam with a focus in English and Communications. In addition to teaching, in the future she intends to study Veterinary Science with a long-term goal of operating a sanctuary for special needs dogs.

Jessica Oxendine, Vice-President

Jessica Oxendine received her BA from George Mason University in 2004. She currently pursues her PhD in Early Modern Literature at UNT, focusing on Renaissance Drama. Jessica will be attending the 2008 Shakespeare Association of America conference where she will present a paper in a seminar. Jessica has worked as a tutor in the UNT Writing Lab, and she has recently begun teaching composition courses at UNT while also working as an academic assistant in undergraduate Shakespeare survey sections.