GVWP Staff
Suzanne Houlden
Administrative Assistant
Suzanne is serving as Administrative Support Assistant since October 2012. Previously, Suzanne served on the CSU Stanislaus campus in the University Budget Office and in Student Affairs, and has several years of experience in the corporate world with FedEx and AutoZone headquarters in Tennessee.
College of Education DBH318
Turlock, CA 95382 Email Suzanne
Carol Minner
DirectorCarol has served as director since July 2001. Previously, Carol served as professional development coordinator for GVWP in Stockton and has been a Teacher Consultant for CWP since 1983.
College of Education DBH318
Turlock, CA 95382
Voice mail: (209) 484-1528
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Stephanie Paterson
Associate DirectorStephanie is a Professor of English who teaches courses in Rhetoric and Teaching Writing M.A. concentration. She leads teacher research work at GVWP.
English Department
Turlock, CA 95382
Phone: (209) 667-3968
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Juliet Wahleithner
Associate Director, Publications & Advocacy CoordinatorAs the publications coordinator, Juliet produces the Great Valley Writing Project newsletter and press releases. This tri-annual newsletter provides Teacher Consultants with an opportunity to stay connected to the writing project. Teacher Consultants are welcome to submit articles for future editions of In Print.
Oddmund Myhre
Interim Dean of College of Education
Dr. Myhre is the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Great Valley Writing Project.
College of Education
Turlock, CA 95382
Phone: (209) 667-3652
Anne Weisenberg
Assistant Professor
Anne serves as the liaison between the CSU Stanislaus College of Education and the Great Valley Writing Project.
Teacher Education Turlock, CA 95382 Phone: (209)667-3474 Email Anne
Brandy De Alba
Stockton Professional Development & Partnership Coordinator
Brandy coordinates the professional development programs for Stockton. She teaches at Roosevelt Elementary School in Stockton Unified School District.
Roosevelt Elementary School
776 S. Broadway Ave.
Stockton, CA 95205
Phone: (209) 933-7275
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Chris Condon
English Language Programs and Evaluation CoordinatorChris advises EL program design and evaluation methods. He is a school psychologist for the San Joaquin County Office of Education.
San Joaquin Co. Office of Education
PO Box 213030
Stockton, CA 95213
Phone: (209) 468-4800
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Melissa King
Technology Programs CoordinatorMelissa coordinates professional development for educators and summer youth programs with an emphasis on using technology to improve writing.
Phone: (209) 838-2115
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Theresa Gill
Turlock Saturday Seminar CoordinatorTheresa coordinates the Turlock Saturday Seminars at CSU Stanislaus.
Whitmore Charter School
P.O. Box 307
Ceres, CA 95307
Phone: (209) 538-0158
Kathy Harvey
Stockton Saturday Seminar Coordinator
Kathy coordinates the Stockton Saturday Seminars at CSU Stanislaus. She recently retired from Woodward Elementary School.
Deanne Andrade
Young Writers Symposium CoordinatorDeanne coordinates events for students and parents including the Young Writers Symposium and Family Literacy Nights.
Jefferson Elementary School District
1219 Whispering Wind Dr.
Tracy, CA 95377
Phone: (209) 836-4531
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Alyssa Coelho
Student Intern
Alyssa is the student intern for the writing project. She is a biology major and is planning to graduate in the Fall of 2014
Writing Project, DBH321
Turlock, CA 95382
Phone: (209) 667-3490

Maria Shreve
Digital Newsletter Editor
Maria edits the GWVP Digital newsletter.