Meet Our Staff
Jessica Hume
BU Class of 2005
Director of the Writing Center
Director of Writing and Parent Communications
jhume@bellarmine.edu
W.L. Lyons Brown Library, A30
502.272.8073
Jessica is a BU alum with a BA in English and an MFA in Writing, and she has written articles for Today's Woman and the St. Matthew's Voice-Tribune. She is thrilled to begin a third year back at BU and always loves to work with students (of all levels) one-on-one regarding any type of writing. In addition to being the Writing Center guru, Jessica works with Patrick Englert, Director of Student Engagement, on BU Parent Programs. When she's not on campus, you can find Jessica with her writing group, The Chartreuse Table, or at meetings of the Kentuckiana Beekeepers Association, or at home reading, knitting, or making cheese.
Dr. Lizzie Fitzgerald
ESL Services
BUARC Writing Consultants
Kaylee Gabhart (Study Abroad in Greece)
Kaylee Gabhart is a junior at Bellarmine. This will be her second year working in the Writing Center; she also plays on the Women's Soccer Team. She is majoring in Biology and plan to go to Physicians Assistant school after graduation. Since she is not an English major, she has a different perspective on the importance of writing. Her goal for this coming school year in the WC is to help others, who are also non-english majors, to see the power of their own writing.
Eric Hoffman
Eric is a sophomore from Versailles, Kentucky and he is majoring in History with a minor in English. He is very excited about having the opportunity to work at the Writing Center and being able to work and meet with other students.
Amy Ninneman
Layne Porta
Layne is a junior majoring in English and minoring in philosophy and French. She plans to go on to graduate school for English and eventually get a PhD and become a college professor. Her dream place to teach would be a small, private, university located in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville whose colors are silver and scarlet. Hopefully, she can find one of those. She's really looking forward to working in the Writing Center and hopes to see you there.
Kristie Justice (not pictured)