Before Jana became the Writing Center Coordinator in 2013, she spent a decade working for NPR, a US congressman, and three federal departments as a White House political appointee in Washington, DC. She served as a congressional liaison and on staff with the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Speaking, writing, and editing were significant elements of each position. She has edited doctoral and master’s theses, graduate research papers, and public documents for Denver Seminary since 2012. Jana lives in Boulder County with her husband and daughter, and holds a BS from Taylor University and an MA from Denver Seminary.

Educated at Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO), Mike has invested most of his adult work life offering writing and editing services in a range of settings. Full-time work at two successive scientific trade publishing firms, over nearly 30 years, has been supplemented by freelance work, aiding writers of doctoral and masters theses, graduate and undergraduate papers, professional technical articles (providing editing and, occasionally, ghostwriting services) and full-length, nonfiction books. Before joining the Denver Seminary Writing Center staff in 2020, Mike offered editing and mentoring assistance to the seminary’s student body on an on-call basis.

Angela has been editing and tutoring with the Writing Center since 2015. Since graduating from Denver Seminary in 2012 with a degree in Pastoral Counseling, Angela has worked with older adults in community living and in palliative/hospice care. In addition to editing, Angela is currently working on her counseling licensure, teaches K-8 emotional skills at a Lutheran school, and has started a counseling business. She is also president of her church congregation. Angela and her husband Aaron lived in the Lakewood/Littleton area for twenty years before relocating to Keenesburg.

Kathy Passerine has worked as an editor with the Denver Seminary Writing Center since fall of 2020. With her background in English Education, she enjoyed teaching writing at the middle and high school levels and has welcomed opportunities to edit writing projects for friends and manuscripts for print/online publication for individuals in the pastoral and business communities. She has a critical eye for structuring and organizing content and ensuring grammatical accuracy. During her free time, you will find Kathy spending time with friends, working out at the gym, and savoring a new read.