![]() ![]() She loves helping students with their essays and is excited to be back in the Tech community.Ĭarolyn Jones is a senior reporter at EdSource, a nonprofit journalism organization that covers education in California. She has guided her three kids through the college application process. She was a coach with Writer Coach Connection for seven years in Berkeley and currently volunteers with College Is Real in Richmond, helping seniors with their application essays. She had a long career in the commercial insurance industry. Peggy Griffin has a BA in history from UC Berkeley and an MBA in finance from SF State University. Her children attend Tech and Claremont middle school. Prior to that, she taught high school Spanish, and worked in OUSD at a bilingual elementary school as a reading specialist. She has worked as a real estate agent for 22 years. Ruth Goldstone has a BA in linguistics from CAL and an MFA in fiction from SFSU, where she published short stories and won the Clark-Grosse prize for her novel-in-progress. Jana currently works in marketing for Stanford Health Care. A mom of two Oakland Tech graduates, Jana has helped dozens of students identify and hone the narrative of their college applications. Jana Good is a marketing professional who loves working with high school students on the college admissions process. She has coached students to write college essays for four years, helping them find their authentic stories and then organizing those ideas onto paper. the LA Times, the Mercury News and currently writes, reports and produces for KTVU, Channel 2. She has worked at the San Francisco Chronicle. Lisa Fernandez is a parent of a Tech senior and a graduate now at UC Santa Cruz. He has worked with teens as a soccer coach and self-defense instructor. Jamie has two sons at Tech and Claremont Middle School. He has mentored law students on their legal writing. He writes about cases involving prisoners’ civil rights and their challenges to their convictions and sentences. Jamie Eder has been a research and writing lawyer at the United States Courts for over 20 years. She is also a member of the faculty at The Crucible, an industrial arts center in Oakland. Deepi holds BS degrees from Caltech in biology and literature and an MJ from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is a parent of an Oakland Tech senior and loves to help young writers develop their stories and skills. In her free time she can be found in the ceramics studio or contemplating her next craft project.ĭeepi Brar is a longtime writer and editor who specializes in simplifying health and science for everyone. Gayle graduated from UC Berkeley and earned her teaching credential at Mills College. She enjoys helping students discover their voice and she believes that everyone has a unique story just waiting to be told. Gayle Buckles is a former OUSD teacher and administrator whose work focused on providing academic support to students experiencing medical challenges. She loves working with students in the Oakland Tech college essay program. ![]() Her first full-length manuscript, Blood Moon, was a finalist for the 2021 Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize from Ashland Poetry Press, and a semi-finalist for the 2021 Word Works Washington Prize and the 2021 Red Mountain Press Discovery Award. Her stories and poems have appeared in Rust + Moth, The Midwest Review, Shrew, West Trestle Review, The Imprint, and elsewhere. Melinda Clemmons, the parent of two Oakland Tech graduates, is a freelance writer and editor for nonprofits serving children, youth, and families. The College Essay program involves many skilled mentors, including: ![]()
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