Britney Taylor

Email: britney.taylor@slu.cuny.edu
Writing Mentor

Britney is a Writing Mentor supporting a cohort of the Urban Studies MA Capstone. Britney earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in English from Western Washington University in 2019, and a Master’s of Arts in Urban Studies with an emphasis in Public Administration from CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies in 2023. Britney is a lifelong disability justice organizer who holds a certificate in Disability Advocacy from the American Association of People with Disabilities. She is also a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies. Having previously worked for the New York Public Library, you’ll often find her reading or writing when off campus.

Michael Rymer

Associate Director of the SLU Learning Hub
Email: Michael.Rymer@slu.cuny.edu
Telephone: 646-313-8322

Michael Rymer is the Associate Director of the SLU Learning Hub. He has worked in writing centers at colleges across New York City, including Yeshiva University and Baruch College, where he served as a curriculum specialist. Michael holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and an MA in Language and Literacy from the City College of New York. He has contributed to the Village Voice, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Writing Center Journal, WLN and other publications.

Sasha Graybosch

Writing Advisor
Email: Sasha.Graybosch@slu.cuny.edu

Sasha Graybosch is a fiction and creative nonfiction writer and educator. Since 2008, she’s been teaching and/or working one-on-one with writers at various NYC colleges, including the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Baruch, SLU, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She holds an MFA from NYU. You can find her writing in McSweeney’s, Zoetrope, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. She enjoys guiding writers towards a more easeful and resilient writing process, and she aims to create spaces where all writers have the resources and encouragement they need to make discoveries and be themselves.

Victoria Cho

Writing Advisor
Email: Victoria.Cho@slu.cuny.edu

Victoria Cho is a writer and educator with experience supporting students from middle school to graduate school. She previously managed a career and college-readiness program alongside social workers, teachers, and counselors. She has helped students with a variety of learning styles and from diverse backgrounds. Victoria enjoys discussing research strategies, structure, transitions, and purpose of an assignment. Her writing can be found in Nonwhite and Woman (Woodhall Press 2022), The Offing, SmokeLong Quarterly, The Collagist, Perigee, Quarter After Eight, Word Riot, and Mosaic. She is a Kundiman Fellow and an alumna of VONA/Voices. Victoria holds an MFA from University of New Orleans and a Bachelor’s from Boston University.

L Torres

Writing Advisor
Email: lucy.torres@slu.cuny.edu

L Torres is a NYC writer, artivist and educator. L is a double CUNY alum; she holds a BA in English and MFA in Creative Writing from Queens College. An unwavering artivist, L’s writing zeroes in on gender/racial/(dis)ability/class/age/body size equitability and justice, while dismantling social conventions. L is honored to call herself a CUNY educator.

Iva Moore

Email: iva.moore@slu.cuny.edu

Iva Moore is a writer and educator. She holds a BA in English from the University of Louisville and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. She has taught writing workshops in various settings from Kentucky public schools to Columbia University’s Undergraduate Creative Writing Program. She has also led college readiness and literacy courses at Community Impact’s Adult Education Center. Her writing can be found in Berlin Lit, Annulet Poetics Journal, Sarka, Spectra, and elsewhere.

Javid Buchanan

Email: javid.buchanan@slu.cuny.edu

Javid is an educator and language and literacy/communications specialist who provides Supplemental Instruction at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. With over 15 years of experience, he employs human-centered communication approaches to enhance interactions among diverse student populations, institutions, and the broader community. In addition to his role at SLU, he has supported writing programs at other CUNY colleges, including the College of Staten Island, Bronx Community College, and Lehman College. Javid is also an adjunct professor at the City College of New York, where he earned his master’s degree in Language and Literacy. His academic credentials are further complemented by a joint master’s program in Post-Colonial Languages and Literatures from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Jess DePasquale

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Jess is a Writing Mentor supporting Urban Studies MA students in Research Methods. She holds a dual BA in International Relations and Spanish from Canisius University, an MPA from Buffalo State University in International Nonprofit Management, and a MA in Urban Studies from CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies with a focus in Community Leadership. Jess currently works at NYU in the Work Life office and previously worked for the NYC Department of Education supporting the expansion of 3-K and Pre-K for All. She is especially passionate about LGBTQIA+ advocacy, immigrant justice, and building solidarity movements in NYC and beyond.