- Meadow Brook Writing Project
- Past Institutes
Meadow Brook Writing Project
O'Dowd Hall, Room 147 and 147A
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
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Past Institutes
Participants
The Invitational Summer Institute is the cornerstone of our organization, and through it, we use the NWP model to "[develop] a leadership cadre of local teachers (called “teacher-consultants”)" (NWP, 2015).
Summer Institute 2017
ParticipantsMara Geiger
Susan Houston
Nicole Kaczmarczyk
Leah Landmesser
Brian Michael
Laycee Willison
Summer Institute 2016
ParticipantsAllison Greene
Terrea Hall
Jerome Helminiak
Amanda Lesko
Janice Rakoczy
Carla Simmons
Colleen Tharme
Lisa Wells
Summer Institute 2015
ParticipantsJenna Katz
Kelli Krzezewski
Melissa St. Pierre
Carla Timocko
Allayne Woods
Leaders
Mary Cox
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Summer Institute 2014
ParticipantsAllison Bohn
Jennifer Couling
Ann Denison
Laura Gabrion
Rosemary Haacke
Lisa Hine
Erin Scafone
Pamela Todoroff
Leaders
Mary Cox
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Summer Institute 2012
ParticipantsGail Ashburn
Jen DeBellis
Deanna Doetterer
David Hammontree
Amanda Laudig
Angelia Mahone
Michelle Voelkler
Erika Wilcox
Leaders
Mary Cox
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Summer Institute 2011
ParticipantsGlen Armstrong
Christina Moore
Brandi Myree
John Righter
Lauren Rinke
Kathleen Smith
Paul Smith
John Spreitzer
Annalisa Toth
Leaders
Mary Cox
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Summer Institute 2010
ParticipantsBen Bennett-Carpenter
Elizabeth Davis
Ann Denison
Dawn Dobija
Natasha Gavroski
Christina Hall
Kathy Hill
Lisa Mannino
Mary Murphy
Carolyn Newell
Leaders
Mary Cox
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
In the Company of Writers 2010
Summer Institute 2009
ParticipantsHolly L. Gilbert-Ryle
Patricia Guest
Lisa Hine
Ellen Kinsley
Darlene Marshall
Shaun Moore
Arthur Orme
Mary Beth Revesz
Renee Resnik
Kathy Skomski
Celeste Turner
Leaders
Mary Cox
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
In the Company of Writers 2009
Summer Institute 2008
ParticipantsAlexandra Adamus
Patricia Bieber
Matthew Brown
Linda DeCumen
Laura Gabrion
Kim Grusecki
Casey Joss
Cornelia Pokrzywa
Rebecca Rivard
Pam Ryder
Sara Vaughn
Isabel Vukich
Leaders
John Callaghan
Mary Cox
Marshall Kitchens
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
In the Company of Writers 2008
Summer Institute 2007
ParticipantsChristi Fifield
Desiree H
Laura Hutten
Laura Amatulli
William (Bill) Byrne
Kris McLaughlin
Bonnie Cates
Elontra Hall
Katie Meister
April
Mary Cox
John Callaghan
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Ronnelle (Ronnie) Payne
In the Company of Writers 2007
Summer Institute 2006
ParticipantsDarlene Lloyd
Brenda
Bruce Tosolt
Elizabeth Johnson
Jeanie Robertson
Jennifer Lynn Sertyn
John Callaghan
Joy Moss
Karen
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Kristina Sobota
Mary Cox
Matt Ittig
Mikki Zachary
Regina
Sue Crill
In the Company of Writers 2006
Summer Institute 2005
ParticipantsMichelle Ballard
Felecia Branch
Dwayne L. Brown
Carolyn Carrington
Ahna-Felix Brown
Catherine Haar
Kathy Hribar
Liz Kozek
Lois Little
Herman A. Peterson
Stacey Tines
Leaders
John Callaghan
Mary Cox
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
In the Company of Writers 2005
Summer Institute 2004
ParticipantsAlison Murray
Arreba A. Stafford
Carol Titran
Daryl Waggoner
Dorene Ann Taylor
Dwayne Brown
Jan Dunbar
John Jeffire
John Callaghan
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Kelly Davis
Kimberly Perkins
Kris Griffor
Marshall Kitchens
Pamela Norris
Pauline Linn
Ralph Schick
Shirley R. Hawkins
Warren Spencer
In the Company of Writers 2004
Summer Institute 2003
ParticipantsLamar Brown
Mary Cox
Darlene Egberts
Mary Hall
Regina Hendrix
Marshall Kitchens
Karen Kline
Robert Lamphear
Kathleen Lawson
Carol Osborn
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Cheryl Tomlinson
Beverly Bell
Debra Watts
In the Company of Writers 2003
Summer Institute 2002
ParticipantsCyndi Andruszkiewicz
Carla R. Buggs
David Calonne
Betty Cook
Mary Cox
Toni Gibson
Jennifer Hardy
Clark Iverson
Angela J. Jennings
Bonnie Krystoff
Helena L. Mays
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich
Janice Schippert
Ron Sudol
Dwight Whitfield
Heidi Grumelot
In the Company of Writers 2002
Summer Institute 2001
ParticipantsBeatrice Catherino, Oakland Community College (Auburn Hills)
Lisa Cole, Summit Academy (OU Charter School)
Karla Dumas, Dorothy Fisher Magnet Middle School (Detroit)
Deborah Flournoy, Weston Technical Academy (OU Charter School)
Jason Frieling, Romeo Middle School (Macomb)
*Debbie Hale, Indian Hills Elementary (Macomb)
Marsha Hoffert, Winship Elementary (Detroit)
Catherine McQueen, Oakland University
Robyn Murphy, Burton International (Detroit)
Kathleen Reddy-Butkovich, Tonda Elementary School (Wayne County)
Christine Scarborough, Powell Middle School (Macomb)
*At the end of the Summer Institute, Debbie Hale was appointed principal of an elementary school in Lapeer.
In the Company of Writers 2001
Side by Side Symposium
Our annual Side by Side Symposium draws teachers of all levels together for a day of conversation and shared best practices.