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Meet Your Tutors

Ashley Guchhait

Ashley Guchhait (she/her) is an alumnus of MICA and holds an ESL Tutor Certificate. She obtained her BFA in Interactive Arts with a concentration in Game Arts and Humanistic Studies, focusing on Creative Writing and Art History. Ashley also holds an ESL Tutor Certificate. Along with fellow tutor Kyrstin Cooksey, she launched Boba Studios, a Baltimore-based, women-owned video game studio during her senior year. She has a love of professional development she fostered while working in MICA’s Center for Career Development as a student and an alumnus. She is experienced in working with ELL students to prepare them for their college experience as a part of MICA’s International Student Cultural Orientation Program (ISCOP) program. Ashley is excited to work with students in writing of all creative and academic forms, as papers and as artwork, including interactive mediums.

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DJ Hills

DJ Hills (they/them) is a writer for the page, stage, and screen. DJ has several years of experience as a writing tutor, including creative and academic writing, personal statements, and resume and cover letter reviews. Their writing includes the short film Love Poem, the play TRUNK BRIEF JOCK THONG (shortlist Yale Drama Series), and the poetry chapbook, Leaving Earth (Split Rock Press). BA: English and Theater, Goucher College. MFA: Playwriting, UCLA.

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Isabel (Isa) Goldstein

Isabel (Isa) Goldstein (she/her) has an MFA in Multidisciplinary Art/Painting from MICA, a BS in Studio Arts, a BS in International Affairs, and an ESL Tutor Certificate. She presently teaches studio arts courses at Loyola University-Maryland. In 2023, Isabel was awarded a Painting Residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, and a Research Development Grant from MICA.

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Kyrstin Cooksey

Kyrstin Cooksey (she/her) is a recent alumnus of MICA (2018), where she attained her BFA in Animation with a concentration in Game Arts. Kyrstin also has an ESL Tutor Certificate. She engaged through co-running a student organization and working in the Decker Library, where she developed research skills. Along with fellow tutor Ashley Guchhait, she launched Boba Studios, a Baltimore-based, women-owned video game studio during her senior year. Additionally, she has experience working with ELL students to help them adjust to their experience at MICA as a part of the International Student Cultural Orientation Program (ISCOP). Kyrstin specializes in writing for art mediums like animation, games, and comics in the Writing Studio.

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Susannah Mohan

Susannah Mohan (she/her) holds a BA, double major in Writing and Religion, and a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA). For seven years, she taught English to Tibetan refugees in Dharamshala, India; additionally, she served as Communications Director for Outreach Programs for the Norbulingka Institute-Dharamshala, an organization dedicated to preserving Tibetan arts and scholastic history. Susannah has over 13 years of experience teaching ELL at several local venues, including MICA and Strong City Baltimore's Adult Learning Center.

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