Meet the passionate individuals working together to inspire creativity, support writers, and strengthen our literary community.
Meet the Team
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Midori Evans
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Writer, photographer, and founder of Write With Community and Midori Creativity, Midori Evans creates meaningful spaces for creativity, storytelling, and community.
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Mark Collins
TREASURER
An author and freelance writer who writes about experiences of the natural world here in the beautiful environment of the South Coast, MA.
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Angela Gallagher
SECRETARY
An environmental analyst with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection who combines a career in science with a lifelong passion for creative writing and memoir.
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Sarah Kiepper
BOARD MEMBER
An internationally published poet who grew up in the Midwest, she now resides with her partner and dogs on the South Coast of Massachusetts.
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Zhiye Yang
BOARD MEMBER
A development professional who currently leads prospect research and CRM management at one of the largest human services providers in New England (Bay Cove Human Services).
Advisers
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Jenny Martin
A published novelist and Director of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library who previously served as Director of Outreach for the DFW Writers' Workshop.
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Krista Allen
An author, artist, and award-winning food blogger whose creative work spans writing, editing, and the arts.
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Salena J. Deane
A multi-disciplinary artist and founder of The Poetry Pour who uses the page and the stage to fearlessly explore the taboo, establish autonomy, and connect the public to the power of poetry.
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Maggie Jackson
Maggie Jackson is an award-winning science writer (former Boston Globe columnist) and the author most recently of Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, the New England Independent Publishers' Nonfiction Book of the Year in 2024.
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Marika van Vessem
A retired gallery owner and former international sales manager, Marika brings a lifelong appreciation for literature, photography, travel, and the natural world.
