JKS Layoff!
What you weren’t told yesterday is that one of Daniel Staniforth (SWP Event Manager) and Julie Kazimer (SWP Finance and Registration Manager) is to be laid off as soon as the Summer Writing Program is over. They are both writers and experienced college administrators and have been working with the JKS Summer Writing Program for three years, helping to bring in many procedural improvements. Despite the pleas for an open process, one of them will not have the opportunity to contribute to the restructured JKS.
Here is some more info about them from the website. As they are both integral to the program, something should be said and done about this decision.
Daniel Staniforth
SWP Event Manager
Originally from England, Daniel Staniforth is a writer and composer now residing in Lafayette, CO. In addition to his position at Naropa, he serves on the part-time English faculty at Denver Metro State University. Daniel earned a Master’s degree in Literature from Miami University (of Ohio) and writes poetry, fiction and theoretical work. Some recent publications include Rogue Poetry Review and The Houston Literary Review. As a multi-instrumentalist and composer, he writes and records alternative, classical, and experimental music (including “sonic poet-scapes”). For more information, visit Flowforth Productions
Julie Kazimer
SWP Finance & Registration manager
Julie Kazimer is a prose writer from Denver, Colorado. After graduating with a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology, she decided to change career paths and focus on writing. Her works have appeared in various literary magazines. Most recently, Julie’s manuscript, The Body Dwellers, won the 2008 RMFW Colorado Gold Contest for speculative fiction. You can view a list of Julie’s current works at: www.juliekazimer.com
