June Sylvester Saraceno holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University, Ohio and a BA in English from East Carolina University. She is author of the poetry collection Altars of Ordinary Light and a chapbook of prose poems, Mean Girl Trips. Her work has appeared in the American Journal of Nursing, California Quarterly, Pedestal, Poetry Motel, Silk Road, Tar River, The Rambler and other journals; as well as in two anthologies: Intimate Kisses: the poetry of sexual pleasure and Passionate Hearts: the poetry of sexual love, now in a second printing. She is the English Program Chair and founding editor of the Sierra Nevada Review. www.junesaraceno.com
Daniel O’Bryan teaches courses in American literature, philosophy, world religions, American and world history, ethics, and Latin. His interests include historiography and the challenges that new perspectives such as postmodernism offer to traditional historical understanding; philosophy in terms of the many intersections between Asian and Western thought; the psychological and sociological dimensions of religion; and the role of literature as the most sensitive reflection of any historical epoch. He received his B.A. in English from University of Nevada, Reno; he holds an M.A. from University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in American Literature from University of Washington.
Katherine Zanto teaches English composition, literary criticism, and communications, in addition to a variety of other courses in the program. She also teaches mountaineering and telemark skiing at the college. Under the auspices of University of California, Berkeley, she designed and currently directs a summer literacy and leadership program: Adventure, Risk and Challenge (ARC) for local bilingual students at the high school level. A former Outward Bound instructor, she has also taught English at Berkeley High School and English Language Development (ELD) at Sierra Mountain Middle School in Truckee. Her degrees include a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College, an M.A. in English Education and Curriculum Development from Stanford, and a CLAD credential in English from Mills College
Kara Fox teaches Introduction to Journalism, Journalism Workshop and English Composition. She is also adviser to the college newspaper, the Eagle’s Eye. Kara was a journalist for 10 years, working for newspapers in Colorado, Washington, D.C., and California. She covered events ranging from 9/11, President George Bush's inauguration, a murder trial and other issues great and small. She was also a journalism fellow and traveled to Russia to report on environmental issues at Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Karen A. Terrey teaches courses in English composition and creative writing of nonfiction, fiction, drama, and poetry. She is the poetry editor for Quay, a literary arts journal published semiannually. Her poetry has appeared in a number of literary magazines and online journals, including Rhino, Off the Coast, Word Riot, Pitkin Review, and Autumn Sky Review. She holds a B.A. in Biology and Environmental Studies from University of Vermont and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Karen also teaches creative writing workshops through her business, Tangled Roots Writing, in Truckee and is a ski instructor at Squaw Valley. 
Brian Turner is a soldier-poet whose second book of poetry Phantom Noise was released in spring 2010. His debut collection, Here, Bullet, won the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award, the New York Times “Editor's Choice” selection, the 2006 Pen Center USA "Best in the West" award, and the 2007 Poets Prize, among others. Turner served seven years in the US Army, to include one year as an infantry team leader in Iraq with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Prior to that, he was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1999-2000 with the 10th Mountain Division. Turner's poetry has been published in Poetry Daily, The Georgia Review, and other journals, and in the Voices in Wartime Anthology published in conjunction with the feature-length documentary film of the same name. Turner was also featured in Operation Homecoming, a unique documentary that explores the firsthand accounts of American servicemen and women through their own words. He earned an MFA from the University of Oregon and has lived and traveled abroad extensively.
Sara Hurdis Filler currently teaches English Composition at SNC. She also has taught a variety of English and Speech Communication courses at universities in the United States and overseas. She has traveled extensively and lived in South Korea, Pakistan, and Russia for eleven years. For the past seven years, she has taught English and Aerobics at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School. She received her B.A. and M.A. in Speech Communication & Drama from the University of North Texas and her Ph.D. in Speech Communication from the University of Arizona. Her favorite hobby is teaching Jazzercise, which she has done for the past eighteen years
Tanya Canino teaches the Journalism Workshop class and is the advisor to the student-run Eagle’s Eye. Her writing expertise stems from over 25 years as a reporter and editor for Tahoe’s local newspapers as well as newspapers such as the Sacramento Bee, Reno Gazette Journal and dailies in her home state of Kansas. Throughout her career, she earned many state and national awards for reporting and writing, most recently being named best newspaper columnist in 2008. Her business experience is gained from editor and management positions at several publications. She also has her own business, Lines & Layouts, offering writing, editing and graphic design services. She holds B.A. degrees in Journalism and Humanities from Kansas State University. A resident of North Lake Tahoe for 25 years, she loves outdoor activities as well as traveling.
