Bruce M. Penniman, Lecturer in English and Site Director of the Western Massachusetts Writing Project, B.A., Massachusetts at Amherst, 1971; M.A., 1974; Ed.D., 1985. His book Building the English Classroom: Foundations, Support, Success was published by NCTE in 2009. He was the 1999 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year.

Donna LeCourt, Associate Professor of English, B.S., Fitchburg State, 1985; M.A., Washington State, 1987; Ph.D., Ohio State, 1993. Her book, Identity Matters: Schooling the Student Body in Academic Discourse was published by SUNY Press in 2004, and her co-edited collection, Rewriting Success in Rhetoric and Composition was published by Parlor Press in 2012.

Western Massachusetts Writing Project teacher-consultants. Some courses in the Certificate in the Teaching of Writing program are co-taught by WMWP teacher-consultants from regional schools and colleges.