Faye Peitzman, Ph.D., Director
After five years of full-time teaching and part-time studying in New York, in 1980 Faye Peitzman joined the UCLA faculty. During her years at UCLA, she has taught writing to undergraduates, English methods and language acquisition to pre-service secondary candidates and guided first-year teachers in the writing of their masters inquiry. The majority of her work, however, revolves around the UCLA Writing Project where she delights in collaborating with practicing K-University teachers, together figuring out how to best reach the unique and various students in everyone’s classroom. From the beginning of her teaching, Faye has focused on English learners. In 1991 she initiated the With Different Eyes Conference, offered annually the first Saturday in November, and co-authored and co-edited the text with the same name. Over the past several years, Faye has focused on sharing strategies for engaging students in “high-stakes, low-stakes everyday writing.” Amazing what happens when students engage in this ritual and routine!
Marlene Carter, Co-Director of Professional Development
Marlene Carter is Co-Director of Professional Development for the UCLA Writing Project. She previously taught English at Dorsey High School and El Camino Real in the Los Angeles Unified School District. She has worked closely with other teachers in the California Writing Project to develop the strategies and lessons that lead to student growth. Marlene believes that writing should be joyful and that all students can grow as writers.
Nancy Lee Sayre, Program Manager
Nancy Lee Sayre supports the UCLA Writing Project’s fiscal and professional development activities, including the Invitational Summer Institute and the annual With Different Eyes conference, as well as the Writing Project’s Summer Camps for students grades 5-12. She holds a BA in Women’s Studies from UC Santa Cruz and a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute at Pepperdine University. She believes that what we say and how we say it matters—to ourselves, to each other, and to our organizations. Nancy Lee is currently working on a memoir and a photo essay based on the photographs of her brother, Christopher Snyder.