Jonathan (Jonny) Maiullo is the faculty advisor for the Seven Gill Shark Review at the Eureka campus and coordinator of this web site. He teaches composition, creative writing and English as a Second Language courses at College of the Redwoods. He has published a book on Armenia entitled Paper Mountains . He is also the author on several articles on teaching English as a Second or Foreign language, including one on using radio-drama in the classroom.

Ashley Knowlton is an English professor for CR's Pelican Bay Scholars Program, serving our students who are incarcerated at Pelican Bay State Prison. There, she teaches composition, literature, and creative writing - Poetry. She has a BA in Comparative Literature from California State University, Fullerton, and an MA in English Composition from San Francisco State University. She writes for enjoyment and has poetry published in the 14th edition of Pomona Valley Review and the 17th issue of 50 Haikus. Ashley works with The Rising Scholars Network, led by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, which supports colleges with programs for students who are incarcerated and formerly incarcerated. 

Ruthe Rhodes is an English professor on the Eureka and Del Norte campuses, teaching literature, composition, and creative writing. She graduated with a BA in English from Binghamton University and an MA in English from Case Western Reserve University. Ruthe is a writing omnivore and is often engaged in working across genres. She is the author and editor of Come to the Edge: Arrival and Survival in Del Norte County, published by Left Fork Books and How Did We Get Here?, a graphic novel about equity and identity. She authors plays and musicals for local theater companies and currently serves as a writing coach for a multi-year project to create community-based social justice comic books across California.