Meet the Volunteers

The Writing Partnership is staffed by volunteers from around the Capitol Region. These volunteers run our weekly sessions, fundraise, manage our finances, update the general public about our activities through social media, organize events, and more. The time and effort they put in every week is what makes everything we do possible.

Hannah Gillis

Amelia O'Rourke

Paul Macfarlane

Naw Eh Ku

David Posner

Pamela Harrison

Jonny Duran

Tom Burke

Amanda Pra Sisto

​Kiera Reynolds

Meet Our Founder

Dr. John P. Harden, J.D., Ph.D.

We are lucky to have Dr. John P. Harden leading and working with the Writing Partnership. He has a Juris Doctor degree from Albany Law School and a Master's in Theological Studies from St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry. He recently earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he studied student engagement, service and student retention. A native of Albany, Dr. Harden has served as an Assistant District Attorney, a small business owner, and a professor. He has been a faculty member at since 2005. He has taught religious studies, philosophy and business law. Dr. Harden currently works closely with students by assisting them throughout their college career. ​He also serves on the Board of Directors

Board of Directors

​Adderlin Taveras Bailey, MPH
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Adderlin Taveras Bailey is a Siena Alumni who previously worked with the Writing Partnership for four years. Adderlin has a Masters in Public Health from Boston University in Health Policy, and Management and her interest lie in population health, decreasing health disparities in communities in need including in areas of social determinants of health. She strongly believes that education is a right that everyone should be able to access to increase their quality of life. 

Matteo Margison

(bio forthcoming)


Dr. Harden also serves on the Board of Directors