Joanna Tebbs Young

Joanna Tebbs Young oversees the TLA Network certificate program. A longtime writer, historian, and TLA facilitator, Joanna is author of the award-winning biography of Vermont historian, Lilian Baker Carlisle. Starting in 2011 as a columnist and feature writer for a small "weekly," she now writes the "Remember When" column for two Vermont newspapers. Joanna's essays have been published in various outlets and she has both a memoir and personal essay collection in the works. 

Joanna holds a BA in History from Castleton University, and an MA in Transformative Language Arts and MFA in Creative Nonfiction, both from Goddard College. 

A writing coach since 2009 and trained through the Center for Journal Therapy, Joanna is also a facilitator for Vermont Humanities Council and teaches online for the Transformative Language Arts Network. Additionally, she is pursuing a certificate in genealogical research, while working (very) part-time at her local library. Rutland, VT.

Suprina Frazier

Suprina loves words and numbers equally. She has a Masters’ degree in Tax Accounting, a wealth of HR/Payroll experience, and has published numerous articles, short stories, and romance novels. Although an avid reader since the age of three, she didn’t get into writing until faced with a life-altering illness. Through that illness, she learned how words could not only change and transform her own life, but also the lives of others. Accounting taught her that there’s a story behind every number on a financial statement – those stories are sometimes mundane, other times utterly fascinating. She’s thrilled to have found the TLA Network and been given the opportunity to do more of what she loves.