Meet WAC

Meet the WAC Coordinators and Writing Intensive Advisory Committee (WIAC)!

Shoba Parasram

WAC Coordinator: Student Advising and Writing Intensive Courses, Chair of the Writing Intensive Advisory Committee

Shoba Parasram is currently a Lecturer in the English Department and the WAC Coordinator for WI Courses. She is also a member of the Student Writing Workshop (SWW) Promotion Committee and the Event Planning Committee. Shoba has been with York for about 20 years, first as a student, then an English tutor, then an Adjunct Lecturer, and now a full-time Lecturer. She truly values writing as a mode of discovery – of the self, the world, complex ideas, one’s thinking process, everything! She is excited to take on this new role to help make writing more present in the experience of York students so they can reap all of the wonderful benefits.

Shoba Parasram can be reached at sparasram@york.cuny.edu.

Andrew Heerah

WAC Coordinator: Assessment, Co-Chair of the Writing Intensive Advisory Committee

Andrew Heerah is a Lecturer of Rhetoric & Composition for the English Department. He regularly participates in several committees ranging from English Department assessment to event coordination every year. He views writing as an emancipatory process that empowers critical learning for all subjects. As the WAC coordinator for WI assessment, he strives to collaborate with departments in reviewing and documenting the tremendous growth of our York students. 

Andrew Heerah can be reached at aheerah901@york.cuny.edu

Shoba Parasram, English, WAC Coordinator

Andrew Heerah, English, WAC Coordinator for WI Assessment

Abu Kamruzzaman, Business and Economics

Raquel Coy, English

Tatiana Brathwaite, Health Professions

Thushara Abeyweera, Earth and Physical Sciences

Dawn Roberts-Semple, Earth and Physical Sciences (On Sabbatical)