Meet the Team
O'Connor Institute Staff
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Dr. Katie Simon
Interim Executive Director for Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities
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Biography
Jess McQuain (she/her) is a graduate of Georgia College where she received both her BA in Spanish and English and her MA in English. She began her career with the YES Program and has worked with students at Georgia College Early College, Baldwin County Schools, and the Youth ChalleNGe Academy. Her research interests include Southern women writers, autobiography, and ecocriticism.
Favorites:
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Favorite O'Connor Short Story: "The Turkey"
- Favorite O'Connor quote: "I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing." The Habit of Being
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Biography
Tammie Burke joined Andalusia Institute in 2020. She has been the Office Coordinator for Creative Arts Therapies since 2015. She began her career in the Registrar’s Office in May of 2004 as coordinator of Office Services.
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Dr. Katie Simon
Interim Executive Director for Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities
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Biography
Jess McQuain (she/her) is a graduate of Georgia College where she received both her BA in Spanish and English and her MA in English. She began her career with the YES Program and has worked with students at Georgia College Early College, Baldwin County Schools, and the Youth ChalleNGe Academy. Her research interests include Southern women writers, autobiography, and ecocriticism.
Favorites:
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Favorite O'Connor Short Story: "The Turkey"
- Favorite O'Connor quote: "I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing." The Habit of Being
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Biography
Tammie Burke joined Andalusia Institute in 2020. She has been the Office Coordinator for Creative Arts Therapies since 2015. She began her career in the Registrar’s Office in May of 2004 as coordinator of Office Services.
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