{"id":120,"date":"2022-12-30T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/?post_type=front-matter&#038;p=120"},"modified":"2023-05-24T16:57:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:57:57","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/front-matter\/about-the-author\/","title":{"raw":"About the Author","rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"raw":"Melinda Worfolk is an English instructor in the Academic Upgrading Program at the College of New Caledonia, on the unceded traditional territory of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation.\r\n\r\nOver the last two decades at CNC, Melinda has taught ESL, university transfer English, women's studies, and English upgrading. She has also been involved in various community literacy projects through her work as co-chair of the Prince George Literacy Advisory Committee.\r\n\r\nShe has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of British Columbia, as well as a Master of Arts in Gender Studies from the University of Northern British Columbia.\r\n\r\nOne of Melinda's goals as an educator is to improve inclusivity, transparency, and accessibility in postsecondary settings. She believes plain language initiatives are one way to do this.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_185\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"400\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Melinda Worfolk\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a> Figure 1. Melinda Worfolk[\/caption]","rendered":"<p>Melinda Worfolk is an English instructor in the Academic Upgrading Program at the College of New Caledonia, on the unceded traditional territory of the Lheidli T&#8217;enneh First Nation.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two decades at CNC, Melinda has taught ESL, university transfer English, women&#8217;s studies, and English upgrading. She has also been involved in various community literacy projects through her work as co-chair of the Prince George Literacy Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n<p>She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of British Columbia, as well as a Master of Arts in Gender Studies from the University of Northern British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>One of Melinda&#8217;s goals as an educator is to improve inclusivity, transparency, and accessibility in postsecondary settings. She believes plain language initiatives are one way to do this.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Melinda Worfolk\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2023\/02\/profile-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. 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