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Christopher (Kit) McIlroy
2309 W. Sumaya Pl., Tucson, AZ 85741
EDUCATION
BA, Pomona College, Creative Writing, 1972
MFA, Fiction Writing, University of Arizona, 1983
Professional Experience
Tohono O’odham Community College/United Way
Tohono O’odham Community College/United Way
Coordinator
- Tohono O’odham Community of Practice, 2013-2014
- I manage the professional development program for Early Childhood educators.
Public Schools
Public Schools
Tucson Unified School District
- Instructor, TUSD Family Resources. “Writing, a Life Skill,” 2020-2022
Author-in-residence, 2001-2020
Author-in-residence
- Baboquivari USD #40, 2009-2012
Instructor and administrator
- ArtsReach, 1987-2010: I taught in schools serving Native American communities; coordinated programs, instructors, and outreach; organized community readings; conducted teacher training; and oversaw production of an annual anthology.
Facilitator
- Family Writing Workshops, 1999-present: For students and parents of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tohono O’odham Nation, Tohono O’odham Health Department Division of Special Needs, Tucson Unified School District, and the Indian Oasis-Baboquivari School District.
Writer-in-the-Schools
- I presented creative writing residencies across Arizona.
Head Start
Head Start
Consultant/Trainer, 2002-present
- I have conducted writing process training sessions for Head Start programs in Tucson, AZ (Child-Parent Centers), Parker, AZ (Colorado River Indian Tribes), Peach Springs, AZ (Hualapai), and Tohono O’odham Nation.
College, University, and other Adult Education
College, University, and other Adult Education
Adjunct Faculty
- Tohono O’odham Community College, 2015
Mentor
- Prescott College, 2013-Present
Adjunct Faculty
- Pima Community College, 2010-2011
Faculty
- Warren Wilson College MFA Program in Creative Writing, 2005, 2001, 1999 and 1996
Visiting Professor
- Fiction Writing, University of Arizona, 1999
TA and Adjunct Faculty
- University of Arizona, 1981-94, 1998: I taught undergraduate fiction and composition writing.
Instructor
- Fiction Writing,University of Arizona Extended University, 1996-98
Instructor
- Fiction Writing, Tucson Public Library Writers’ Project, 1987-95
Faculty
- American Indian Language Development Institute, 1989: I co-taught a course in teaching creative writing.
Tutor
- Writing Skills Improvement Program, University of Arizona, 1983-84
Instructor
- Freshman composition, Arizona State Prison’s Wilmot Unit, 1983
Arizona Department of Education
Arizona Department of Education
Consultant
- Indian Education Unit, 1991-94: I conducted teacher training in six Native American Communities in Arizona.
Program Specialist
- Indian Education Unit, 1990: I completed a grant project aimed at instituting Native American Studies at Arizona State University.
Editing
Editing
Editor
- At The Ready Magazine, 2013-2014
Editorial Director
- UNEQ Consulting for unmanned systems, 2012-2013
Presentations (highlights)
Presentations (highlights)
Panelist
- Associated Writing Programs (AWP) Conference, 2010
Plenary Session & Technical Sessions
- Region IX Tribal Child Care Conference, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004
Technical Sessions
- Arizona Department of Education Adult Education State Conference, 2004
Presenter
- Arizona Reading Association, 2003