John Koetzner

Biography

John Koetzner has been an instructor of English since 1989 at SRJC, and he has been teaching 32 years in Sonoma County. In addition to his work as an instructor of English, he also works as a freelance writer. His areas of interest within the field of English include literature as well as composition and rhetoric. You might find him out at concerts around the county, especially blues shows where he continues to study the blues discourse community. He joined the faculty at Mendocino College full-time in 2003 where continues to work as Head Librarian and teach English part-time.

Education

B.A. in English from CSU, Dominguez Hills (1976).
M.A. in English from Sonoma State University (1986).
PhD program(ABD)in English at University of Nevada, Reno (1998).
MLIS from San Jose State University (2002).

Academic Experience

In addition to teaching developmental courses at SRJC, John Koetzner has taught freshman composition at University of Nevada, Reno, and he has taught upper division classes such as Creative Writing, Introduction to Shakespeare, and advanced composition at the college level. He entered the library/media field in 1997 and has continued to work in the library field since that time.

Work and Consulting Experience

2003- Present Mendocino College -- Head Librarian

1989-Present Santa Rosa Junior College -- Instructor of English

1976-2003 Santa Rosa City Schools --Library Media Teacher
(Leave of Absence 1994-1997)Teacher of English

1994-1996 University of Nevada, Reno --Teaching Fellow/Instructor
of English

1975-1976 South Bay Adult School - Instructional Assistant in ESL

1974-1975 Compton College - Reading Lab Tutor

Professional Involvement and Community Service

I volunteer for the Sonoma County Harvest Fair, helping judge the amateur winemaker division annually, and for three years I have coordinated Mendocino LitFest, a literary festival devoted to the literary arts.

Presentations and Publications

1999-Present "Wine Tributaries"(Winetributaries.com) Wine Writer

1997-2002 Blues Access -- Music Reviewer

1979-2000 Healdsburg Tribune -- Freelance writer & Reviewer
"Wine Tributaries" (1997-2000)

1998 Coast & Valley -- Entertainment Editor

1997 Musichound Guide to the Blues (book) -- Contributor

1989-1990 San Francisco Chronicle -- Book Reviewer

1979-1994 California English -- Column Editor & Book Reviewer

1979-1980 New Age Journal -- Book Reviewer

Honors and Awards

Recipient of a Gerald Howard Read Scholarship from Phi Delta Kappa (1991).
Recipient of a Graduate Studies Scholarship from Phi Delta Kappa (1995).
Listed in the Directory of Writers by Poets & Writers (2006).

Links

Santa Rosa Junior College Library Our college library has great reading resources.
Sonoma County Library This is another great place to find wonderful books to read.
Project Gutenberg This is a site that has 16,000 free eBooks that are in the public domain.
The Internet Public Library This is a great resource for most any kind of information you want.
Poets & Writers Poets & Writers is one of the best magazines for finding out about writing and publishing.
Critical Thinking Hotlist