Pam Hurley, PhD, is the founder and president of Hurley Write, Inc., a certified women-owned small business. Pam's teaching style has been described as “energetic” and “straightforward.” Indeed, many clients credit Pam with giving them the strategies they needed to start thinking critically about their own writing.

She started the business for one simple reason: as an academic, she saw her students struggle with their writing. In fact, many of them simply had the attitude that they “couldn't” write.

While in graduate school, Pam was introduced to the concept of readability studies and a lightbulb went off! She knew that these concepts could help her students. And they did. When she started teaching these concepts, students' writing began to improve, they seemed to struggle less with their writing, and many of them commented on how much easier it was to write.

Clients include engineers in companies such as Raytheon, Intel, and United Technologies; biotech and pharma professionals at Genentech, Bayer, and Novartis; and financial and IT professionals in organizations such as Discover Financial, PCAOB, and Dillard's.

Fun fact: routinely shouts “clean livin'!” when she makes a net shot in pickleball.

MJ Hurley has been described as “fun,” “energetic,” and a “great instructor.” Indeed, some of our clients insist upon having MJ as their instructor!

MJ's background as a pitcher both in high school and college taught him many things, not the least of which is the value of collaboration, which he brings to every class he teaches. MJ believes that collaboration is key to learning and when participants collaborate they're better able to effectively apply key learnings from his courses.

MJ is an enthusiastic and lifelong Hokie, having earned his undergraduate degree in Professional Writing and his master's in Instructional Technologies from Virginia Tech.

He teaches “Exceptional Technical Writing,” “Better Business Writing,” “Writing for Engineers,” “Writing User-Friendly SOPs,” and “Developing Thought Leadership,” among other courses. Clients include Koch, Discover Financial, Meta, and Shell, among others.

Fun fact: every pizza is a personal pizza if you try hard and believe in yourself.

Sarah R. Adams has been described by clients as creative, knowledgeable, and someone who makes learning new ideas fun!

Sarah brings a wide variety of unique writing experiences to Hurley Write as an award-winning multimedia producer, reporter, and writer with a PBS/NPR television and radio station. Sarah's nearly a decade of college classroom experience as a professor of media writing means she understands how challenging writing can be, even for seasoned professionals!

She's also learned to live by the mantra: practice makes progress. She encourages participants in her classes to embrace it too.

Fun fact: enjoys meditating and drinking whiskey, although not usually at the same time.

Elizabeth Preston has been described as “passionate,” “enthusiastic,” and as an instructor “who truly cares about her work” and clients. She's been a writing instructor for over eight years, has had success in numerous writing contests, and has additional education in psychology and economic policy.

Elizabeth has consistently received glowing reviews as an instructor and has worked with clients from various fields including accounting, engineering, mathematics, information technology, biology, geology, environmental science, neuroscience, psychology, medicine, law, economics, sociology, history, and education.

Fun fact: an avid catch-and-release fly fisherman who writes scripts and YA novels in her free time.

Jared loves writing, teaching, and teaching about writing. He earned both his bachelor's in English, Education, and Religious Studies and his master's in School Counseling from Marquette (Ring Out Ahoya!).

He believes that everyone can improve their writing skills, which even professional writers work to sharpen. He also adheres to the philosophy that people learn best when they are engaged and receive hands-on practice in skills that they will actually use. Finally, he believes that people learn best in an environment where they feel respected and that their contributions are valued.

Fun fact: in his free time, you can find him reading, watching sports, catching the latest superhero movie, and spending time with his wife and two young sons.