Jerod is the Founding and Artistic Director, overseeing the residency program as well as conferences, festivals, classes, and presentations. He serves on the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission and the national advisory board of Indigenous Nations Poets (In-Na-Po), as well as on the boards of several local organizations. From 2009-2019, he served on the board of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), representing Writers' Conferences and Centers. In 2024, he received the George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature from AWP.
I am proud to be part of the beginning of Write On, Door County. In the summer of 2013, I took what many might consider a huge leap of faith and left my job as Program Director at one of the oldest writing organizations in the country - the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis - to head this new center. It remains one of the best decisions I've ever made. I am grateful to all the board members who joined with me in taking this risk, and to all the wonderful people who have supported us as we moved from dream to reality.
Contact Jerod at jerod@writeondoorcounty.org.
