Phone: 2103560915
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Degrees and Certifications:
MFA Creative Writing from UCR Secondary Education Credential, APU BA in Literature and Writing from CSUSM Certifications in AVID, AP Seminar, AP Lit
Mrs. Amie Charney
Amie Charney, Director of Creative Writing, NESA
Amie Charney holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California Riverside, and a BA in Literature and Writing from Cal State San Marcos. She is a published fiction writer, a produced screenwriter, and a film producer. She has also taught AP English, AP Seminar, AVID, World Lit, and American Lit. Mrs. Charney was named 2023 HEB Texas Teacher of the Year, Secondary Leadership.
Mrs. Charney is a proud USMC aviator wife and has enjoyed living all over the country. She also has two children: her daughter Lauren, who graduated from BIMS at Texas A&M, and her son Alex, who is a senior at Texas A&M for strategic communication and advertising. Mrs. Charney loves to travel and has been all over the world... she recently added Ireland, Scotland, England, and Qatar to her list! Last summer she was behind the camera as an Associate Producer on the movie Stitched, and even appeared in front of the camera as Cathy the Therapist.
She also loves reading and collecting books...and shoes. She loves shoes :) Mrs. Charney's brain might be a Ravenclaw, but her heart belongs to Gryffindor.
