About me
Kim Van Es received a B.A. in English (Secondary Education) from Dordt College and her Masters in Secondary Education (English education and teaching of writing concentration) from the University of Iowa. It was at Iowa that she took Level 1 of the Iowa Writing Project, bringing her into the magical world of Iowa’s English Language Arts teachers.
Kim got her feet wet teaching secondary English at Iowa Valley Junior-Senior High in Marengo and at Unity Christian High in Orange City. But the bulk of her teaching years were spent with college students at Dordt College then Northwestern College, teaching first-year writing and English Education courses. It was a privilege for her to walk with preservice English Teaching majors from prospective student to graduation. She continues to teach Business Writing for Northwestern and serve her clients through Kim’s Writing & Editing Service.
In 2023 Kim received the Distinguished Service Award from ICTE.