Not only is Heather knowledgeable and articulate, but she is an absolute pleasure to work with. Her writing and editorial skills are unmatched. I've have the pleasure of working with Heather on many projects and she always gets the job done well. She takes great pride in building relationships with people and listening to their stories. Heather brings integrity and intelligence to her work and I believe her overall presence has a positive impact on every project she works on. Overall, Heather is a an amazing leader with a heart of gold.

Heather has been such a fantastic resource for PR and marketing. She has helped me most recently with generating ideas and strategies for publicizing my book. I will always refer Heather to friends and colleagues in need of a great person to work with on their projects. Heather also heads a non-profit organization and I am completely impressed with the work she does with girls.

Department of English Monmouth University W. Long Branch, NJ 07450 30 October 2018 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing in strong support of Heather Mistretta, a one-time colleague and current friend who has given exceptional service to Monmouth University in the years she spent as Assistant Editor in the Department of Communications and University Relations. Heather has all the skills that are important to successful candidates working in publishing, publications, or media relations. She is smart, creative, hardworking, an excellent researcher and writer, a prose stylist, and both a team player, able to collaborate easily with others, and a self-driven independent worker, able to initiate, organize, and complete projects without any supervision. She is exceptionally gracious and kind and thoughtful, making a good impression on anyone she comes in contact with. In her capacity as journalist, her personality is one of her most valuable assets, as she puts people at ease and brings out the best in them by making them feel interesting and eager to share their words and feelings with Heather. I know Heather very well because she has not only worked on articles about me for the University Magazine or for the Faces of Monmouth web profile series for the University webpage, but she also took three graduate courses with me in the English Department. As an adult graduate student, Heather is every professor’s dream. She is committed to the project of learning, is a close and careful reader of complex creative works and of abstract literary criticism and theory, and is an excellent writer who engages in authentic and sophisticated ways with the texts and questions under discussion. She is also exceptionally organized and persistent—how else could a full-time employee with numerous writing and editing obligations succeed with the additional demands of an advanced, heavy-reading-and-writing graduate class? Heather is adaptable and so thoroughly at ease with words that she seems to switch effortlessly between writing, editing, and media management tasks: finishing an article for the Monmouth Magazine in the morning, organizing the annual Women’s Forum in the Leon Hess Business School or promoting a new MU student-initiated website in the afternoon, and reading, discussing, and writing about psychoanalytic or poststructuralist theory or George Orwell’s novels or T. S. Eliot’s poetry in the evening. If there is anything else I can do to support Heather Mistretta’s application for a position in your organization, please do not hesitate to contact me. I’d be happy to talk in more detail about her many talents and skills. She’s simply a lovely person and consummate professional. Sincerely, Kristin Bluemel Professor, Department of English Wayne D. McMurray Endowed Chair in the Humanities kbluemel@monmouth.edu 732-571-3622

Not only is Heather knowledgeable and articulate, but she is an absolute pleasure to work with. Her writing and editorial skills are unmatched. I've have the pleasure of working with Heather on many projects and she always gets the job done well. She takes great pride in building relationships with people and listening to their stories. Heather brings integrity and intelligence to her work and I believe her overall presence has a positive impact on every project she works on. Overall, Heather is a an amazing leader with a heart of gold.

Heather has been such a fantastic resource for PR and marketing. She has helped me most recently with generating ideas and strategies for publicizing my book. I will always refer Heather to friends and colleagues in need of a great person to work with on their projects. Heather also heads a non-profit organization and I am completely impressed with the work she does with girls.

Department of English Monmouth University W. Long Branch, NJ 07450 30 October 2018 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing in strong support of Heather Mistretta, a one-time colleague and current friend who has given exceptional service to Monmouth University in the years she spent as Assistant Editor in the Department of Communications and University Relations. Heather has all the skills that are important to successful candidates working in publishing, publications, or media relations. She is smart, creative, hardworking, an excellent researcher and writer, a prose stylist, and both a team player, able to collaborate easily with others, and a self-driven independent worker, able to initiate, organize, and complete projects without any supervision. She is exceptionally gracious and kind and thoughtful, making a good impression on anyone she comes in contact with. In her capacity as journalist, her personality is one of her most valuable assets, as she puts people at ease and brings out the best in them by making them feel interesting and eager to share their words and feelings with Heather. I know Heather very well because she has not only worked on articles about me for the University Magazine or for the Faces of Monmouth web profile series for the University webpage, but she also took three graduate courses with me in the English Department. As an adult graduate student, Heather is every professor’s dream. She is committed to the project of learning, is a close and careful reader of complex creative works and of abstract literary criticism and theory, and is an excellent writer who engages in authentic and sophisticated ways with the texts and questions under discussion. She is also exceptionally organized and persistent—how else could a full-time employee with numerous writing and editing obligations succeed with the additional demands of an advanced, heavy-reading-and-writing graduate class? Heather is adaptable and so thoroughly at ease with words that she seems to switch effortlessly between writing, editing, and media management tasks: finishing an article for the Monmouth Magazine in the morning, organizing the annual Women’s Forum in the Leon Hess Business School or promoting a new MU student-initiated website in the afternoon, and reading, discussing, and writing about psychoanalytic or poststructuralist theory or George Orwell’s novels or T. S. Eliot’s poetry in the evening. If there is anything else I can do to support Heather Mistretta’s application for a position in your organization, please do not hesitate to contact me. I’d be happy to talk in more detail about her many talents and skills. She’s simply a lovely person and consummate professional. Sincerely, Kristin Bluemel Professor, Department of English Wayne D. McMurray Endowed Chair in the Humanities kbluemel@monmouth.edu 732-571-3622

Not only is Heather knowledgeable and articulate, but she is an absolute pleasure to work with. Her writing and editorial skills are unmatched. I've have the pleasure of working with Heather on many projects and she always gets the job done well. She takes great pride in building relationships with people and listening to their stories. Heather brings integrity and intelligence to her work and I believe her overall presence has a positive impact on every project she works on. Overall, Heather is a an amazing leader with a heart of gold.

Heather has been such a fantastic resource for PR and marketing. She has helped me most recently with generating ideas and strategies for publicizing my book. I will always refer Heather to friends and colleagues in need of a great person to work with on their projects. Heather also heads a non-profit organization and I am completely impressed with the work she does with girls.

Department of English Monmouth University W. Long Branch, NJ 07450 30 October 2018 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing in strong support of Heather Mistretta, a one-time colleague and current friend who has given exceptional service to Monmouth University in the years she spent as Assistant Editor in the Department of Communications and University Relations. Heather has all the skills that are important to successful candidates working in publishing, publications, or media relations. She is smart, creative, hardworking, an excellent researcher and writer, a prose stylist, and both a team player, able to collaborate easily with others, and a self-driven independent worker, able to initiate, organize, and complete projects without any supervision. She is exceptionally gracious and kind and thoughtful, making a good impression on anyone she comes in contact with. In her capacity as journalist, her personality is one of her most valuable assets, as she puts people at ease and brings out the best in them by making them feel interesting and eager to share their words and feelings with Heather. I know Heather very well because she has not only worked on articles about me for the University Magazine or for the Faces of Monmouth web profile series for the University webpage, but she also took three graduate courses with me in the English Department. As an adult graduate student, Heather is every professor’s dream. She is committed to the project of learning, is a close and careful reader of complex creative works and of abstract literary criticism and theory, and is an excellent writer who engages in authentic and sophisticated ways with the texts and questions under discussion. She is also exceptionally organized and persistent—how else could a full-time employee with numerous writing and editing obligations succeed with the additional demands of an advanced, heavy-reading-and-writing graduate class? Heather is adaptable and so thoroughly at ease with words that she seems to switch effortlessly between writing, editing, and media management tasks: finishing an article for the Monmouth Magazine in the morning, organizing the annual Women’s Forum in the Leon Hess Business School or promoting a new MU student-initiated website in the afternoon, and reading, discussing, and writing about psychoanalytic or poststructuralist theory or George Orwell’s novels or T. S. Eliot’s poetry in the evening. If there is anything else I can do to support Heather Mistretta’s application for a position in your organization, please do not hesitate to contact me. I’d be happy to talk in more detail about her many talents and skills. She’s simply a lovely person and consummate professional. Sincerely, Kristin Bluemel Professor, Department of English Wayne D. McMurray Endowed Chair in the Humanities kbluemel@monmouth.edu 732-571-3622