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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

2024-2025 Staff

Jenna Guzman
Editor-in-Chief

Jenna Guzman

Jenna Guzman (she/her) is a senior journalism and public relations double major with a media studies minor. This is her fourth year working for The Appalachian.

Siri Patterson
Managing Editor

Siri Patterson

Siri Patterson (she/her/hers) is a senior journalism major with a minor in political science. This is her third year writing for The Appalachian.

Kaitlyn Close
Visual Managing Editor

Kaitlyn Close

Kaitlyn Close (she/her) is a senior Graphic Design major and Digital Marketing minor. This is her second year with The Appalachian.

Kayla Masterman
Associate Visual Managing Editor

Kayla Masterman

Kayla Masterman (she/her) is a sophomore journalism major and English minor. This is her second year with the Appalachian.

Vivian Parks
Chief Copy Editor

Vivian Parks

Vivian Parks (they/them) is an anthropology major with a minor in Spanish. This is their third year with The Appalachian.

Associate Chief Copy Editor

Dayanara Monroy-Luna

Dayanara Monroy-Luna (she/her) is a senior English and political science double major with a minor in psychology. This is her second year with The Appalachian.

Madalyn Edwards
News Editor

Madalyn Edwards

Madalyn Edwards (she/her) is a senior English major from Mount Airy, NC. This is her third year with The Appalachian.

Sam Deibler
Associate News Editor

Sam Deibler

Sam Deibler (he/him) is a senior journalism major from Shelby, North Carolina. This is his third year writing for The Appalachian.

Abby Buckner
A&C Editor

Abby Buckner

Abby Buckner (she/her) is a junior professional writing major with a communication minor. This is her third year with The Appalachian.

Meg Frantz
Associate A&C Editor

Meg Frantz

Meg Frantz (she/her) is a sophomore digital journalism major, with a double minor in political science and criminal justice, from Charlotte, NC. This is her second year writing for The Appalachian.

Clay Durban
Sports Editor

Clay Durban

Clay Durban (he/him) is a senior digital journalism major from Asheville, NC. This is his second year with The Appalachian.

Associate Sports Editor

Adam Persico

Adam Persico is a junior electronic media/broadcasting major, English minor from Waxhaw, NC. This is his first year with The Appalachian.

Leah Boone
Opinion Editor

Leah Boone

Leah Boone (she/her/hers) is a senior chemistry major. This is her third year with The Appalachian.

Allison Lehan
Associate Opinion Editor

Allison Lehan

Allison Lehan (she/her) is a sophomore sustainable development and political science double major. This is her first year with The Appalachian.

Mia Seligman
Enterprise Editor

Mia Seligman

Mia Seligman is a junior journalism major with a minor in gender, women's, and sexuality studies. This is her third year at The Appalachian. (She/her)

Andrew Rice
Political Editor

Andrew Rice

Andrew Rice (he/him) is a senior communications studies, journalism major, political science minor from Cary, NC.

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Community Editor

Ella Adams

Ella Adams (she/her) is a senior multidisciplinary anthropology major and animal studies minor.

Omar Alvarez Valencia
Translations Editor

Omar Alvarez Valencia

Omar Alvarez Valencia is a third year Actuarial Science Major with a minor in Statistics. This is his second year with The Appalachian.

Yelitza Pérez-Gutiérrez
Associate Translations Editor

Yelitza Pérez-Gutiérrez

Yelitza Victoria Pérez-Gutiérrez (She/Her) is a sophomore nutrition dietetics major with a minor in Spanish for health professionals and chemistry. This is her second year writing for The Appalachian.

Hayden Wittenborn
Photo Editor

Hayden Wittenborn

Hayden Wittenborn (she/her) is a senior advertising major and business minor, from Cary, N.C. This is her second year with The Appalachian.

Emily Simpson
Associate Photo Editor

Emily Simpson

Emily Simpson (she/her) is a senior commercial photography major. This is her second year with The Appalachian as the Associate Photo Editor.

Rian Hughes
Graphics Editor

Rian Hughes

Gabe Plitt
Multimedia Editor

Gabe Plitt

Gabriel Plitt (he/him) is a Senior Journalism major with a minor in Documentary Studies at Appalachian State University. This is his second year with The Appalachian.

Thomas Turner
Associate Multimedia Editor

Thomas Turner

Thomas Turner (He/Him/His) is a 19 year old junior at App State, majoring in journalism with a minor in English. This is his second semester working with The Appalachian.

Julia Woodring
Director of Marketing and Public Relations

Julia Woodring

Julia Woodring (she/her) is a  junior professional writing major with minors in non-profit organizations and digital marketing.

Emily Escobedo Ramirez
Director of Engagement

Emily Escobedo Ramirez

Emily Escobedo Ramirez (she/they) is a sophomore from Durham, NC. She is a communication studies major. This is her second year writing with the Appalachian.

Business Manager

Ethan Batchelor

Ethan Batchelor (he/him) is a management major and returning staff member.

Matt Howe
Senior Reporter

Matt Howe

Matt Howe (he/him) is a junior English Creative Writing major from Syracuse, New York. This is his first year writing for The Appalachian.

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