Winter 2024 Staff
Matt Baker
Major and Minor: N/A
Hometown and State: Spanish Fork, Utah
Position on Editing Research Staff: Editor-in-chief
Dream Job: Professor
Favorite Type of Country Dancing: Two-step
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Sarah Griffin Anderson
Major and Minor: Editing and Publishing, Digital Humanities
Hometown and State: Alpine, Utah
Position on Editing Research Staff: Managing Editor, Design Team
Dream Job: Managing Editor of Magnolia Magazine or running my own floral shop
Guilty Pleasure: Binge-watching historical fiction TV shows
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Karlie Kelsch
Major and Minor: Editing and Publishing, Family History
Hometown and State: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Position on Editing Research Staff: Assistant Managing Editor, Web Team
Dream Job: Be a sheep farmer in Ireland
Favorite Vacation Spot: London, England
Emma Rostrom
Major and Minor: Editing and Publishing, Global Women’s Studies
Hometown and State: Kingwood, Texas
Position on Editing Research Staff: Assistant Managing Editor, Design Team
Dream Job: Write and edit for an organization that supports human rights, specifically women’s and children’s rights worldwide
Coolest Moment: Jumped off a cliff (hooked up to a harness, of course) into a 300-foot freefall in a glacial gorge in Grindelwald, Switzerland
Phoebe English
Major and Minor: Editing and Publishing, Creative Writing
Hometown and State: Columbus, Georgia
Position on Editing Research Staff: Public Relations Director, Substantive Editor
Dream Job: Fiction Editor
Favorite Author: Brandon Sanderson
Madison Mulvey
Major and Minor: English, Editing
Hometown and State: Conroe, Texas
Position on Editing Research Staff: Art Director, Copy Editor
Dream Job: I would love to be a writer/editor for National Geographic or do freelance work to be home with my family.
Bucket List Item: The number one slot on my bucket list always has to do with jumping–or falling–from unspeakable heights. I adore the butterflies in my stomach.
Merlin Blanchard
Major and Minor: Editing and Publishing, Japanese and Creative Writing
Hometown and State: Riverton, Utah
Position on Editing Research Staff: Social Media Director, Substantive Editor
Dream Job: Novelist
Favorite Words in Each Language He Knows: In English, probably severed; in Spanish, fortaleza; in Latin, caedis(because it has a fun sound); in Japanese, probably 野力 (nouryoku); and in Old English, probably frumsceaft.
Aaron Green
Major and Minor: English, Editing
Hometown and State: Temecula, California
Position on Editing Research Staff: Web Team Lead, Copy Editor
Dream Job: Lawyer
Favorite Chess Piece: Knight
Abby Andrus
Major and Minor: Editing and Publishing, Contemporary Dance
Hometown and State: Lindon, Utah
Position on Latter-day Saint Insights Staff: Substantive Editor, Social Media Team
Dream Job: Backup dancer for Beyonce
Favorite Hobby: Drinking Slurpees and reading books
Katie Greene
Major and Minor: Editing and Publishing, Mathematics
Hometown and State: Houston, Texas
Position on Editing Research Staff: Substantive Editor, Public Relations Team
Dream Job: Screenwriter
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