The Northerner

2023-2024 Staff

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Editor-in-Chief

Braden White

Name: Braden White Position: Editor-in-Chief Bio: Braden has been writing for The Northerner since January of 2021. Before coming to NKU, Braden attended Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts, where he st...

Emily Sisk
Managing Editor

Emily Sisk

Name: Emily Sisk Position: Managing Editor Bio: Western Kentucky native Emily Sisk joined The Northerner in November 2021 as a contributor and now News Editor. Practicing journalism was an easy choice for Emily, who has ...

Mildred Nguyens headshot as the managing editor for The Northerner.
Managing Editor

Mildred Nguyen

Name: Mildred Nguyen Position: Managing Editor Bio: An international student from Vietnam, Mildred joined The Northerner in the fall of 2020 to cover various news events and activities on campus. She has had a passion for...

Killian Baarlaer
News Editor

Killian Baarlaer

Name: Killian Baarlaer Position: News Editor Bio: Killian has written for The Northerner since January of 2022 and assumed his role as Arts & Life Editor in May of 2022. He has an interest in telling the stories beh...

Wyatt Kain
Arts & Life Editor

Wyatt Kain

Name: Wyatt Kain Position: Arts & Life Editor Bio: Raised in El Paso, Texas, Wyatt Kain moved to Northern Kentucky in 2015 and joined the U.S. Army Reserves after graduating High School. Beginning his undergraduate at ...

Elita St. Clair
Social Media Editor

Elita St. Clair

Name: Elita St. Clair Position: Assistant Editor/Social Media Editor Bio: Elita was born and raised in Northern Kentucky and grew up loving to create art through word and bringing community together. As a third culture ...

Emmanuelle Hewson
Sports Editor

Emmanuelle Hewson

Name: Emmanuelle Hewson Position: Sports Editor Bio: Emmanuelle began working with The Northerner in the fall of 2022, finding her passion covering a variety of sports topics inside NKU. Starting out as a reporter she wrote arti...

Hailey Roden
Photo Editor

Hailey Roden

Name: Hailey Roden Position: Photo Editor Bio: Hailey started with the Northerner in the fall of 2023. She has been pursing photography from a young age, covering everything from senior photo shoots to college sports. When...

Emory Davis
Photo Editor

Emory Davis

Name: Emory Davis Position: Photo Editor Bio: 21-year-old photographer aspiring to make a change and influence people through the pictures I'm able to capture. Love sports, politics, and Jeff Goldblum Year/Major: Fres...

Sydney Bellm
Assistant Photo Editor

Sydney Bellm

Name: Sydney Bellm Position: Assistant Photo Editor Bio: Sydney started with The Northerner in the fall of 2023. Photography has always been a big part of her life and she enjoys storytelling through photos. In her free ti...

Jessie Crawford
Design Editor

Jessie Crawford

Name: Jessie Crawford Position: Design Editor Bio: Jessie joined The Northerner's design team this fall. At NKU she is also involved with Loch Norse and campus ministry. When she isn’t in the newsroom you will find he...

Ysabel Cordova-Elias
Design Editor

Ysabel Cordova-Elias

Name: Ysabel Cordova-Elias Position: Design Editor Bio: Ysabel has been a part of and designing for The Northerner since August of 2021. Besides being a full-time student, she loves cooking Peruvian food on the weekends and s...

Somidinla Ajagbe
Assistant Design Editor

Somidinla Ajagbe

Name: Somidinla Ajagbe Position: Assistant Design Editor Bio: Born in Lagos, Nigeria, I came to the States about 18 years ago. My path led me to NKU, and I have been loving it ever since. But there's more to me than pixels ...

Aya Aleily
Assistant News Editor

Aya Aleily

Name: Aya Aleily Position: Assistant News Editor Bio: Aya has been writing for The Northerner since October of 2023. Before coming to NKU, Aya was in Lebanon volunteering with Interact Club of Saida, a community service no...

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