Executive Editor:
Jie Jenny Zou (@JieJennyZou) is a reluctant senior double majoring in multimedia journalism and international affairs. While she’d prefer to wait out the dismal job market and stay in school forever, she realizes that she will one day (soon) have to leave the confines of Stony Brook in search of a news career. She has previously interned at WNBC-TV under the auspices of distinguished newsman Gabe Pressman and spent the past summer in the nation’s capital reporting on technology for The Chronicle of Higher Education. She is the most senior member of the Indie staff–a point of fact and zealous pride for the aspiring investigative reporter. Hobbies include eating and sleeping.
Contact at exec@sbinews.org
Managing Editor:
Kevin Lizarazo is in his sophomore year double majoring in multimedia journalism and international affairs. He considers himself an aspiring photojournalist (and on some days, a backpack journalist), determined to do what it takes to improve his craft behind the camera and the notepad to get the story– and then share it with the world. Kevin has been with the Indie since September 2010. When not managing his wonderful staff and interns, he enjoys following up on the latest international headlines and reading blogs from foreign correspondents and freelancers.
Contact at mg@sbinews.org
News Editor:
Christina Mulligan is in her senior year studying broadcast journalism at Stony Brook. Due to a lack of credits and her fear of going out into the real world, she is starting her 5th year of college. She is dedicated to reading the news everyday because it is of utmost importance to know what Garfield is up to every week. She has previously interned at Newsday.com and is currently interning at WABC on 7online.com. Hopefully her experience will help her earn more than $20,000 a year.
Contact at news@sbinews.org
Arts & Features Editor:
Kelly Pivarnik is a junior at Stony Brook studying journalism. She’s a yinzer from Pittsburgh with a love of food, coffee, travel and movies. This past summer, she spent her time interning at Sampsonia Way, an online magazine that focuses its writing on persecuted authors, poets and journalists. Kelly does not know exactly what she wants to do with her life, but is determined to live in as many different cities as possible. This is her second year at the Independent and her first on the editorial board. Despite her surly disposition, she is welcome to new writers with new ideas.
Contact at ae@sbinews.org
Copy Editors:
Amy Onorato
Amy Onorato is currently a junior double majoring in Journalism and English. Amy reads the New York Times mostly for their articles, but partially to see if she can finish the entire crossword puzzle every day of the week (good luck on the Thursday one…). It is her dream to be a writer, and she is prepared to go wherever her career takes her. When she is not writing, Amy enjoys music, theater and a good cup of hot chocolate.
Mohammad Hamza (a.k.a. Mo) is an undecided freshman at Stony Brook University. Along with his unusual and unpublicized passion to write stories, Mo loves to ride his bike whenever the weather permits. He feels extremely free when doing so, because he says he can ponder about anything he wants while riding. Unfortunately, his bike heavily broke down while he was excitingly smiling home one day in front of Alley Pond Park in Queens. Mo also has a passion for graphics arts and design. As for the future, Mo hopes to become a teacher.
Kori Tuitt is a freshman at Stony Brook University. She is a journalism student with a concentration in print journalism but is considering switching to an online concentration. She is a commuter from Queens Village. She interned and freelanced for the Times Ledger Newspapers in Bayside, Queens during her senior year of high school and throughout the summer. One thing Kori likes to do for leisure is listen to StoryCorps on NPR.
Current Interns:
Jackie Maggio, Daine Taylor, Amy Onorato
Staff Reporters:
Rebecca Anzel
Trevor Christian
Chris Johanson
Jackie Maggio
Juan Rodriguez
Sheena Samu
Kerlern Tuitt
Dustin Wingate
Webmaster:
TC McCarthy