2019-2020 Staff

Nasya Stevenson
Meet Nasya Stevenson, one of our staff reporters. She is a Communications major and interested in fashion, beauty, reading, writing, watching Netflix and classic movies. The Great Gatsby is her favorite classic novel. She also...

Kaitlin Ryan
Hailing from rural Ohio, Kaitlin Ryan is a junior studying Integrated Marketing Communications and Professional Writing. She enjoys discovering new music, writing, spending time outdoors and searching the Greater Cleveland area...

Noah Tylutki
Noah Tylutki is a Communications major from Grosse Ile, Michigan. In addition to writing for the Carroll News, he works in the John Carroll Sports Information Department and is the Sports and Production Director at our campus...

Carson Shipley
Meet Carson Shipley, our Business Manager. He is a double major in marketing and supply chain management. Aside from The Carroll News, Carson is a two sport student athlete where he is on the Cross Country and the Track and fields...

Josie Schuman
Meet Josie Schuman, our Managing Editor. She’s a senior from Bedford, Ohio studying Adolescent/Young Adult Education and English with a minor in Spanish. Josie nervously began her journey with the newspaper last year as the...

Carrie Buchanan
Meet Carrie Buchanan, our advisor. Carrie teaches journalism and mass communication in the Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre at John Carroll. She had a long career in journalism in Canada, mostly at the Ottawa Citi...

Kyle Kelly
Meet Kyle Kelly, our sports editor! Kyle is a digital media and sports administration double major. Kyle is a first-place winner (2019) in Sports Column Writing for the SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence, and also a finalist in the Spor...

Andrew Gilkey
Meet Andrew Gilkey, our World News and Diversions Editor! Andrew is a senior English and communication major from Cincinnati, Ohio. Besides the newspaper, Andrew is a member of English club. You can contact Andrew at [email protected]

Kathleen Mackey
Meet Kathleen Mackey! Kathleen is a Communication major studying the Digital Media track, with a minor in Professional Writing. You can contact Kathleen at [email protected] ...

Rachel Scully
Meet Rachel Scully, one of our Campus Editors! Rachel is a senior at John Carroll University from Erie, Pennsylvania. She is a double major in Political Science and Communication with a minor in Spanish. Rachel is a former inte...

Megan Grantham
Meet Megan Grantham, our Campus Editor! Megan is a junior at John Carroll University, studying political science and communications. She loves writing, theatre, music, reading, politics, coffee, and The Office. You can contact...

Ella Schuellerman
Meet Ella Schuellerman, our Arts & Lifestyle Editor of The Carroll News. Ella is a Communication major with a focus of Integrated Marketing and a Business minor of Entrepreneurship. Graduating in Spring of 2021, Ella exem...

Sophia Maltese
Meet Sophia Maltese, our Editor-in-Chief. She is a double major in English and digital media communications. The recipient of numerous writing awards and recognitions, Sophia has been honing her writing skills since she was in the third grade writing short stories and plays. Sophia specializes in fiction, journalism and blog writing, but is always ready to learn about new and exciting topics, as is evidenced by her frequent trips to museums and bookstores. Her work has appeared in publications including WA Magazine, The Carroll Review, Best of SNO and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Sophia is also involved in SPJ, the Honors Program, the English Club and Writers in Residence. You can contact Sophia at [email protected]

Olivia Shackleton
Meet Olivia Shackleton, our Campus Editor! She is a senior, and is double majoring in communication and political science. Her favorite extra curricular activity is working for The Carroll News where she spends all her time rea...