Meet the Crew
Executive Team
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Olivia Bishop
Kyleigh Call
Katie Henry
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Executive Editor
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Artistic Director
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Head of Outreach
Grade: U2G Student
Hometown: Missouri City, TX
Majors/Minors: English and Creative Writing (BA), ASL Minor, Library and Information Sciences (MA)
Favorite Children's Book: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Fun fact: I used to ride horses!
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Flower Mound, TX
Majors/Minors: Environmental policy and planning, English creative writing
Favorite Children's Book: Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Fun Fact: I like a lot of spooky things — bats, ghosts, nighttime — but not scary movies!
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing major on the publishing track with GWSS and news & media literacy minors
Favorite Children's Book: Anything by Mo Williams!
Fun Fact: I can name every US Capital
Abigail Adams
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PR Manager
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing major, business administration & news and media literacy minors (Pre-Law track)
Favorite Children's Book: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Fun Fact: I ran away from my house (I just went down the street) when my Mom told me I wouldn’t be getting a Hogwarts letter
Jill Nied
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PR Manager in Training
Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: Danville, PA
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing major on the publishing track, media management minor
Favorite Children's Book: Walter the Baker
Fun Fact: I cried on the last day of Kindergarten and asked "What about my learning!?"
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Morgan Lally
Maddie Crutchley
Ashlynne Nash
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Writing Editor
Grade: Junior
Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
Majors/Minors: English & Creative Writing, Secondary English Education
Favorite Children's Book: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
Fun Fact: I’ve flown a plane!
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Writing Editor
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Writing Editor
Mabel Stombaugh
Grade: Freshman
Hometown: Waukee, IA
Majors/Minors: Elementary Education
Favorite Children's Book: Max and Ruby by Rosemary Wells
Fun Fact: I can play the saxophone!
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Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: West Branch, IA
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing
Favorite Children's Book: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
Fun Fact: I am an only child
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Kylie Kenzie
Annabelle Muñoz
Elene Kodanasvili
Marley EickelBerg
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Illustrator
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Illustrator
Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: Ankeny, IA
Majors/Minors: Art
Favorite Children's Book: Frog and Toad are Friends
Fun Fact: I have a pet snail named Flutter!
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Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: Frankfort, IL
Majors/Minors: Political science (pre-law), minor in environmental science.
Favorite Children's Book: Olivia Goes to Venice
Fun Fact: My favorite color is pink!
Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA
Majors/Minors: Art and Cinema
Favorite Children's Book: Doctor De Soto by William Steig
Fun Fact: I came in third place in the third grade spelling bee!
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Grade: Freshman
Hometown: Grimes, IA
Majors/Minors: Cinema
Favorite Children's Book: Curious George
Fun Fact: In March 2020, I was on a Disney trivia game show with my family (we won the first episode) and we would've filmed more but it got cancelled because of COVID
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