Who We Are

Every year Scribendi has a new staff— a new mixture of people who work together closely for two semesters. With the help of a teambuilding workshop and many hours spent together, each staff comes together and develops a unique character, which shows in the final makeup of the magazine.

2009-2010 Scribendi Staff

Individual members of our 2009-2010 staff are:

	Anya Kurennaya, Editor in Chief Anya is a Regent's Scholar double majoring in linguistics and foreign languages and minoring in journalism. Her hobbies include traveling, snowboarding, reading fashion magazines, and listening to (and performing onstage with) her musical idol, Rufus Wainwright. She spent the last year studying French in Montreal, Canada. She is currently working on her senior thesis examining the fashion system using Saussurean semiology. Next fall, she plans to pursue her love of graphic design and fashion studies in a graduate program on the East Coast and hopes to one day be a major fashion designer in New York. Her photography has been featured in previous issues of Conceptions Southwest.
	Samantha Doyle, Managing Editor Samantha is an undergraduate in Archaeology and Art History. She loves to play music, spend time with friends and family, and is finally admitting her addiction to The Office.
	Krista Edwards, Marketing Director Krista is a senior at the Anderson School of Management concentrating in Marketing. She is also serving as Candidate Mentor for Sigma Alpha Omega, a newly founded Christian sorority at UNM. When she is not in the Scribendi office, she is likely to be found out running, biking, or hiking while enjoying New Mexico's landscapes. On her life's checklist, she still hopes to: skydive, snowboard the world's best mountains, and milk a cow.
	Iain Deason, Staff Iain is a prospering senior currently enrolled as an amazing Senior at the prestigious University of New Mexico. He is expertly majoring in all-knowing Sociology, quick-witted German. He is a subtle Scorpio that likes long walks on the sandy beach, as well as creative jigsaw puzzles that have illustrious mountains. His dynamic personality has made him a quick runner and an even quicker witted.
	Sunny Liu, Staff Sunny is a sophomore majoring in accounting with a minor in economics. New Mexico has been my home for the majority of my life. I also enjoy writing poetry, pencil sketches, and playing guitar.
	Sara Pacheco, Staff Sara is getting her BA in Psychology and Linguistics/Sign Language and hopes to get into mental health research, particularly in the deaf community or go into therapy. She enjoys being outdoors as well as snowboarding, hiking, reading, playing and listening to music.
	Rosemary Steinberg, Staff Rosie is a Biology student at UNM and plans to go to veterinary school when she graduates. She loves animals- especially dogs- and she loves cooking. She is very excited about being part of the Scribendi staff and can't wait to make this the most awesome magazine ever!
	Shari Taylor, Staff Shari is a Junior majoring in English and minoring in Art History. She contributes to several organizations on campus, including Blue Mesa Review, Anime Club, and (of course) Scribendi.
	Lindsey Turnbow, Staff Lindsey is a Studio Art major in her third year at the University of New Mexico. She has long been interested in both written and visual art and always welcomes a chance to work with either/or both. She has a deep-seated love of the scifi/fantasy genre and ninjas and likes to think of herself as talented, smart, and funny. Then again, Lindsey also likes to think she’s a ninja.
	Jenny Velletta, Staff Jenny is a current UNM sophomore with interests in English, Foreign Languages, and Animal Science. She spends her free time reading, writing short fiction, drawing, playing various video games with her friends and family, and generally acting like a crazy fool.
	Chloe Winegar, Staff Chloe is majoring in Art Studio while minoring in Music at UNM. She hopes to use her interest with fine arts and design to better this world.
	Nichole Maher, Office Manager Nichole is a Psychology major, Sociology minor leaning toward a career in behavioral therapy, but loves conducting research as well. She has played the violin since she was in the 4 th grade and loves every type of music. One life goal of hers is to some day open a community center for at risk youth, specializing in art and music therapy.
	Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor Leslie has been the faculty advisor for Scribendi since 1997. An alumni of UHP, she earned her B.A. and M.A. in English from UNM and her Ph.D. in Medieval Literature from the University of Washington in Seattle. Her recent publications include studies of J.R.R. Tolkien, Beowulf, Anglo-Saxon women saints, and Honors teaching.