The Scribendi staff is composed of undergraduate honors students enrolled in the University of New Mexico (UNM) Honors College. These students are supervised by a faculty advisor, who is a tenured professor in the program. The staff is in charge of every decision and duty in the publication process, including seeking submissions, selecting works for publication, proofreading, copyediting, designing pages, typesetting, laying out text, publicizing the magazine, and raising funds.
Staff members represent all majors, including physics and math as well as English and fine arts. Students must apply and interview to join the Scribendi staff, which is offered as a two-semester, 300- and 400-level class through the University of New Mexico (UNM) Honors College. The magazine’s editor in chief and managing editor are also undergraduate students who have applied and interviewed for their positions. Editors in chief and managing editors generally have worked on the Scribendi staff in previous years.
Students are expected to work on Scribendi projects for about six hours per week outside of class time to keep the magazine running smoothly. Staff members, including the editor in chief and managing editor, are not paid for being a part of Scribendi, but they receive two semesters worth (six hours) of college credit for their work.
If you are interested in becoming a staff member, check out this page.
2022-2023
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Ethan Ward, Managing Editor
John Scott, Digital Editor
Anna Abeyta, Communications Editor
Samantha Sena, Office Manager
Jordyn Bachmann
Madi Hogans
Raychel Kool
Sierra Quintana
Reyes Reynaga
Jesús Sanchez
2021-2022
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Sierra Martinez, Managing Editor
Flannery Cowan, Digital Editor
Spenser Willden, Communications Editor
Victoria Trujillo, Office Manager
Anna Abeyta
Ashley Apodaca
Abigail Campbell
Jacquelynn Gutierrez
Nell Johnson
John Scott
Andrew Sowers
Ethan Ward
Emma Ziegler
Historical Facts: This is the first year since 2011 that the magazine has been a square and the very first year the magazine has been an 8×8!
2020-2021
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Megan Kornreich, Editor in Chief
Zoe Perls, Managing Editor
Stefanie Stearns, Office Manager
Mariposa Childson
Flannery Cowan
Alex Dickey
Paul Irwin
Shelly Johnson
J Landolina
Sierra Martinez
Sam McHarney
Sehaj Singh
Victoria Trujillo
Spenser Willden
Historical Facts: This is the first year that we have created the magazine entirely virtually, from evaluating submissions to releasing the final edition. This is also the first year we have used an orange Pantone! Exciting!
2019-2020
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Faith Montano, Editor in Chief
Tirzah Reeves, Managing Editor
Bettyjane Hoover, Digital Editor
Rowan Roberts, Office Manager
Izzy Benitez
Katrina Dutt
Ray Harper
Blaise Koller
Megan Kornreich
Danika Nelson
Isabella Obermeier
Zoe Perls
Stefanie Stearns
Sierra Venegas
Historical Facts: This is the first year that we’ve done a virtual release. It’s also the second time we’ve used pearl paper for the cover.
2018-2019
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Alyssa Aragon, Editor in Chief
Hyunju Blemel, Managing Editor
Rowan Roberts, Office Manager
Bella Davis
Jeanette DeDios
Heather Hay
Bettyjane Hoover
Faith Montano
Tirzah Reeves
Donald Roberts
Lily Taichert
Josh Tise
Ally Wiesel
Historical Facts: This is the second year we used a Pantone color. This is the first year we participated in the Adobe Ambassador Program. Also we haven’t had a submission make the cover since 2002 and we haven’t used uncoated paper since 2008. This is the first year to include staff biographies and to highlight the contributor’s state in the back matter.
2017-2018
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Joshua Rysanek, Editor in Chief
Tessa Chrisman, Managing Editor
Paul Talley, Digital Editor
Rowan Roberts, Office Manager
Vincent Tafoya, Office Manager
Alyssa Aragon
Christine Anderson
Hyunju Blemel
Heather Brock
Olivia Comstock
Josh Lane
Ariel Lutnesky
Grace McNealy
Connor Northness
Oluwaseun Oyeku
Indu Roychowdhury
Kelsey Rust
Historical Facts: This was the second year that Scribendi had an exchange student on staff, and the first year it had two. It was also the first year that the magazine cover featured French flaps, which are extensions of the cover that are folded in, similar to the dust jacket on a hardcover book.
2016-2017
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Alexandra Magel, Editor in Chief
Melissa Krukar, Managing Editor
Elias McEntire, Office Manager
Nicholas Dakota Begay
Emily Carrico
Melissa Castillo
Tessa Chrisman
Cathy Cook
Nicole Klein
Trinity Koch
Josh Rysanek
Samuel Shoemaker-Trejo
Allie Sipe
Paul Talley
Jeremy Zeilik
Historical Facts: This was the first year that Scribendi hosted an exchange student!
2015-2016
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Caitlin Carcerano, Editor in Chief
Kimberly Mitchell, Managing Editor
Michael Andrews, Digital Editor
Kara Filipas, Office Manager
Mia Coleman
Jenn Diaz
Madison Holden
Lauren Hutchinson
Jillian Kovach
Melissa Krukar
Alexandra Magel
Kelsey Mayne
Sam Roberts
David Rodriguez
Jesse Yelvington
Historical Facts: Scribenditurned 30! Because of this, we also hosted the Honors Alumni Homecoming—what a great party!
2014-2015
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Jesse Montoya, Editor in Chief
Keriden Brown, Managing Editor
Neethi Baskaran, Digital Editor
Kara Filipas, Office Manager
Michael Andrews
Emily Ayers
Victoria Camarillo
Caitlin Carcerano
Joseph DeBonis
Savanna Duran
Daniel Guardado
Sarah Haak
Quinci LeGardye
Kimberly Mitchell
Historical Facts: Introduction of the Open Media Staff Choice Award, and the first time a website has been published in Open Media.
2013-2014
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Jordan Burk, Editor in Chief
Claire Stasiewicz, Managing Editor
Kara Filipas, Office Manager
Samantha Andrews
Neethi Baskaran
Keriden Brown
Sergio Carrasco
Georgia Casswell
Mikayla Griego
Austin Miller
Jesse Montoya
Colin Ross
Aleshia Zaragoza
Historical Facts: First time something other than film and music published in Open Media.
2012-2013
Amaris Ketcham, Faculty Advisor
Austin Evans, Editor in Chief
Amy Sullivan, Managing Editor
Kara Filipas, Office Manager
Sara Crespin, Digital Editor
Taylor Bui
Jordan Burk
James Epps
Rosario Marroquin-Flores
David Garcia
Gianna May
Nicole Perez
Julia Skillin
Claire Stasiewicz
Michael Warren
Historical Facts: Amaris Ketcham, the first student staff member to serve in Scribendi for four years, returned as the Scribendi Faculty Advisor and Professor; Scribendi won the 2013 National Pacemaker Award.
2011-2012
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Robert Alanis, Editor in Chief
Tracy Buckler, Managing Editor
Gianna May, Office Manager (Fall)
Kara Filipas, Office Manager (Spring)
Danielle Gilliam, Teaching Fellow
Susie Davenport, Senior Staff
Hannah Peceny, Senior Staff
Sara Crespin
Megan Chatterton
Kayla Saldaña
Amy Sullivan
Jessica Barajas
Austin Evans
Historical Facts: First time a former staff member returned as a teaching fellow.
2010-2011
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Chloë Winegar, Editor in Chief
Shari Taylor, Managing Editor
Gianna May, Office Manager
Jenny Velletta, Senior Staff
Robert Alanis
Aly Alford
Tracy Buckler
Susie Davenport
Craig Dubyk
Rachel Mnuk
Hannah Peceny
Andrew Quick
Elvis Recinos
Xochitl Romo
Carissa Simmons
Historical Facts: First time Scribendi included Film and Music as categories.
2009-2010
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Anya Kurennaya, Editor in Chief
Samantha Doyle, Managing Editor
Krista Edwards, Marketing Director
Nichole Maher, Office Manager
Iain Deason
Sunny Liu
Sara Pacheco
Rosie Steinberg
Shari Taylor
Lindsey Turnbow
Jenny Velletta
Chloe Winegar
Historical Facts: First time Scribendi had a Marketing Director.
2008-2009
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Robby Ortiz, Editor in Chief
Bryan Schroeder, Managing Editor
Sara Cobble, Office Manager
Robert Bee
Thomas Chavez
Samantha Doyle
Bevin Ehn
Ryan Freer
Kristian Macaron
Daniel McCarthy-Clifford
Tiffany Montoya
Historical Facts: First time Scribendi had the positions of Editor in Chief and Managing Editor; first time the majority of the staff was men; first time a man served alone in an editorial position.
2007-2008
Kathryn Collison, Faculty Advisor
Jana Morehouse, Editor
Danny Wells, Assistant Editor
Clara Boling, Office Manager
Daniel Abeyta
Halee Baird
Krista Edwards
Anya Kurennaya
Susan Mirabal
Arielle Nylander
Jennifer Olson
Robby Ortiz
Bryan Schroeder
Christina Vehar
Historical Facts: First Scribendi cover art contest. Kathryn Collison served as Faculty Advisor while Dr. Donovan was on sabbatical.
2006-2007
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Danielle Gilliam, Editor
Paul Martin, Assistant Editor
Amaris Ketcham, Office Manager
Clara Boling
Sara Cobble
Peter Gilroy
Ashley Hooper
Terryn Kweselait
Stephen McCranie
Jana Morehouse
Danny Wells
Matt Willis
Historical Facts: Last year staff member Amaris Ketcham served Scribendi, after having been longest-serving staff member for four consecutive years. Scribendi began using Adobe InDesign this year.
2005-2006
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Madeleine Dent Coleman, Editor
Danielle Gilliam, Assistant Editor
Leslie McMurtry, Assistant Editor
Amaris Ketcham, Office Manager
Anna Butman
Dawn Catanach
Alyssa Christy
Dohnia Dorman
Sheena Kinsel
David Pendell
Jay Reidy
Jennifer Sawayda
Historical Facts: Only year with two Assistant Editors. This issue won the 2006 National Magazine Pacemaker Award.
2004-2005
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Amaris Ketcham, Editor
Madeleine Coleman, Assistant Editor
Leslie McMurtry, Office Manager
Francesca Atencio
Ilse Biel
Monika Dziamka
Danielle Gilliam
Connie Lee
Paul Martin
Crystal Nielsen
Historical Facts: First year Scribendi participated in UNM Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium.
2003-2004
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Lindsey Lesch, Editor
Stephanie Martin, Assistant Editor
Jean Jacquez, Office Manager (Fall)
Luca Taylor, Office Manager (Spring)
Madeleine Coleman
Rivkela Brodsky
Sarah Blankenship
Amaris Ketcham
Armando Kirwin
Rachel Lime
Leslie McMurtry
Kerry Winkless-Hall
Katie Stallcup
Historical Facts: First staff to have multiple Office Managers. First year Scribendi’s cover featured embossing and a color other than white on the inside front and back covers.
2002-2003
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Elizabeth Peck, Editor
Lindsey Lesch, Assistant Editor
Ryan Medalie, Office Manager
Diana Sanchez, Copy Editor
Cassandra Johnson, Design Editor
Audrey Harkins
Liz Hart
Stephanie Martin
Jennifer Mason
Carilyn Rome
Historical Facts: Only year the Scribendi staff was composed completely of women students.
2001-2002
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Sandy Askew, Editor
Louis Moya, Office Manager
Kathyrn Allen
Mario Herrera
Cassandra Johnson
Lindsey Lesch
Ryan Medalie
Beth Peck
Diana Sanchez
Chad Schneider
Amy Weber
Historical Facts: First year the magazine was produced using QuarkXPress desktop publishing software; previously staff had used Adobe Pagemaker.
2000-2001
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Juei-Ping (Tina) Chiu, Editor
Sandy Askew, Assistant Editor
Louis Moya, Office Manager
David Briones
Grace Esquibel
Michelle Fischer
Julia Gilroy
Ian Goebel
Esther Griego
Estacia Huddleston
Juri Hakola
Zachary Norwood
Astrid Winegar
Historical Facts: First year the magazine’s cover was completely designed and produced by staff members, using Photoshop; first year Scribendi had its own office (Honors Center, SHC, Room 18); first and only year that the mother (Radhika Huddleston) of one of the staff members had work published in Scribendi.
1999-2000
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Anna Eyre, Editor
Sandy Askew, Fiction Editor
Kathryn Carrie Barkhurst, Design Editor
Sandra Chavez, Copy Editor
Juei-Ping Chiu, Fine Art Editor
Alex Flores, Photography Editor
Esther Marie Griego, Poetry Editor
Sarah Hunt, Essay Editor
Patricia O’Connor, Foreign Language Editor
Jennifer Patrick, Office Manager
Historical Facts: The WRHC liaison project was begun this year; first year the entire staff attended the WRHC conference in Ogden, Utah (the staff and Dr. Donovan drove together in two vans to get to the conference); first year Scribendi was able to hire a part-time student Office Manager to handle administrative and clerical responsibilities.
1998-1999
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Sarah Wentzel-Fisher, Editor
Marin Goza, Assistant Editor
Rebecca Davis, Senior Staff Member
Tina Bollendorf
Vieng Bounkeua
Brian Cosbey
Anna Eyre
Stephanie Fuchs
Lynn Girven
Nikko Harada
Rachel Heisler
Nicole Rodgers
Allegra Sleep
Brianna Stallings
Miguel Villareal
Historical Facts: First year that only part of a submission was reproduced for the cover; staff extended submissions to national level for this year only; submissions exceeded six hundred works.
1997-1998
Leslie Donovan, Faculty Advisor
Amelia Hess, Editor
Sarah Wentzel-Fisher, Assistant Editor
Vanessa Abbott
Craig Anderson
Stephanie Anderson
Debbie Coy
Rebecca Davis
Jenny Dumas
Alayna Dusenberry
Eric Glinz
Marin Goza
Dev Mukh Khalsa
Christine McGeagh
Cora Neumann
Alethea Patterson
Amy Shearn
Brianna Stallings
Erin Stevens
Phil Swango
Marianne Tapia
Historical Facts: First year Dr. Donovan was Faculty Advisor; first year staff did all graphic design and typesetting without professional assistance; first year the editor was also Senior Teacher for the class; with twenty members, this was the largest staff.
1996-1997
Sharon Niederman, Faculty Advisor
Mikki Gober, Editor
Jan Tilbury, Edits Coordinator
Sean Squires, Design Coordinator
Amelia Hess, Essay Coordinator
Stephanie Rose Grivalva, Poetry Coordinator
Sue Vorenberg, Short Story Coordinator
Katherine Bomboy-Marshall, Production Manager
Stephanie Anderson
Susan Clair
Amanda Herman
Carol Jamell
Jennifer Lewis
Amanda Redmond-Neal
Bruce Ross
Historical Facts: Only year with a return editor; only year with Faculty Advisor Sharon Niederman.