OUR MASTHEAD

Editorial Staff

Editor-in-Chief, CC ’27

Maya Lerman (she/they)

Maya is the Editor-in-Chief of The Blue and White. They revel in solitude and idleness, and will never say no to large stacks of banana pancakes.

Deputy Editor, CC ’27

George Murphy (he/him)

George is The Blue and White’s deputy editor. He enjoys listening to weird Spotify playlists, running at sunset, and talking to strangers on the subway. His favorite color is blue.

Illustrations Editor, CC ’26

Em Bennett (she/they)

Em is illustrations editor at The Blue and White. When she isn’t drawing, she pleads that you picture her being mysterious and cool around campus.

Crossword Editor, CC ’27

Lucia Dec-Prat (she/her)

Lucia is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She enjoys making crosswords and playing soccer in Riverside Park.

Literary Editor, CC ’26

Schuyler Daffey (she/her)

Schuyler Daffey is a literary editor at The Blue and White.

Senior Editor, CC ’25

Jazmyn Wang (she/her)

Jazmyn is a senior editor at The Blue and White.

Senior Editor, CC ’25

Stephen Dames (he/him)

Stephen is a senior editor at The Blue and White. He can normally be found listening to Steely Dan, tweeting about soup, or re-reading old posts on Mark Fisher’s k-punk. He enjoys long dinners, Clarice Lispector, and the 1990 film Metropolitan.

Senior Editor, BC ’26

Cecilia Zuniga (she/her)

Ceci is a senior editor at The Blue and White. She loves 2000s acoustic rock, sun soaking on the lawns, doodling with black pen, drinking cinnamon tea, and won’t leave the house without her gold hoops. If she misses your texts, she’s probably Spotify stalking and got carried away.

Senior Editor, CC ’25

Anna Patchefsky (she/her)

Anna is a senior editor at The Blue and White.

Web Editor, BC ’27

Derin Ogutcu (she/her)

Derin is web editor and a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She loves going to museums and pretending that her favorite platform Tumblr is not dead.

Managing Editor, CC ’26

Chris Brown (he/him)

Chris is the managing editor of The Blue & White. He has never lost at Jeopardy. Ask about his collection of 1996 Atlanta Olympics merch.

Publisher, CC ’26

Eli Baum (he/him)

Eli is the publisher of The Blue and White.

Illustrations Editor, BC ’27

Isabelle Oh (she/her)

Isabelle is illustrations editor and co-web editor at The Blue and White. She loves books and movies that make her cry, “thrifting” in her mom’s closet, and, as of late, wired earbuds.

Layout Editor, CC ’27

Selin Ho (she/her)

Selin Ho is layout editor and staff illustrator for The Blue and White. In her free time, she enjoys reading books outside, scrolling through Pinterest, and people watching!

Literary Editor, BC ’26

Sayuri Govender (she/her)

Sayuri is a literary editor at The Blue and White. She loves music by rageful woman, complicated card games, accidental lipstick stains, tiny journals the size of a hand, and overanalyzing television shows. You can find her secretly dancing in her orange lamp-lit dorm room after all her roommates went to bed hours ago.

Senior Editor, BC ’25

Zibia Bardin (they/she)

Zibia is a senior editor at The Blue and White. Zibia is an avid adidas Samba connoisseur, cultural critic, and lover of ponds. When she’s not writing for The Blue and White, Zibia enjoys watching lengthy video essays and Mad Men “Best Moments” videos on Youtube.

Senior Editor CC ’25

Josh Kazali (he/him)

Josh is a senior editor and the leading Peanuts scholar at Columbia University (a self-designated title, but one he stands by). He likes films with running montages and ending dance numbers, and has been slowly amassing a collection of Blu-Rays despite his notable lack of a Blu-Ray player.

Senior Editor, BC ’27

Eva Spier (she/her)

Eva is a senior editor at The Blue and White. She loves day trips to Brighton beach, Cabo (the card game), and crafting expressive playlists. The John Jay cookies give her a stomach ache but she will eat them anyways.

Editor Emeritus, BC ’25

Sona Wink (she/her)

Sona is the emeritus Editor-in-Chief of The Blue and White. She is now a Staff Writer. She enjoys green tea, 50-degree weather, and cooking dinner for big groups of people.

Writing Staff

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Ava Lozner (she/her)

Beyond being a staff writer, Ava is fluent in niche internet sound bites and an avid enjoyer of getting herself a little coffee and a treat. You’ll often find her doing anything but working in John Jay’s Wang Lounge or playing fart noises on her phone while walking past unsuspecting tour groups.

Staff Writer, CC ’25

Gracie Moran (she/her)

Gracie is a staff writer for The Blue and White. In a conversation with Gracie, you're guaranteed to hear about her jacket (it's from eBay), her siblings (she is the youngest child, of course), and what we owe one another (she has the answers!). You can find her in Britney Spears' comment section on Instagram or somewhere under a disco ball.

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Staff Writer, CC ’25

Dominic Wiharso (he/him)

Dominic is a staff writer for The Blue and White.

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Zoe Gallis

Zoe Gallis is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves listening to The National, throwing tea parties, and reading Marie Howe.

Staff Writer, BC ’27

Marianna Jocas

Marianna is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She likes handlebar mustaches, egg yolks, and the sound of heels clacking against the floor.

Staff Writer, CC ’27

Gabriela McBride

Gabriela is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She is a fan of alternate guitar tunings, long hikes, crisp mcintosh apples, and the Coraline soundtrack.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Tara Zia (she/her)

Tara is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She fundamentally believes that she can solve most problems armed with platform boots, a cup of tea, and a healthy dose of delusion.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Sagar Castleman (he/him)

Sagar is a staff writer for The Blue and White. He likes novels and Paul Mescal.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Shreya Khullar (she/her)

Shreya is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She has kept a collection of every card she has ever received since kindergarten.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Kate Sibery (she/her)

Kate is a staff writer and co-layout editor for The Blue and White. She thoroughly enjoys sitting on benches and listening to Men I Trust.

Staff Writer, BC ’27

Lily Ouellet

Lily is a staff writer for The Blue and White. She loves coffee (milk and sugar), her cat Pancake (orange), and fall soups (chicken noodle).

Staff Writer, CC ’28

Bohan Gao

Bohan enjoys poems, Gracie Abrams, and the small things in life.

Staff Writer, CC ’26

Rocky Rūb

Rocky enjoys pondering by the sea, doing a puzzle, and blames Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking for his ceaseless existential dread.

Staff Writer, CC ’25

Ava Jolley

Ava is a staff writer at The Blue and White. She loves long train rides, where she can indulge her fantasy of being an angsty character in a 19th century Russian novel. Her guilty pleasures include em dashes, deep dives into minutiae, and media that breaks the fourth wall (yes, she sees you reading this!)

Illustrations Staff

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Emma Finkelstein (she/her)

Emma is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’25

Ben Fu (he/him)

Ben is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Jacqueline Subkhanberdina (she/her)

Jacqueline Subkhanberdina is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She loves to make lemon pound cake.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’25

Lulu Fleming-Benite

Lulu is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’25

Phoebe Wagoner (she/her)

Phoebe is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She enjoys traditional Appalachian music, hanging & chilling, and repetitive tasks, such as peeling crayons.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Jorja Garcia (they/them)

Jorja is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. Deeply concerned with mortality. They love all things skull and bones, handwritten letters, and the smell of sharpies.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’25

Fin Sterner (she/her)

Fin is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’27

Etta Lund

Etta is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. She enjoys climbing trees, whistling, and burying acorns for winter.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’25

Oliver Rice (he/him)

Oliver is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, BC ’25

Oonagh Mockler (she/her)

Oonagh is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’28

Kathleen Halley-Segal

Kathleen Halley-Segal is an illustrator, painter, children's book writer, tomato lover!

Staff Illustrator, CC ’28

Ines Alto

Ines is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Ellie Hodges

Ellie is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White. When she isn’t having a good nap in Dodge, she loves to try a cafe or watch terrible tv with friends.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’26

Li Yin

Li is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’27

Kate Henry

Kate is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

Staff Illustrator, CC ’28

Amabelle Alcala

Annabelle is a staff illustrator for The Blue and White.

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