ScholarWorks@Arcadia

Editorial Board

Nicole Burgon ‘25
Editor-in-Chief
Nicole Burgon is a senior History major with minors in Law & Public Policy and Education. This is her third year on The Compass. She also serves on the Honors Council and SGO’s Student Engagement Board. She is a member of the Phi Alpha Theta and Phi Kappa Phi Honor societies as well as a Writing Center consultant and tutor. She is a Study Abroad Mentor, as she is passionate about travel and has ventured to London and Germany with Arcadia. She recently returned from a Parliamentary internship in Dublin. After Arcadia she plans to attend law school. She loves reading, writing, music, and spending time with family and friends.

Molly Jones ‘25
Editor
Molly Jones is a senior creative writing major with a minor in Italian studies. She aims to explore and elevate the perspectives of proletarian literature throughout her time at Arcadia. She works at the Landman Library and is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. After graduation, she plans to pursue a master's degree in library and information sciences.

Julianna Reidell ‘25
Editor + Social Media Manager
Julianna Reidell is a senior with majors in English (Creative Writing Concentration) and French/Francophone Studies, as well as a minor in Pan-African Studies. In addition to her work on The Compass, she also serves as a Writing Center consultant, a French tutor, and as co-Editor-in-Chief of Arcadia’s undergraduate literary magazine, Quiddity. She is a member of the Honor Societies Sigma Tau Delta, Pi Delta Phi, and Phi Kappa Phi. In her free time, Julianna enjoys reading and writing, both in English and French.

Dakota Lewis ‘26
Layout Manager
Dakota Lewis (they/them) is a junior majoring in English Literature with minors in Media & Communications and Gender & Sexuality Studies. Dakota works as a Peer Educator with the Office of Sexual and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Education, and as a Peer Mentor for First Year Seminars as well as working on The Compass. They also work with LocoMag as both a contributor and as Print Edition Manager. They greatly enjoy listening to music and podcasts while playing Stardew Valley, as well as reading and writing in their free time.

Brielle Ludwig ‘26
Logistics Position
Brielle Ludwig is an incoming junior who is majoring in English literature with a minor in secondary education. She is also a member of the international English honors society — Sigma Tau Delta. Brielle now holds the Logistics position within The Compass after a year of working for them as an editor. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, painting, sculpting, and spending time with friends and family. Upon graduating, Brielle wishes to pursue teaching high school-level English in her hometown.

Gabby Cacciatore ‘26
Editor
Gabby Cacciatore (she/her) is a junior majoring in psychology with a minor in law and public policy. This is her second year as an editor for the Compass and she is also involved in Loco Mag and Quiddity, as well as Writer’s Bloc and many other organizations on campus, including serving as one of the Honors Presidents this year. She greatly enjoys reading and writing in her free time.

Payton Goltz ‘26
Editor
Payton Goltz is a junior majoring in International Relations, Diplomacy, and Law and minoring in French. This is her first year editing for the Compass. Payton is a member of Arcadia’s Honors Council, Model United Nations, and the Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society, as well as a tutor within Arcadia’s Learning Resource Network and the Bridge Peer Mentoring Program. She is passionate about global issues and plans on going to law school after her time at Arcadia. She is so excited to be a part of The Compass this year!

JJ Demetrius ‘26
Editor
JJ Demetrius (they/she/he) is a junior majoring in English and Creative Writing. At Arcadia, they are a part of Civic Scholars, Because Arcadia blog, STAMPS, Student Ambassadors, and this is her first year editing for the Compass. Additionally, she has been published in Arcadia’s undergraduate literary magazine Quiddity and the Writer’s Bloc. As a freshman, JJ studied abroad in London and will be completing a GFS course this fall. They are very excited to join the team and get even more involved in their love for literature and writing.

Emily Ruggiero '25
Editor
Emily Ruggiero is a senior, with a major in English and a minor in Mathematics. She is passionate about writing, hoping to become an author. Outside of academics, Emily is a coordinator for Senior Social, a committee in Arcadia's Honors Program. She is also a part of Arcadia's Women's Lacrosse team. She is also a part of the English Department's social media team. Emily is a member of Sigma Tau Delta.

Ven Mubarak ‘26
Editor
Ven Mubarak (they/them) is a junior majoring in English Creative Writing and with a minor in Theater Arts. Ven is involved on campus as a Student Ambassador, Resident Assistant, Quiddity staff member, one of this year’s Honors presidents, and a part of several clubs as well. This is their first year working on The Compass staff and they’re super excited to be a part of this team! In their free time, they enjoy reading, writing, and collecting trinkets.

Ryland McGinniss ‘25
Citation Editor
Ryland McGinniss is a senior History and English Creative Writing major with minors in Gender and Sexuality Studies and Pan African Studies. He loves to do advocacy work whenever he can, and honestly you'll probably see some of that reflected in his various involvements around campus. In addition to The Compass, he is the co-editor in chief of Arcadia’s literary magazine, Quiddity and a student fellow for the Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring (CTLM) on campus. When he's not busy reading, writing, or studying, he listens to music and one of his most prized possessions is his concert t-shirt collection.