ScholarWorks@Arcadia

Editorial Board

Madison Costigan ‘24
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Madi Costigan is a senior English major with a minor in Political Science. She is a journalist for a non-profit, Global Philadelphia Association. She has worked in the Writing Center and for Arcadia’s blog, Because Arcadia, and she is a current member of Arcadia’s softball team. With her love of travel, she has taken part in a Global Field Study course that traveled to Germany, and she also loves reading, writing, going to concerts, and spending time with her pets. After graduating, she hopes to go into publishing or journalism.

Natalie Bushey ‘24
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Natalie Bushey is a senior English major with a concentration in Creative Writing, and a minor in Law and Public Policy. She has worked with the honors program to mentor incoming students, and she currently works for Arcadia University’s Writing Center, is a Peer Mentor, and is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honors Society. Natalie loves to read, write, and spend time with her family, and she is currently studying for the LSAT, as she plans to attend law school after Arcadia.

Carly Maloney ‘24
Editor
Carly Maloney is a senior English major with a minor in Business Administration. She is a current reader for Quiddity, Arcadia University’s online literary magazine, as well as a member of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honors society. Carly enjoys art, listening to music, and rock climbing. After graduation she plans to enter the publishing industry with a career in editing.

Sammie Neibloom ‘24
Editor
Sammie Neibloom is a senior English major with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in media and communications. Sammie is the President of the Writers Bloc and the secretary of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society. Sammie has worked with the honors program in being a Mentor as well as writing and directing Murder Mystery. Sammie enjoys reading, writing, listening to music, and catching up on her favorite movies and tv shows. After completing her undergraduate degree, she hopes to have a career in creative writing.

Nicole Burgon ‘25
Editor
Nicole Burgon is a junior History major with minors in Law & Public Policy and Education. She is a returning editor to The Compass and also serves on the Honors Council as a Senior Social Committee Coordinator. She is a member of the History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta. This year she will work as a Writing Center consultant and Constitutional Law tutor. She is also a Study Abroad Mentor, as she is passionate about travel and has ventured to London and Germany with Arcadia; Dublin is the next stop this year. She loves reading, writing, music, and spending time with family, friends, and her dog.

Julianna Reidell ‘25
Editor
Julianna Reidell is a junior with a double major in English (Creative Writing Concentration) and French/Francophone Studies. She also serves as a mentor for Arcadia’s Honors Program, works as a Writing Center consultant, and is co-Editor-in-Chief of the university undergraduate literary magazine, Quiddity. She is a member of the English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta and the French Honor Society Pi Delta Phi. In her free time, Julianna enjoys reading and writing in a number of forms and genres, both in English and French.

Jewel Miller ‘24
Layout Manager
Jewel Miller is a Media and Communications major with a concentration in multimedia publishing and a minor in creative writing. She serves as co-editor in chief of Loco Mag, an off-campus Philly lifestyle magazine and as a reader for Quiddity, Arcadia University’s undergraduate literary magazine. She has truly enjoyed exploring writing, photography, design, and publishing throughout her time at Arcadia and hopes to pursue a career in any one of those fields in the future. Jewel spends much of her free time reading, hanging out with her dog, and going on adventures in forests.

Brielle Ludwig ‘26
Editor
Brielle Ludwig is a sophomore English major with a minor in secondary education. This will be her first year editing for The Compass. She’s also a member of Arcadia’s Honors Program. She is eager to start working alongside clients to build upon her editing and communication skills, which will thus help her future career goal of becoming an English teacher. In her spare time, Brielle enjoys reading, painting, sculpting, and hiking.

Elaina Stransky ‘24
Editor
Elaina Stransky is a senior politics, government and law major with a concentration in law and public policy and a minor in Spanish. In addition to being an editor with The Compass, she is the president of Arcadia’s Model United Nations team, a student ambassador, and a constitutional law tutor. She is also a member of the Honor Society for Political Science, Pi Sigma Alpha. After graduating from Arcadia, she plans on immediately attending law school and is currently preparing to apply. In her spare time, she enjoys working on cars and spending time with friends and family.

Gabby Cacciatore ‘26
Editor
Gabby Cacciatore is a sophomore psychology major with a minor in law and public policy. This will be her first year as an editor for the Compass. She’s also a member of Arcadia’s Honors Program and is one of the Honors Affinity Floor coordinators. She is excited to put her editing skills to good use, hopefully in preparation for law school. In her free time, she enjoys reading, scrapbooking, hiking/exploring, and spending time with her cat, Ivy.