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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

2019-2020 Staff

Kate Vanni
Editor-in-Chief

Kate Vanni

(She/her) Kate Vanni is a senior Communications Design major with minors in Applied Design and Studio Art. Before becoming the Editor-in-Chief, Kate filled the role of Assistant Managing Editor, Layout Editor, Illustrations Ed...

Assistant News Editor

Irene Choi

Emma Pinezich
News and Sports Editor

Emma Pinezich

Emma Pinezich is a senior Political Science and French double major from New York. She started working for the Cynic as an illustrator in her first year at UVM and joined the News team as a Sophomore. In her free time, she enjoys ru...

Operations Manager

Tim Mealey

Tim Mealey is the Operations Manager for The Vermont Cynic. He is senior business analytics major from Bethesda, Maryland. As Operations Manager, he organizes the finances of the Cynic, as well as sells ads for print and online.

Liv Marshall
Copy Chief

Liv Marshall

Liv Marshall is the Copy Chief for the Vermont Cynic. She is an English and Econ double major who loves all things nerdy and grammar-related. When Liv isn't copy editing, she is also a writing tutor and Community Student Leader...

Photo Editor

Bailey Samber

Greta Rohrer
Managing Editor

Greta Rohrer

(She/her) Greta Rohrer is the Managing Editor for the Vermont Cynic. She is a senior Sociology major, concentrating in Crime and Criminal Justice and minoring in Mathematics and Psychology. She began her time at the Cynic as...

David Cabrera
Podcast Editor

David Cabrera

David Cabrera is the Podcast Editor for The Vermont Cynic. He is a junior statistics major from Glen Head, New York. He joined the Podcast section of the Cynic in November, 2017 and was the Assistant Podcast Editor for a year...

Sarah Robinson
Culture Editor

Sarah Robinson

Sarah Robinson is an English and Spanish double major from Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. She has been the Culture Editor since May 2019. When she’s not working at the Cynic, Sarah devotes most of her time to thinking about...

Bridget Higdon
Editor-in-Chief

Bridget Higdon

Bridget Higdon is a senior English major from Sparta, New Jersey. Before becoming Editor-in-Chief, Bridget was a staff writer, the Assistant Arts Editor and the Culture Editor. She has interned with the Vermont Authors Projec...

Alek Fleury
Managing Editor

Alek Fleury

Alek Fleury is an English and Political Science double major from New Jersey (the greatest place on earth). He dedicates most of his life to being the Managing Editor for the Vermont Cynic. Alek is also a part of UPlayer’s T...

Mills Sparkman
Digital Media Editor

Mills Sparkman

Mills Sparkman is the Opinion Editor for the Vermont Cynic. She is a junior majoring in Political Science from Bristol, Rhode Island, not to be confused with Long Island. In her free time, she enjoys reading, coffee, mac and cheese,...

Sawyer Loftus
Editor-in-Chief

Sawyer Loftus

Sawyer Loftus is the News Editor for the Vermont Cynic. He is a junior History major with a passion for News. This past summer he was an intern in the Burlington Free Press newsroom where he worked on developing multimedia news p...

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