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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

2022-2023 Staff

Ella Ruehsen
Editor-in-Chief

Ella Ruehsen

​(She/her) Ella Ruehsen is a senior environmental studies major with minors in political science and reporting and documentary storytelling. Before becoming the editor-in-chief, Ella was the Cynic's news editor. Throughout her tim...

Eric Scharf
Managing Editor

Eric Scharf

(He/him) Eric Scharf is a senior political science major and French minor and serves as the managing editor at the Vermont Cynic. He started at the Cynic as a photographer in 2020, before joining the editorial board as photo...

Allison McDonald
Operations Manager

Allison McDonald

(She/her) Allison McDonald is a junior business administration major and environmental studies minor and serves as the Vermont Cynic's operations manager. Prior to her role at the Cynic, Allison was a features editor for the...

Catie Segaloff
Copy Chief

Catie Segaloff

(She/they) Catie Segaloff is a senior English major and music minor. Before becoming the copy chief, Catie fulfilled the role of assistant copy chief and was a copy editor. She is from Harvard, Mass., participates in the UVM...

Copy Editors

Copy Editors

Lauren Bentley (she/her) (assistant copy chief), Zoe Bertsch (she/her), Piper Lightwood (she/her), Isabella Pilkington (she/her), Alyssa Sullivan (she/her), Lorelai Treanor (she/her)...

Andrew Gould
News Editor

Andrew Gould

(He/him) Andrew Gould is a first-year mechanical engineering major from Springfield, Vt. He started at the Cynic as a news reporter. In high school, Andrew worked for and later ran his school’s audio/visual production team....

Maxine Thornton
Features Editor

Maxine Thornton

(She/her) Maxine Thornton is a first-year English major and writing minor from Nyack, N.Y. She started at the Cynic as a features staff writer before becoming features editor in spring 2023. In her free time, Maxine enjoys...

Eamon Dunn
Culture Editor

Eamon Dunn

(He/him) Eamon Dunn is a junior English major with minors in philosophy and reporting and documentary storytelling. His work in the UVM English department won the Marion Albee Award and he recently returned from a spring semester...

Mary Kueser
Opinion Editor

Mary Kueser

(She/her) Mary Kueser is a public communications student in her last year at UVM. She comes from humble beginnings, starting as an opinion columnist for the Cynic before working her way up to opinion editor. Originally from...

Sophia Balunek
Photo Editor

Sophia Balunek

(She/her) Sophia Balunek is a sophomore majoring in geography with a minor in wildlife biology. She got her start at the Cynic as a staff photographer before becoming photo editor. She has previously worked as a horse show...

Molly Parker
Illustrations Editor

Molly Parker

(She/her) Molly Parker is a junior studio art and anthropology major from Hopedale, Mass. She had been a member of the illustrations team since the spring of 2020 before becoming editor of the section in the spring of 2023....

Kira Schaefer
Podcasts Editor

Kira Schaefer

(She/Her) Kira Schaefer is a sophomore public communications major from Westchester, N.Y. and is super excited to start as the podcast editor for the Cynic. Before becoming the editor, Kira has been running the Cynic Roundup...

Ellie Scott
Digital Media Editor

Ellie Scott

(She/her) Ellie is a senior public communication major from Manchester, CT. Ellie is also an accelerated Master of Public Administration student. This past summer, Ellie worked as a Graphic Design and Marketing Intern for Burlin...

Mac Mansfield-Parisi
IT Editor

Mac Mansfield-Parisi

(He/they) Mac Mansfield-Parisi is a senior from Merrimac, Massachusetts, majoring in electrical engineering. He has been part of the Cynic photo section since fall of 2019, worked for a year in the layout section, and is now...

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