2018-2019 Staff
Gage Miskimen
Editor in Chief
Email: [email protected] Twitter: gagemisky Gage Miskimen is the current Editor in Chief at The Daily Iowan. He has worked at the DI all four years of his college career, starting out as a news reporter covering ci...
Marissa Payne
Managing Editor
Email: [email protected] Twitter: @marissa42_ Marissa Payne is the Managing Editor of The Daily Iowan. She started working at the DI her freshman year as a news reporter covering the UI administration and Iowa Boar...
Katelyn Weisbrod
Managing Editor
Email: [email protected] Twitter: @katelyn_eliz Katelyn Weisbrod is the Managing Editor at The Daily Iowan. Katelyn is a senior at the University of Iowa and has been a part of the DI since her freshman year....
Lily Smith
Visual Arts Director
Lily Smith is the Visual Arts Director at the DI. She is a junior journalism student from Des Moines, Iowa. She has worked at the DI since January of 2017, beginning as a staff photojournalist, serving as photo editor for the 20...
Kayli Reese
News Editor
Kayli Reese is currently one of the news editors at the DI. This is her third year at the University of Iowa & working for the DI. She worked as a news reporter her freshman year & the first semester of sophomore year,...
Brooklyn Draisey
News Editor
Brooklyn Draisey is a News Editors at the DI. She started at the DI her freshman year as a news reporter, covering a variety of topics.
Mackenzy Cooper
TV News Director
Mackenzy Cooper is the News Director at DITV. She began as a reporter her sophomore year covering a wide variety of subjects from politics to human interest stories. Later that year she began producing and anchoring while also...
Lucy Rohden
TV Sports Director
Lucy Rohden is entering her third year at the DI and at the University of Iowa. Lucy is one the current TV Sports Directors for the DI and is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. During her three years at the DI, Lucy has...
Beau Bowman
TV Sports Director
Beau Bowman is one of the TV Sports Directors for DITV. He is a senior studying journalism and mass communication at the University of Iowa and plans to graduate in December 2018. Previously he has covered the Hawkeye football...
Sarah Watson
Politics Editor
Twitter: @K_5mydearwatson Sarah Watson is the current Politics Editor at the DI, coordinating breaking news and in-depth coverage of Iowa politics. She reported on UI Student Government and Iowa politics as a reporter her freshman year....
Naomi Hofferber
Arts Editor
Twitter: @NaomiSHofferber Naomi Hofferber is the current Arts Editor at the DI, and a third year University of Iowa student. She has been with the DI since the start of her freshman year, serving as a news reporter coverin...
Adam Hensley
Pregame Editor
Adam Hensley is the current Pregame Editor at the DI, covering football, men's basketball, and baseball. Formerly the DI Sports Editor, Hensley has been on staff for all four years of his time at the University of Iowa, covering...
Pete Ruden
Sports Editor
Pete Ruden is the Sports Editor at the DI, where he has worked since the beginning of his college career. He has covered a variety of sports at the DI, including football, men's basketball, baseball, wrestling, and men's tennis....
Anna Kayser
Assistant Sports Editor
Anna Kayser is currently the Assistant Sports Editor and a football reporter at the DI. She began her college career as a news reporter before moving to the Politics team with a focus on the work of Sen. Chuck Grassley. In her...
Lucee Laursen
Opinions Editor
Lucee is currently the Opinions Editor at the DI. She has worked for the DI for three semesters. Prior to being the Opinions Editor, she was a columnist in the Opinions section. Lucee began her position as opinions editor in...
Katina Zentz
Photo Editor
Email: [email protected] Katina Zentz is a photo editor at the DI. She is a junior at the University of Iowa and transferred from the Ringling College of Art and Design where she studied filmmaking. Katina now studies ...
Nick Rohlman
Photo Editor
Nick Rohlman is one of the photo editors at the DI. In addition to his experience as a photojournalist, he has a background in commercial photography and videography. Nick is a student of economics at the University of Iowa College...
Roman Slabach
Films Director
Roman Slabach is currently the Films Director at the DI. He Started his freshman year working on the films team and he also worked on the Snapchat team producing content. His favorite video he has worked on was shooting the annual...
Josie Fischels
News Reporter
Email: [email protected] Josie Fischels is a news reporter at The Daily Iowan. She is a freshman at the UI studying journalism and theater.
Aadit Tambe
News Reporter
Email: [email protected] Twitter: @aadittambe Currently working as a digital producer and news reporter, Aadit has been involved with the DI for more than a year. He is working towards a bachelor’s degree in jou...
Kinsey Phipps
News Reporter
Email: kin[email protected] Kinsey Phipps is a news reporter at The Daily Iowan. She is a first-year student at the UI studying journalism and English.
Kit Fitzgerald
News Reporter
Email: [email protected] Kit Fitzgerald is a news reporter at The Daily Iowan tackling investigative pieces. She is a junior at the UI majoring in creative writing and English.
Jordan Prochnow
News Reporter
Email: [email protected] Jordan Prochnow is a digital producer and news reporter covering health and hospitals at The Daily Iowan. She is a sophomore at the UI majoring in creative writing and minoring in criminology, la...
Katie Ann McCarver
News Reporter
Email: [email protected] Katie Ann McCarver is a news reporter at The Daily Iowan, covering higher education. She is a freshman at the UI double-majoring in journalism and creative writing....
Charles Peckman
News Reporter
Email: [email protected] Twitter: @charlespeckman Currently, Charles is a digital producer and news reporter. Previously, he has served as the news editor, general assignment reporter, and sustainability reporter. Char...
John Chenoweth
DITV News Reporter and Anchor
Email: [email protected] John Chenoweth is a DITV news reporter and anchor. He is a sophomore at the UI majoring in journalism and minoring in military science.
Susanna Klooster
DITV News Reporter
Email: [email protected] Susanna Klooster is a DITV news reporter. She is a junior at the UI studying journalism and Spanish.
Will Silverstein
DITV Sports Producer
Email: [email protected] Will Silverstein is a sports segment producer with DITV. He is a junior at the UI triple-majoring in journalism, international relations, and political science.
Julia Shanahan
Politics Reporter
Email: [email protected] Julia Shanahan is a politics reporter for The Daily Iowan. She started working for the publication her freshman year as an Opinions columnist and now reports on Iowa politics with a focus o...
Emily Wangen
Politics Reporter
Emily Wangen is a politics reporter at The Daily Iowan. She is a second-year student at the UI majoring in journalism and political science with a minor in Latin.
Elianna Novitch
Politics Reporter
Email: [email protected] Elianna Novitch is a member of the Ethics and Politics Initiative at The Daily Iowan, covering political news around the state and the country. She is a junior at the UI majoring in journalis...
Adrian Enzastiga
Arts Reporter
Email: [email protected] Adrian Enzastiga is an arts reporter at The Daily Iowan, and enjoys writing about famous writers. He is a first-year student at the UI majoring in English and creative writing, and cinema, with a...
Madison Lotenschtein
Arts Reporter
Email: [email protected] Madison Lotenschtein is an arts reporter and digital producer at The Daily Iowan. She is a sophomore at the University of Iowa and has been with the DI since her freshman year. Madison ...
Sarah Stortz
Arts Reporter
Email: [email protected] Twitter: _ssto Sarah Stortz is currently a digital producer and arts reporter at the DI. She is a junior at the University of Iowa, studying journalism & mass communication with a certificate i...
Cody Smith
Sports Reporter
Email: [email protected] Cody Smith is a sports reporter at The Daily Iowan covering men’s and women’s tennis. He is a senior at the UI.
Jordan Zuniga
Sports Reporter
Email: [email protected] Twitter: @j_zuni Jordan Zuniga is a sports reporter at The Daily Iowan covering football. This is Zuniga's second year with the DI where he has covered a variety of sports such as: women's...
James Geerdes
Sports Reporter
James “Jim” Geerdes is a sports reporter, digital producer, and designer. He is currently a sophomore. He spent his freshman year covering wresting, softball, and rowing, while also designing for the print newspaper.
Isabella Rosario
Opinion Columnist
Isabella Rosario has been an opinion columnist at The Daily Iowan for three years, and served as section editor during her sophomore year. She is a junior at the UI double majoring in journalism and ethics & public policy w...
Elijah Helton
Opinion Columnist
Email: [email protected] Elijah Helton is an opinion columnist at The Daily Iowan. He is a sophomore at the UI majoring in journalism and political science.
Taylor Newby
Opinion Columnist
Email: [email protected] Taylor Newby is an opinion columnist at The Daily Iowan. She is a sophomore at the UI studying journalism with a certificate in critical cultural competence.
Michelle Kumar
Opinion Columnist
Email: [email protected] Michelle Kumar is an opinion columnist at The Daily Iowan. She is a junior at the UI majoring in international studies and ethics/public policy.
Nichole Shaw
Opinion Columnist
Email: [email protected] Nichole Shaw is an opinion columnist at The Daily Iowan, writing about culture and systemic oppression of different populations. She is a sophomore at the UI majoring in journalism and English on...
Zach Weigel
Opinion Columnist
Email: [email protected] Zach Weigel is an opinion columnist at The Daily Iowan. He is a graduate student at the UI studying secondary social studies education.
David Harmantas
Photographer
Email: [email protected] David Harmantas is a staff photographer at the The Daily Iowan. He is a third-year law student at the University of Iowa College of Law and is in his second year as a photographer for the DI. ...
Sid Peterson
Photographer
Email: [email protected] Sid Peterson is a photographer at The Daily Iowan. She is a sophomore at the UI studying journalism and international studies.
Shivansh Ahuja
Photographer
Email: [email protected] Shivansh Ahuja is a photographer at The Daily Iowan. He is a sophomore at the UI majoring in mechanical engineering.
Julia DiGiacomo
Politics reporter
Julia DiGiacomo is a politics reporter and digital producer at The Daily Iowan. She is a sophomore majoring in Journalism and International Relations with a Spanish minor. Throughout her freshman year, Julia worked as a news rep...