Meet Our Staff

Michaela Atiae is a senior journalism student at SUNY New Paltz with a minor in studio art. She has written pieces for The Teller and will be writing for The Little Rebellion and Legislative Gazette this fall. She hopes to pursue a career in arts writing.

Endy Cepeda is a senior at SUNY New Paltz majoring in journalism. Before attending SUNY New Paltz, he was a writer for Rockland Community College’s newspaper. When not interning for the Legislative Gazette, he enjoys weight lifting and creating content for websites such as YouTube and Twitch.

Christian Evanko is a senior at SUNY New Paltz majoring in Organizational Communications and minoring in Journalism. Christian has years of experience working in the professional music industry. With strong audio technology skills and an interest in pop culture, he is eager to tackle a wide array of stories this semester.

Austin Jefferson is a senior at SUNY New Paltz majoring in Digital Media Production based out of Newburgh, New York. He is passionate about telling stories that matter and uplifting underrepresented voices.

Katey Johnson is a senior at SUNY New Paltz studying journalism. Her aspirations include becoming an entertainment journalist and focusing on writing about music, theater and film. She is from northern New Jersey and grew up loving hiking and the outdoors.