Name: Emily Sisk Position: Editor-in-Chief Bio: Western Kentucky native Emily Sisk joined The Northerner in November 2021 as a contributor. Through the years she has served as news editor, managing editor and now editor-...

Name: Jillian Kohls Position: Managing/Arts and Life Co-Editor Bio: Being from Northern Kentucky, Jillian is impassioned to begin her work reporting on the community. With her love of theater, creators and performers since f...

Name: Emory Davis Position: Managing/Arts and Life Co-Editor Bio: Raised in Erlanger, Emory played sports year round and maybe watched too much TV. His Mom came to his games with her camera and supplied the team and himself w...

Name: Henry Crawford Position: News Editor Bio: Henry was hired by The Northerner at the end of the spring 2024 semester. At NKU, he is a member of the Honors College, Norse Code Radio and has worked numerous jobs aroun...

Name: Lillian Ramsey Position: News Reporter Bio: Lillian Ramsey, sophomore, passionate about writing, reporting, multimedia, photography and video editing continues to improve daily while getting her degree in Journalis...

Name: Ella Rinehard Position: Assistant Arts and Life Editor Bio: Ella joined The Northerner in October 2024 as a contributor after discovering her love for writing in a journalism class she hadn’t planned to take. Sh...

Name: Holly Keuper Position: Arts and Life Reporter Bio: Holly began working with the Northerner in January 2025 seeking to broaden her skillset in writing studies. She’s hoping to use her experience in business, technica...

Name: Jakob Staley Position: Sports Co-Editor Bio: Jakob joined The Northerner in the fall of 2024 as an assistant sports editor. Jakob has always had a passion for sports. He played basketball growing up but recently exp...

Name: Alex Perez Position: Sports Co-Editor Bio: Alex has been working with The Northerner since May 2024. He enjoys his role as reporter for ‘Friday Football LIve’ and the ESPN+ production team on campus, and co-host...

Name: Jonah Moore Position: Sports Reporter Bio: Jonah joined the Northerner team in the spring of 2025 and is excited to begin working with the organization. From a very young age, sports have been part of his life not ju...

Name: Aya Aleily Position: Copy Editor Bio: Aya has been writing for The Northerner since October of 2023. Before coming to NKU, Aya was in Lebanon volunteering with Interact Club of Saida, a community service non-governmenta...

Name: Adelyn McCollum Position: Photo Editor Bio: Adelyn joined The Northerner team in the fall of 2024, pursuing journalism through her camera lens from a young age. Because of the connection she experienced during her f...

Name: Riley Weber-Horowitz Position: Assistant Photo Editor Pronouns: she/her Bio: Riley joined The Northerner in the Fall of 2024 as an Assistant Photo Editor. While she’s always enjoyed photography, her high school phot...

Name: Christopher Smith Position: Staff Photographer Bio: Chris Smith joined The Northerner as a Staff Photographer in January 2025. With a passion for storytelling through photography, he is dedicated to capturing aut...

Name: Amy Straman Position: Sports Photographer Bio: Amy began working with The Northerner in January, 2025. She is excited to be a part of the team and provide photo content of NKU athletics. While she loves capturin...

Name: Jameson Howard Position: Video Co-Editor Bio: Jameson is a senior from Lexington, Ky studying electronic media broadcasting. He is one of the video editors for The Northerner. In his free time, he often enjoys watch...

Name: Liam Barker Position: Social Media Editor Bio: NKY local Liam Barker started creating video content with The Northerner in the spring of 2024 and made his debut as the social media editor that summer. Liam’s main g...

Name: Erin Senn Position: Assistant Video Editor Bio: Erin is a freshman from Louisville, Kentucky who started with the Northerner in the spring of 2025. She has a passion for video creation and covering important topics for ...

Name: Jessie Crawford Position: Design Editor Bio: Jessie joined The Northerner's design team this fall. At NKU she is also involved with Loch Norse and campus ministry. When she isn’t in the newsroom you will find he...

Name: Olivia Mann Position: Assistant Design Editor Bio: Olivia joined the Northerner as the assistant design editor in the Spring of 2025. She has a love for creating and hopes to work as a brand designer after graduat...

Name: Annie Hammock Position: Student Media Adviser Bio: Annie Hammock’s journalism career has stretched four decades and covered every platform, including television, radio, print and digital. She spent 26 years at CNN, ...