Editorial Team
2025 - 2026
Shae Olazaran
Editor-in-Chief
Senior, English major
Shae grew up in Denver, Colorado. In her dream life, she’s one of those people who rakes the baseball diamond between innings to make it all smooth and even, or maybe a mail carrier for a town with only one stoplight. And she would write novels in her spare time, of course. Her favorite childhood book was The Digging-Est Dog, and her favorite childhood dog was allergic to the sun. She’s excited to be the Editor-in-Chief for the Wineskin, even though she’s still unclear whether that title is equivalent to Chief Editor or is a mishearing of the term Editor and Chief, or if it means something else entirely.
Darian Vertz
Managing Editor
Junior, English writing major
Darian is from Kennewick in the Tri-Cities, Washington. Many beloved childhood books hold a place in her heart; therefore, her top favorite is a tie between Sophie’s Masterpiece and A Bad Case of Stripes. In her dream life, she’s probably writing books from home in a room with a LOT of big windows, wearing a pair of matching pajamas, and peeking over a pair of blue light glasses while telling her kids to please close the door and give her five more minutes. Darian’s most prized possession is a teddy bear she got the day she was born (Elton John’s birthday). She is over the moon to be the Managing Editor this year, as it sounds so fancy and official, and is pretty much a dream come true.
Eryn Gates
Design Editor
Sophmore, English Major
Eryn grew up in Lebanon, Oregon. In her dream life, she runs a bed and breakfast in Greece, overlooking the ocean. At night, she and her seven cats snuggle while she rewatches How I Met Your Mother for the millionth time. Or maybe she is a semi-pro surfer in Hawaii whose freckles have overtaken her face, so no one knows what her face color or freckle color is. Her favorite childhood book was Farmyard Tales, which helped her convince her family to buy a farm when she was five. On this farm, she once successfully gave CPR to a rogue bird who had snuck into her house, dislodging the dog food from its throat. She is excited to be your design editor because she loves design and editing, so when put together, she should love it doubly so.
Wineskin Alumni
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Clara Lind
English, 2025
Editor-In-Chief | Sudden Song, 2024-2025
Poetry Editor | Do We Know What We’re Losing?, 2023Clara loves sharing stories and beauty with others and is excited to do so through the Wineskin. You only need to know a few things about her: Clara...
Loves: theology
Likes to: star gaze
Refuses to: use bookmarks
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Shay Smith
English, 2025
Managing Editor | Sudden Song, 2024-2025
In his free time, Shay enjoys listening to music from the 90s, reading romance novels, creatively writing, and scaring himself with paranormal podcasts!
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Paul Friesen
Mechanical Engineering, 2025
Design Editor | Sudden Song, 2024-2025
Despite being an Engineering major, Paul has slowly been infiltrating the English department by competing in events like Duel after Dark, presenting at the Eclectic Text Conference, and editing the Wineskin!
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Lillian Pinkston
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Grace Bydlon
English Writing, 2024
Managing Editor | Incautious Sight, Spring 2024
Art Editor | Do We Know What We’re Losing?, 2023 -
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Esmeralda Olivares
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Ally Dunn-Worthy
English, 2024
Editor-in-Chief | Do We Know What We’re Losing?, 2023
Marketing Director | Babel, Fall 2022Hi, I’m Ally. I believe that literature is one of the most important things on the planet!
I'm from Southern California, I love coffee, thrift stores, and good food. I'm strategic, creative, good at communicating, and have a LARGE gap in working experience because all the programs I've been a part of since high school stipulate that you can't have jobs! My overarching goals in life are 1) finding out what is The Good Life and 2) how can I consistently pursue truth, goodness, and beauty.
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Katie Koenig
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Abbi Schmelzenbach
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Madelyn Farnham
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Aleks Morales
Graphic Designer | Do We Know What We’re Losing? 2023
Graphic Designer | Babel, Fall 2022I have three loves: words, music, and drawing. I believe that story is one of the greatest parts of existence, and I'm passionate about stories told through various mediums (novels, poetry, graphic novels, songs, etc.). I'm a chronic bibliophile, reading eight or more books at a time. One of these days my books will fall over and kill me. Until then, I want to read as many as possible. I have a deep dislike of anything written in present-tense, and doubly so for present-tense first-person. There is only one book in P.T. 1st P. that I liked (the Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle). My dream is to one day be a published author.
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Foxy George
Historian | 2023
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Peter Reamy
English, 2023
Editor-in-Chief | Babel, Fall 2022
Poetry Editor | Commonplace, Spring 2022
Poetry Editor | Witness, Fall 2021As you can see here I’m pretty proud of my flip phone. I like vinyl but I also like folgers coffee. I think few things are better than a poem spoken aloud from memory—learned “by heart.” I think getting an MFA in poetry is silly.
I am from Portland, OR. I enjoy working outside. I enjoy talking with friends on a rainy day.
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Delaney Smith
Spanish with History & TESOL minors, 2023
Poetry Editor | Babel, Fall 2022
Besides writing poetry, of course, I love to play guitar, paint, learn languages, crochet, make memes, and daydream to a soundtrack of Pink Floyd and Chicago. I am obsessed with the music, fashion, cars, and other pop culture of the 1950's-1980's, which influences my self-expression and art more than anything else in the world. I've worked all sorts of jobs, from baker to art teacher to janitor. In the fall of 2021, I studied in Sevilla, Spain and the further I get away from that time, the more I realize a small part of me still lives there.
You can catch me around campus with my head in the clouds and wearing bell bottoms or saddle shoes, depending on the day.
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Brayden Tibbetts
Theology, 2024
Art Editor | Babel, Fall 2022
Well, I'm Brayden Tibbetts. I’m an avid amateur photographer.
Here is a list of things. It starts with things I love and ends with things I despise. Everything falls somewhere on this list.
1. My late beta fish
2. The willow tree near my house
3. My best friend’s dog
4. A Lego spaceship I designed
5. Playing cards
6. Lamps
7. The tv show Friends
8. Dairy-free ice cream
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Jaime Miller
English Language and Literature, 2022
Editor-in-Chief | Commonplace, Spring 2022
Editor-in-Chief | Witness, Fall 2021
Poetry Editor | Formation, Spring 2022
Poetry Editor | Interruption, Fall 2020I love a good book and a tough project to keep me busy. In my position this year, I look forward to seeing all of the amazing work that is submitted and run in our fall issue. Fun fact: I have never been on a airplane!
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Marlee Baker
Social Work, 2022
Prose Editor | Commonplace, Spring 2022
Prose Editor | Witness, Fall 2021
Prose Editor | Formation, Spring 2021
Prose Editor | Interruption, Fall 2020I primarily read memoirs and creative nonfiction (catch me always studying outside of class). In my own work, I explore the intersectionality of nature and spirituality. I would describe my writing style as Mary Oliver meets Brian Doyle meets Anne Lamott. Fun fact! This summer I got a tattoo inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem, “Wild Geese.”
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Victoria Prieto
Sociology: Global & Intercultural Studies with Art & Politics Minors, 2022
Art Editor | Commonplace, Spring 2022
Art Editor | Witness, Fall 2021The only thing I can say about myself is that I really truly love art. If I could sit in a museum looking at expressions of thoughts and ideas I would… I love photography, painting, and poetry. Honestly, if I’m not making art I’m either talking about it, looking at it, or reading about it. Catch me geeking out over some random fact about Artemesia Gentileschi.
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Belen Yager
Language and Literature with Communication Arts Minor, 2022
Social Media Director | Commonplace, Spring 2022
Social Media Director | Witness, Fall 2021When I got to George Fox, all I knew was that I loved reading and I loved writing. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I figured I would start there. Over my years here, I fell in love with communications and media. I am so excited to use everything I have learned about critical thinking, literature, and business out in the real world.
Fun fact: I have been to over 20 countries.
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Elizabeth Hudgens
Writing, 2023
Graphic Designer | Commonplace, Spring 2022
Graphic Designer | Witness, Fall 2021As an artist, one of my greatest loves is painting, and I draw much of my inspiration from the works of my favorite painters. Some of my biggest inspirations right now are Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Couture, and Alphonse Mucha.
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Libby Kerns
English Language and Literature/Letters, 2021
Editor-in-Chief | Formation, Spring 2021
Editor-in-Chief | Interruption, Fall 2020I’ve been in love with stories and words for as long as I can remember; the evolution from a love of reading to a love of writing seemed inevitable to me as a child. My love of poetry developed later on, as I began to realize what words can do when directed towards beauty and truth.
Fun Fact! I have, at one point in my life or another, lived in three different countries besides the United States!
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Jessica Daugherty
English Language and Literature, General, 2021
Marketing Director | Formation, Spring 2021
Marketing Director | Interruption, Fall 2020 -
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Luke Mollerup
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Natasha "Poshy" Schuyler
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Brynn Schwary
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Kiale Palpant
Editor-in-Chief | Peace, Spring 2020
Editor-in-Chief | Identity, Fall 2019
Poetry Editor | Open, Spring 2019
Poetry Editor | Change, Fall 2018 -
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Brendan Comiskey
English Language & Literature, 2019
Prose Editor | Identity, Fall 2019
Prose Editor | Open, Spring 2019
Prose Editor | Change, Fall 2018 -
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Anthony Kunzki
Graphic Design, 2020
Graphic Designer | Peace, Spring 2020
Graphic Designer | Identity, Fall 2019
Graphic Designer | Open, Spring 2019
Graphic Designer | Change, Fall 2018 -
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Elshadai Hailu
Marketing Director | Identity, Fall 2019
