Mikaela Delos Santos 
Publishing Editor
publishingeditor@thereflector.ca
Julie Patton
News Editor
Hi! I’m Julie Patton and I’m a fourth-year journalism and digital media student at Mount Royal University. I was raised on a farm in Saskatchewan, where I began reporting in high school at our local news station, West Central Online. I’ve always desired to build on my journalistic skills, which launched me in the Journalism program at MRU in 2020. Since then, I have contributed to the Calgary Journal, worked as a junior producer for the Canadian Mountain Podcast, and interned at the Calgary Citizen. Now, as I finish my degree at MRU, I’ll be working for The Reflector as their News Editor. My contributors and I will continue to keep the news section of the paper updated with local as well as national news.
Emma Duke
Features Editor
featureseditor@thereflector.ca
Hey! My name is Emma Duke. I am currently the Features Editor of The Reflector. Acting in both film and theatre has been an important part of my life since childhood. My love for telling stories led me to study Broadcast Media, and it has been a thrill to continue to tell stories through the narrative lens in the Features section of The Reflector. I have a special interest in profiling Calgarians who are making a difference and pursuing their passions. I am currently the President of the Society of Broadcasting club and the Vice President of the Women in Media club at MRU.
Isabella West 
Arts Editor
Hi! My name is Isabella, Bella for short. I’m in my fourth year of the Journalism program at MRU and I’m the current Arts Editor. I spent the summer interning at LiveWire Calgary in partnership with the Calgary Journal, where I was able to further develop the journalistic skill set that I’ve been taught in my program to now use as an editor for the Reflector and the Calgary Journal. Ever since I wrote my first story in my program, I’ve always leaned more toward artistic stories. I love how art stories can inspire creativity, how they can generate emotion and most of all, how they can tell a story in ways that you’d never expect. In my free time, I volunteer at a local animal shelter, spend time with my dog and try to travel as much as I can. I’m looking forward to a great year!
Zach Payne
Sports Editor
“I’m a fourth-year journalism and digital media student, the newsletter editor for the Calgary Journal, and the Sports Editor for the Reflector, with a passion for using data and statistics to tell stories”
Emily Kirsch
Layout Editor
Hey! I’m Emily Kirsch, and I’m this year’s Layout Editor. I am currently a third year broadcasting student here at MRU. I enjoy all things digital media, including photography and video production.
I love visual storytelling and believe that it can help transform a story. In my role as Layout Editor, I’m thrilled to blend these passions to create visually engaging and impactful content for our readers.
Megan Creig 
Photo Editor
Hi! My name is Megan Creig and I’m this year’s Photo Editor. I’m currently in my fourth year at MRU, studying journalism. I’ve always been a visual person. I believe how your story is presented can be just as important as the actual content. And that’s carried over into what I do in my spare time. I almost always have my camera on me. I love taking pictures of people and landscapes alike. Beyond that, I’m also a pretty avid media consumer. If there’s a show or movie I haven’t yet seen, you can bet it’s already on my list.
Arroy (AJ) Jacob
Web Editor
Hello everyone! My name is AJ and I currently the Web Editor for The Reflector. I am in my final year of Bachelor of Science – Cellular & Molecular Biology, with a Minor in Creative Writing. I work to publish all of our current stories in our online issues, and assist in making student journalism as accessible as possible. As a student journalist myself, you can typically find me in the Features section writing articles from the Golden Globes, to sickle cell-disease.
I currently serve as the President of the Student Society of Science & Technology (SSST) a SAMRU ratified club and student non-profit organization celebrating science education on campus. You will either see my fingers dancing away on the keyboard at my computer in The Reflector office, or scratching my head in the cell culture labs!
