Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

2023-2024 Staff

Mia Hennen
Editor in Chief

Mia Hennen

Mia Hennen is the current editor in chief for The Sunflower. Before becoming editor, Hennen was the news/managing...

Thy Vo
Advertisement/Design Manager

Thy Vo

Thy Vo has been the advertisement manager and design director for The Sunflower for two years. Vo is...

Trinity Ramm
Managing Editor

Trinity Ramm

Trinity Ramm is the managing editor and former sports editor for The Sunflower. This is her second year...

Courtney Brown
Investigative News Editor

Courtney Brown

Courtney Brown is the investigative news editor for The Sunflower. Brown previously worked as a reporter...

Allison Campbell
News Editor

Allison Campbell

Allison Campbell is the news editor for The Sunflower. A South African native, Campbell is a junior pursuing a jour...

Melanie Rivera-Cortez
Sports Editor

Melanie Rivera-Cortez

Melanie Rivera-Cortez is the sports editor for The Sunflower. She is a senior pursuing ...

Salsabila Attaria
Arts and Culture Editor

Salsabila Attaria

Salsabila Attaria is the arts and culture editor for The Sunflower. Attaria is a health science major...

Sascha Harvey
Opinion Editor

Sascha Harvey

Sascha Harvey is the opinon editor for The Sunflower. A junior majoring in graphic design, this is Harvey's...

Kristy Mace
Photo Editor

Kristy Mace

Kristy Mace is the photo editor for The Sunflower. She's majoring in psychology. Currently a junior,...

Jacinda Hall
Podcast Editor

Jacinda Hall

Jacinda Hall is the podcast editor for The Sunflower. Hall is a junior majoring in communications with...

Ainsley Smyth
Reporter

Ainsley Smyth

Ainsley Smyth is a second-year reporter for The Sunflower. Smyth is a sophomore communications major...

Maleah Evans
Reporter

Maleah Evans

Maleah Evans is a second-year reporter for The Sunflower. They previously worked as a copy editor. Evans...

Genesis Merriett
Reporter

Genesis Merriett

Genesis Merriett is a first-year reporter for The Sunflower. She is a freshman majoring in mathematics,...

Jacob Unruh
Reporter

Jacob Unruh

Jacob Unruh is a reporter for The Sunflower. He is a junior at Wichita State majoring in journalism and...

Tailyah Winn
Reporter

Taliyah Winn

Taliyah Winn is a first-year reporter for the Sunflower. She is a sophomore at WSU double majoring in...

Piper Pinnetti
Reporter

Piper Pinnetti

Piper Pinnetti is a reporter for The Sunflower. Pinnetti previously designed content fo...

Isabel Ordoñez
Reporter

Isabel Ordoñez

Isabel Ordoñez is a second-year news reporter for The Sunflower. Ordoñez is a transfer student from...

Jennifer Anima
Reporter

Jennifer Anima

Jennifer Anima is a first-year reporter for The Sunflower. Before joining staff, she served as editor-in-chief...

Shaylee Jacobs-Wilson
Reporter

Shaylee Jacobs-Wilson

Shaylee Jacobs-Wilson is one of the sports reporters for The Sunflower. This is her first year on staff...

Jaycie Nelson
Reporter

Jaycie Nelson

Jaycie Nelson was the Editor-in-Chief for The Sunflower during the 2022-2023 academic year. Before becoming...

Shelby DuVall
Reporter

Shelby DuVall

Shelby DuVall is a sophomore reporter, designer and photographer majoring in graphic design. This is...

Cheyanne Tull
Reporter

Cheyanne Tull

Cheyanne Tull is a first year reporter, photographer and illustrator for The Sunflower. Tull is a freshman...

Reporter

Loren Amelunke

Loren Amelunke is a first-year reporter for The Sunflower. She is a sophomore at Wichita State, currently...

Avery Gathright
Reporter

Avery Gathright

Avery Gathright is a first-year reporter for The Sunflower. Gathright is a secondary education major...

Lydia Steeby
Reporter

Lydia Steeby

Lydia Steeby is a first-year reporter for The Sunflower. She's lived in Wichita her whole life and loves...

Victor DiMartino
Reporter

Victor DiMartino

Victor DiMartino is a second-year reporter for The Sunflower. DiMartino is pursing a degree in creative...

Mel Bright
Reporter

Mel Bright

Mel Bright is a first-year reporter and photographer for The Sunflower. They are a freshman acting major...

Monique Bever
Reporter

Monique Bever

Monique Bever is a first-year reporter and photographer. She is a freshman majoring in philosophy. Monique...

Reporter

Alexander Engledow

Alexander Engledow is a first-year reporter with The Sunflower. Engledow is a freshman majoring in Secondary...

Madeline Bell
Photographer

Madeline Bell

Bell is a second-year photographer for The Sunflower. A sophomore, Bell is majorin...

Brianna Cook
Photographer

Brianna Cook

Brianna Cook is a second-year photographer for The Sunflower. She is a sophomore biology major from Wichita,...

Garima Thapa
Photographer

Garima Thapa

Garima Thapa is a second-year photographer for The Sunflower.

Lee Frank
Photographer

Lee Frank

Lee Frank is a first-year photographer for The Sunflower. She is a freshman majoring in political science...

Bryan Chavez
Photographer

Bryan Chavez

Bryan Chavez is a first-year photographer for The Sunflower. He is a freshman at Wichita State, majoring...

Photographer

Melissa Espinoza

Melissa Espinoza is a first-year photographer for The Sunflower.

Jocelynn Cavender
Photographer

Jocelynn Cavender

Jocelynn Cavender is a first-year photographer for The Sunflower. She is a freshman from Parsons, KS....

Makenzie Leigh
Photographer

Makenzie Miller

Makenzie Miller is a first year animation major and a first year illustrator/photographer on the Sunflower....

Nithin Reddy Nagapur
Photographer

Nithin Reddy Nagapur

Nithin Reddy Nagapur is a third-year photographer for The Sunflower.

Wren Johnson
Illustrator/Designer

Wren Johnson

Wren Johnson is an illustrator for The Sunflower. Johnson is a third-year Communications major that loves...

Cameryn Davis
Illustrator/Designer

Cameryn Davis

Cameryn Davis is an illustrator and designer for The Sunflower. She is a freshman at Wichita State University...

Mariana Garzon
Illustrator/Designer

Mariana Garzon

Mariana Garzon is a first-year designer and illustrator for The Sunflower. She is a freshman at Wichita...

Haylee Coolen
Illustrator/Designer

Haylee Coolen

Haylee Coolen is a first-year illustrator/designer for The Sunflower.

Illustrator/Designer

Julia Thomas

Julia Thomas is a first-year designer and illustrator for The Sunflower.

Tyler Guthrie
Columnist

Tyler Guthrie

Tyler Guthrie is a second-year columnist with The Sunflower. He is a creative writing major with a Spanish...

Lisa Bolin
Former illustrator

Lisa Bolin

Lisa Bolin was an illustrator for The Sunflower. Hailing from Hesston, Kansas, studied marketing with...

Former photographer

Kylie LeValley

LeValley was a photographer for The Sunflower.