Editor in Chief
Mikaela Wilkins
Major: Editing & Publishing, Creative Writing minor
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Idaho Falls, ID
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Earnestly Chocolate, Marionberry, or Mint Cookies and Cream
Favorite Thing about Schwa: The people! Leading training and organizing the forces. And the interesting content.
Managing Editors
Brooke James
Major: Editing & Publishing, Digital Humanities and Technology minor
Year in School: Senior
Home Town: Sierra Vista, AZ
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Roasted almond fudge or mint brownie, depending on the day!
Favorite Thing about Schwa: I love being part of a supportive community of other editors and being able to learn from each other
Ellie Howell
Major: Editing & Publishing, Digital Humanities and Technology minor
Year in School: Freshman
Hometown: Maple Valley, WA
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Fluffernutter
Favorite Thing about Schwa: Working with awesome editors, designers, and authors!
Senior Editors
Megan Charlton
Major: Editing & Publishing, Linguistics minor
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Frederick, CO
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Earnestly Chocolate
Favorite Thing about Schwa: Reading all the submissions we get from authors!
Emma Hebertson
Major: Linguistics, Editing and Spanish minors
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Fudge Brownie or Earnestly Chocolate
Favorite Thing about Schwa: I love getting the opportunity to learn new things about linguistics and language through the authors’ articles while also being able to edit! I love grammar and mechanics, so being with Schwa gives me the opportunity to be around other people who love those same things.
Susanna Bergeson
Major: Editing & Publishing
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Orem, UT
Favorite Thing about Schwa: I love getting real life experience editing and being able to read the submissions. The study of different linguistic aspects is really fascinating!
Jana Wilde
Major: Editing & Publishing, Philosophy and Business minors
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Arnold, MD
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Toffee
Favorite Thing about Schwa: Going through and practicing all the steps of editing.
Isabel Tueller
Major: Linguistics, Editing minor
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Laie, HI
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Graham Canyon
Favorite Thing about Schwa: Reading about the interesting studies students have done!
McKayla Lindman
Major: Editing & Publishing
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Earnestly Chocolate
Favorite Thing about Schwa: Getting to practice editing in “real life”!
Staff Editors
Abby Ellis
Major: Editing & Publishing, Business minor
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Kaysville, UT
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Graham Canyon
Favorite Thing about Schwa: Working with awesome students and learning things about editing and new perspectives on linguistics.
Ashlyn Tilby
Major: Editing & Publishing
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Turlock, CA
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Lemon Sherbet
Favorite Thing about Schwa: For me, the best part of Schwa is the experience gained by working on a student journal. Being a part of Schwa is an opportunity to learn and become more confident in my decisions and editing.
Josh Stevenson
Major: Linguistics, Editing minor
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Purcellville, VA
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Neapolitan ice cream
Favorite Thing about Schwa: Getting to learn from amazing fellow editing students.
Abby Carr
Major: Linguistics, Editing Minor
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Manitowoc, WI
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Earnestly Chocolate
Layne Christensen
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Durham, NC
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Strawberry Sundae Crunch
Favorite Thing about Schwa: I love the built-in training! It’s a great starting place for new editors.
Jenni Overy
Major: Editing & Publishing, Digital Humanities and Technology minor
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Manly, IA
Favorite BYU Creamery Ice Cream Flavor: Brownie Nut Fudge
Favorite Thing about Schwa: Learning from so many talented editors!
Abby Haralson
Major: Editing & Publishing, Business minor
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Lindsay, CA
Favorite Thing about Schwa: I love learning more about language and getting hands-on editing experience!
Karlie Kelsch
Major: Editing & Publishing
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Favorite Thing about Schwa: I love editing and I love linguistics! I am excited to help others with passion for linguistics share that passion and see it published.
Emma Knadler
Melissa Fales