2011-2012 Staff

Holly Dastalfo
NAME: Holly Dastalfo YEAR: 2014 MAJOR: Graphic Design ABOUT: I’m the Wood Word’s design editor. It is my role to make sure the paper has a clean and organized design. I make sure the text has good readability and the...

Sarah E. Cruz
Sarah is serving her second year as Copy Editor having previously held the positions of News Section staff writer, Assistant News Editor, and News Editor. She has been an avid news reader and watcher since she was a little girl...

RJ Stafford
NAME: RJ Stafford YEAR: 2015 MAJOR: Digital Media & Broadcast Production and History ABOUT: My name is RJ Stafford. I am from San Diego, California. I am majoring in Digital Media and History. I have been involved wi...

Erica Nealon
NAME: Erica Nealon YEAR: 2015 MAJOR: Broadcast Journalism ABOUT: Aloha! I’m Sports Editor for The Wood Word. I enjoy Turkey Hill Iced Tea, getting caught in the sun and long walks on the treadmill. I am a huge Notre Dame fa...

Thomas Muscarello
NAME: Thomas Muscarello YEAR: 2015 MAJOR: Digital Media and Broadcast Production ABOUT: Hi, my name is Thomas Muscarello and I am from Orange County, New York. I am a freshman here at Marywood University and I am stud...

Jeremy Barket
NAME: Jeremy Barket YEAR: 2012 MAJOR: Advertising/Public Relations ABOUT: Hello! My name is Jeremy Barket, class of 2012. My major is in Communication Arts with a concentration in Advertising/Public Relations. My minor is i...
Janice Richardson
NAME: Janice Richardson MAJOR: Communications ABOUT: My name is Janice Richardson and I am the Copy Editor for The Wood Word. I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in English from Marywood University as a non-traditional student and I...

Megan McGraw
NAME: Megan McGraw YEAR: 2012 MAJOR: Digital Media and Broadcast Production; Journalism (minor) ABOUT: Formerly a Film student at Penn State University, I transferred to Marywood University in the spring of 2010. Current...

Alison Trautmann
NAME: Alison Trautmann YEAR: 2012 MAJOR: English ABOUT: Watches films all the time, writes papers (and kind of likes it) and reads lots of books, Hi, my name is Alison Trautmann and I am a story addict. As Editor-in-Chie...

Robin Trojanowicz
NAME: Robin Trojanowicz YEAR: 2012 MAJOR: Digital Media and Broadcast Production; Journalism (minor) ABOUT: This is my first semester as Assistant Copy Editor for The Wood Word. I was born and raised in Northeast PA. Growing u...

Ashley Shamro
NAME: Ashley Shamro YEAR: 2013 MAJOR: Digital Media and Broadcast Production ABOUT: I plan on graduating in the spring of 2013. My current role with The Wood Word is Assistant Photo Editor. The thing I like most about being ...

Shalon Corrigan
NAME: Shalon Corrigan YEAR: 2014 MAJOR: Digital Media and Broadcast Production; Journalism (minor) ABOUT: In my off hours when I’m not on Marywood’s campus, I teach piano to young children from the ages of 5-14. I’...

Dave Scarnato
NAME: Dave Scarnato YEAR: 2012 MAJOR: English; Journalism and Broadcast Communications (minors) ABOUT: I joined The Wood Word in the Spring of 2009 when the Sports section desperately needed a writer. Since then, Co-Edi...

Kelly Rickert
NAME: Kelly Rickert YEAR: 2013 MAJOR: Digital Audio Production; Business (minor) ABOUT: I am Opinion Editor at The Wood Word. I love working with The Wood Word, the whole staff is fun and creative. I especially enjoy produ...

Molly Boylan
NAME: Molly Boylan YEAR: 2013 MAJOR: English; Journalism (minor) ABOUT: My first semester at Marywood I was unsure about what career I wanted to pursue with an English major, that’s when I enrolled in a Journalism course. ...

Meghan O’Hara
NAME: Meghan O’Hara YEAR: 2013 MAJOR: English; Journalism (minor) ABOUT: I’m the Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Wood Word and I also swim for the Marywood swim team. I love working at The Wood Word, ge...

Vincent Mecca
NAME: Vincent Mecca YEAR: 2012 MAJOR: Broadcast Journalism; Digital Media and Broadcast Production (minor) ABOUT: I enjoy writing, technology and keeping up with the latest gizmos and gadgets. I write a column for The Woo...

Katie Owens
NAME: Katie Owens YEAR: 2013 MAJOR: English; Journalism and Advertising (minors) ABOUT: This is my second year as the Arts & Entertainment Editor on The Wood Word. Being the A&E editor lets me work in the areas t...

Bob Hannon
NAME: Bob Hannon YEAR: 2013 MAJOR: Advertising and Public Relations ABOUT: At The Wood Word, I am the Photography Editor. I shoot photographs for the newspaper and edit them into the format you see published. Additionally,...