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Maggie Attridge

MAGGIE ATTRIDGE

Junior Faculty Advisor

Maggie is a rising sophomore in the Media, Self and Society College Scholars program at the University of Maryland in College Park.  She is double majoring in journalism and government/politics. At UMD, she is involved with the UMD Student Government Association and the Student Alumni Leadership Council.  She is from Columbia, Maryland, and attended WJMC in 2017 as a correspondent. She can’t wait to return to share her experiences with the new correspondents!

Laura Scudder

LAURA SCUDDER

Advance Team Member

Laura Scudder is a senior at George Mason University majoring in communication with a concentration in journalism and minoring in sustainability studies. She works for Mason’s student newspaper, Fourth Estate, and was the Co-Editor-in-Chief for the 2020-2021 academic year. This spring, she also worked as a reporting intern with Voice of America’s Student Union. Laura attended WJMC in 2017 and worked as a Junior Faculty Advisor in 2019.

Gabriela Latimer

GABRIELA LATIMER

Junior Faculty Advisor

Gabriela is a rising junior at George Mason University. She is part of several organizations on campus such as Students Demand Action, Chi Omega sorority, Mason Ambassadors, and the Honors College Recruitment Team. She has a great passion for human rights, reflected in her major, global affairs, as well as seen in other service works she has taken part in.  Gabriela is so excited to be returning to WJMC as a JFA and cannot wait to meet all the students who are passionate about journalism!

Jordan Coddington

JORDAN CODDINGTON

Junior Faculty Advisor

Jordan Coddington is a rising junior at West Virginia University. Jordan studies Communication and a double minor in Public Relations and Strategic Social Media with an emphasis is Social Media and Communication Technology. She is a member of the Undergraduate Communication Association and PRSSA at WVU. Jordan had the opportunity to become a social media contributor for the Stone House Restaurant and Inn during her freshman year and is currently doing freelance media work for companies that need to spruce up their media game in the Morgantown,WV area. She attended WJMC in 2015 and after attending knew she wanted to study media in college. In her free time, you can find her jamming to Taylor Swift and searching for the best mozzarella sticks.

Alex McKeown

Alex McKeown is a student in the Class of 2020 at Pierce High School in Pierce, Nebraska. He is a WJMC 2018 Alumnus. After High School, he plans on going to the east coast for college, and double majoring in Engineering and Journalism.

Janelle Ward

Janelle Ward is a senior attending Georgia Military College Preparatory School located in Milledgeville, Georgia. In school, she has participated in both marching and concert band since her freshman year and musical theatre since her sophomore year. She is also a member of many honor societies and her school’s chapter of the Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy. Janelle has recently been elected co-journal of her Student Leadership Organization. She is undecided about where she wishes to attend college, but she is positive that she will be majoring in journalism! Attending WJMC this past summer wAs easily the best decision she has ever made, and she is thrilled to see where what she has learned takes her in the future!

Myla Owens

Myla Owens lives in Westampton, NJ and is a junior at Rancocas Valley Regional High School, graduating in 2020. Her interests are reading and music, and she has been a volleyball player for seven years.
Mylad is looking forward to going to George Mason University and being on the Youth Advisory Board.

Ellie Davis

Ellie Davis is a member of the graduating class of 2019 at Homestead High School In Fort Wayne, IN. She plans to attend Ball State University in fall 2019 to pursue a double major in Digital Sports Productions and Telecommunications, with a minor in Spanish. Ellie was honored to be a part of the WJMC program in 2018, and she cannot wait to be a part of the Youth Advisory board to ensure that the 2019 students have just as great of time as she did!

Kyle Anderson

Kyle Anderson was born and raised in Austintown, Ohio. Throughout high school he has pursued many interests. He is Senior Drumline Captain in his school’s Marching Band, team captain of the Academic Team, and a state quarter finalist in Speech and Debate as a Domestic Extemporaneous Speaker. After high school, Kyle plans on pursuing a degree in Political Science with a minor in Journalism or Communications in the Washington, D.C. area. He feels very passionate about improving the world around him for the better.

Kaci Le

Kaci Le is a junior at Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica, NY, graduating in 2020. She attended the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in 2018. The conference left a long-lasting impact on her. When she graduates, she aspires to be a part of the multimedia industry.