2019-2020 Staff
Amin Touri
Editor in Chief
Amin Touri is the Editor in Chief of the Collegian. A senior, Touri is a journalism major with a concentration in sports journalism, and covers the men's basketball team at UMass. He's been with the Collegian since the start of...
Morgan Reppert
Managing Editor
Morgan Reppert is the Managing Editor of the Collegian. A junior, Morgan is a sustainable food and farming major and she's been with the Collegian since her freshman year. Before becoming managing editor, Morgan was an assistant...
Zach Polak
Business Manager
Zach Polak is the Business Manager of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Zach is a Computer Science major, and has been with the Collegian since his freshman year, when he started as an Advertising Representative.
James Mazarakis
Op/Ed Editor
James Mazarakis is the Editor of Op/Ed. Studying Sustainable Community Development and public policy, James is interested in theories of discourse and has been in Op/Ed since his freshman year.
Thomas Haines
Sports Editor
Thomas Haines is the sports editor of the Daily Collegian. A happily graduating senior, he’s covered the UMass football and men’s basketball teams, as well as women’s basketball and field hockey. He started at the Collegian...
Sophia Gardner
Assistant News Editor
Sophia Gardner is an Assistant News Editor at the Collegian. A sophomore, she is a Political Science and Journalism double major. She’s been with the Collegian since her Freshman year.
Will Mallas
Assistant News Editor
Will Mallas is an assistant news editor at The Daily Collegian. He joined The Collegian in his freshman year before becoming an assistant news editor in his first semester as a sophomore. Will is a political science major who...
Ashley Tsang
Assistant Arts Editor
Ashley Tsang is an Assistant Arts Editor at the Collegian. She is a sophmore marketing major and IT minor who has began writing for the Collegian her freshman year and joined staff during the fall semester of her sophmore year....
Will Katcher
Assistant Photo Editor
Will is a junior journalism major and an assistant photos editor for The Daily Collegian. He joined his freshman year and also contributes to the news section and covers men’s soccer for the sports section.
Makailey Cookis
Assistant Social Media Editor
Mak Cookis is a Social Media Assistant for the Collegian. A sophomore, Journalism and Communication Double Major, Mak has been with the Collegian since the Fall of 2019.
Emma Garber
Assistant OpEd Editor
Emma Garber is an Assistant Editor for the Opinion and Editorial section. A sophomore, Emma is double majoring in Dance and Journalism. She has been writing for the Collegian since her first semester freshman year.
Eva Trainer
Assistant Photos Editor
Eva is an Assistant Photography Editor at the Collegian. She is currently a sophomore, in addition to being a Sociology double major she created her own Film Studies major though BDIC. Eva has been with the Collegian since her...
Nina Walat
Assistant Photos Editor
Nina Walat is an Assistant Photo Editor at the Collegian. Nina is a junior, and majoring in both Journalism and Graphic Design through the BDIC program. She has been with the Collegian since her sophomore year.
Mehroz Kapadia
Assistant Photos Editor
Mehroz Kapadia has been an Assistant Photo Editor of the Collegian since the beginning of her junior year. She is a Graphic Design major through the BDIC program and is also pursuing a minor in Art.
