Katie Watson
Year: Senior
Job: Editor-in-Chief
Major: Journalism
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 1:00-2:50 pm
Katie Watson is the editor-in-chief of The Chimes. Her role entails overseeing the overall staff, structure and production of The Chimes. She is in charge of, among other things, training, keeping contacts with the university and surrounding area, running weekly meetings and proofing pages. Her goals for this year include having more student-generated content in the paper and online, making The Chimes a truly web-first publication and doing more in-depth, investigative pieces.
Katie is entering her third year with The Chimes. She was the news editor last year, and a news apprentice and staff writer before that. Her journalistic experience includes a summer internship as a web editor and national desk writer with The Washington Times, as well as a reporting internship with The Huntington Beach Independent. Katie hails from La Habra, Calif. She enjoys running, baking and investigative reporting.
Sarah Grunder
Job: Production Editor
Year: Senior
Major: Journalism
Sarah Grunder plays bass in a band in her spare time. She also is the production editor for The Chimes.
Kevin Gallardo
Job: Business Manager
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00-1:00 pm
As Business Manager It is my responsibility to oversee the financial status of The Chimes. The accounting duties involve maintaining financial control (cash flow in and out) of accounts, creating the budget and completing payroll. It is my duty to work closely with the editor-in-chief in order to communicate the current financial status. It is also my job to preserve the budget by making decisions on expenditures that support the financial well being of The Chimes. I hope to work efficiently this year in an effort to expand beyond my original duties. I’m going to do my best to be involved in the continuous improvement of The Chimes in areas that the Business Manager has not normally contributed. The Chimes has a great staff this year and should provide for an excellent newspaper.
Matt Tortorello
Job: Advertising Manager
Year: Sophomore
Major: Business – Marketing
Office Hours:Monday 2:00-2:30 pm; Tuesday, Thursday 9:50-10:20 am;
Friday 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Matt Tortorello is the Advertising Manager at the Chimes. He is responsible for booking advertisements that go in the written and online publications. Some companies that advertise contact the Chimes directly, some use large marketing companies, and others are contacted by the Chimes. Once ads have been run in either of the publications, Matt invoices the companies and then keeps track of the revenue that comes in. The revenue from these ads account for the majority of Chimes’ budgeted money.
Matt is a sophomore, Business Marketing major living in Hope Hall. He is from a small town in northern Arizona and loves being in Southern California because it lacks any sense of boredom or apathy like the town he is from. In his free time he enjoys playing guitar and piano, worshipping, listening to music, working out, long boarding, going to the beach, using his annual pass at Disneyland, and snowboarding in the winter. The music Matt likes includes acoustic, screamo, metal, punk, alternative, rap, and anything else that catches his ear.
Cody Wagner
Job: Multimedia Editor
Year: Junior
Major: Film
Office Hours:Wednesday 2:00-4:00 PM, Thursday 3:00-4:00 PM
The Chimes Multimedia Editor is responsible for the upkeep and promotion of multimedia elements on The Chimes Online, particularly video, photo galleries, etc. This person delegates assignments to videographers and works with them to edit the final content. The Multimedia Editor also works with the Web Editors to produce a creative and broad vision for the website.
Cody Wagner, Film Major and Junior at Biola, grew up in a small town in northern California by the name of Fall River Mills. This town bred a love of nature and beauty in Cody that has led him into photography and film making. He loves many things besides film, including reading, conversing, people watching, coffee, listening to poetry, fields, and sitting by a fire while its raining or snowing outside (preferably snowing). Feel free to walk up to Cody and introduce yourself. He loves people, even if he doesn’t always show it.
Diego Gourtzelis
Job: Office Manager
Office Hours: Monday 11:00-1:00 pm, Wednesday 11:00-12:00 pm
As the Chimes Office Manager I am responsible for ensuring that all office operations run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. All items necessary for the daily operation of the Chimes falls under my jurisdiction. As office manager I meet the needs of the editorial staff by purchasing office supplies, handling phones and messages, sending and receiving mail, keeping the workplace clean and orderly, and other administrative duties.
Kelsey Heng
Job: Photo Editor
Year: Senior
Major: Journalism
Office Hours:Monday 1:30-4:30 pm
My name is Kelsey Heng and I am joining The Chimes this year as Photo Editor. As this year’s Photo Editor, I will be leading our team of photographers to cover school events, campus issues, and students’ stories. My role is to oversee and bring compelling images consistently to the weekly print edition and the Chimes Online.
This is my senior year at Biola University as a visual journalism major. I have previously worked on The Chimes staff as Multimedia Editor, as well as on The Point Magazine as Photo Editor. Prior to my staff roles I served as both a reporter and freelance photographer for The Chimes. My passion for photography first began in high school with my first SLR and has since grown into a career path in visual journalism.
Elizabeth Sallie
Job: Managing Web Editor
Year: Sophomore
Major: Journalism
Office Hours: Tuesday, 2-3:30p
I’m the Managing Web Editor. That means I oversee the website and the different facets of it. The Chimes Online is unique from the print edition in that we’re able to offer you more multimedia. I have the fun job of creating innovative ways to do that, work with you and take what you want to see and make it into a reality. Our goal is to make stories engaging through photos, videos, interactivity, social media, and creative use of text in addition to working with the excellent print pieces from the Chimes.
I hail from the Old Dominion (Virginia.) I have two siblings and am a sophomore this year. My friends call me Sallie, and I generally dislike being called Liz. I collect rubber duckies, love to read, and think sweet tea is the greatest beverage of all time. I love seeing the online world and the newspaper collide to make one beautiful story, and am adding a Computer Science minor in order to learn even more.
Patricia Diaz
Job: Web Content Editor
Year: Sophomore
Major: Journalism
Hey there! I’m Patti, the Web Content Editor at the Chimes. At 5 foot ½ in. tall, I really couldn’t be more unlike the freakishly tall guy who had my job before me, but that’s really ok. This is a new year and I couldn’t be more excited to be on staff and for all that is ahead of us. As Web Content Editor, I am in charge of managing the content that is published on our website (which is everything that is printed in the weekly paper and more!) While I ask myself almost every day “what in the world did I get myself into?” I remind myself to give it all over to God because, ultimately, this is all for His glory (and I really wouldn’t make it without a healthy dose of divine help!)
We’re dreaming big for the web this year, as that’s really where it’s at for the future of journalism.
With print newspapers going out of business and out of style, the internet has suddenly become the primary venue for news, though the industry is still scrambling to figure out exactly what that means. This year, we are striving to make the Chimes Online TIMELY (in what we post), RELEVANT (news that relates to you), and INNOVATIVE (in our delivery). We view our website as a place that is not only in touch with campus happenings, but helps build Biola’s community as well. The road to these goals may be long and change often comes about in a million small ways, but we are determined to see it happen. And, of course, we welcome your comments and feedback on this process. So keep checking back to see what we’re up to and let us know what you think!
Harmony Wheeler
Job: News Editor
Year: Senior
Major: Journalism
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00-6:00 pm
As the news editor, I am responsible for the stories and layout on the first three pages of The Chimes. It is my goal to inform the Biola community in an interesting and captivating way. That includes reaching out to Biola students and faculty to find out what they want to read about. The news section covers what some may consider the usual, boring events on campus, but it also covers exciting things happening on and off campus from local news to national crises. It is about keeping the community updated and connected.
Super senior Harmony Wheeler started writing for The Chimes last year after transferring to Biola from Taylor University Fort Wayne, Indiana. She has experience writing for news, features, and public relations and has written for The Modesto Bee, Christian Communicator and Church Libraries magazines, the TUFW Express student newspaper and Alumnus magazine, StaticMultimedia.com and ChristianBookPreviews.com.
Wheeler’s hobbies include listening to movie scores, attending Broadway shows and operas, writing, and taking photos. She is actively involved in social media and public relations/marketing, and she writes regularly on her own blogs.
Tiffany Sun
Job: Features Editor
Year: Senior
Major: Journalism
Office Hours: Mondays, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
As Features Editor, it’s my job to oversee the pages that constitute the Lens section of the Chimes. My interests range from music to seeing complex ideas conveyed in a lucid manner, and hope that will be evident in this section. My goal in features is to be tuned in with the voices on campus, especially the marginalized, that their thoughts and concerns may be communicated to all.
Nathan Palatsky
Job: Sports Editor
Year: Senior
Major: English
Office Hours: Monday 11:30-3pm
I’m a senior English major, with a writing emphasis. I love sports and writing, hate Shakespeare, Jane Austen and the Boston Red Sox. I grew in Southern California, except for 2 years spent planting churches in Russia with my parents. I am an only child. I like the Yankees, Broncos, and USC football. My job at the Chimes as the sports editor is to preview, edit, and format articles for the printed Chimes, as well as working with the web folks to update the sports content of the Chimes Online and the Chimes on Twitter. I also supervise a staff of writers who cover sports related events at Biola and elsewhere.
Jeff Koch
Job: Opinions Editor
Year: Sophomore
Major: Journalism
Office Hours: Monday 10:30-11:30 am, Wednesday 9:30-11:30 am
My name is Jeff. I’m a new-ish transplant to Southern California, but I was actually born out here, so I’m technically a native. Now I live happily in Sigma Chi (and likely will for all 4 years – love it there) and attend Pomona First Baptist, with my grandparents. It’s a bit of a drive, and firmly into APU territory, but I consider it spying on the enemy. Also it’s a great church. I love music, video games, popcorn, fried chicken and not doing homework or anything productive.
As opinions editor, it is my job to wrangle up the feisty, wild opinions writers, break them and tame them. Through a steady diet of natural grasses and grains, along with the occasional sugar cube and plenty of exercise, they provide me with articles which offer detailed, satirical and socio-political commentary. These majestic creatures have as much to teach us about ourselves as they do about the world we all share.
Callie Miller
Job: Senior Copy Editor
Year: Senior
Major: English
Office Hours: Tuesday 4:30-6:00 pm Wednesday 6:30-8:00 pm
I’m Callie Miller and I’m Copy Editor for the Chimes. My job is basically to read through everything before it goes to print and make corrections to the spelling, grammar, or content. I love getting a chance to read every article– it’s a great way to stay connected with Biola’s community.
About me: I’m a senior English Writing major here at Biola. I love to read and
write, which is why I’m so excited to be working for the Chimes! My favorite books are modern/postmodern American Lit, and I like to write short stories in my free time. I’m from a town in Northern California, which I love because leaves actually turn colors in the fall. I also like Dr. Pepper, the color yellow, power outages, and Gilmore Girls, and rainy days. That’s me!
Rebekah Bell
Job: Videographer
Year: Junior
Major: Film
Rebekah Bell is a junior at Biola University. She is a film major and is excited to put her skills to good use and gain new experience through being a videographer for The Chimes this year. Rebekah competes on the speech and debate team at Biola. She enjoys writing, traveling, and filmmaking, and is excited to work with The Chimes online.
Amanda Warner
Job: Assistant Copy Editor
Year: Junior
Major: Journalism
Office Hours: Tuesday 12:00-2:00 pm Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm
My name is Amanda and I am from Riverside, California. I am a junior majoring in journalism. I have been involved in journalism since I joined my high school newspaper as a sophomore knowing absolutely nothing about reporting. I still love it after all these years. It’s interesting what questions you get to ask people during an interview 🙂 I’ve also really come to love writing. That is partly why I wanted to try out for the copy editing position. I wanted to sharpen my writing skills and really hammer the AP Stylebook into my head. So I am very excited about this year. My job as assistant copy editor is to read through all of the stories making sure they are factual and as mistake-free as possible. I am excited for my job this year because I’m going to get to know The Chimes staff and be completely up-to-date with everything that is happening at Biola. Any questions about anything feel free to contact me!
Ashley Guerriro
Job: Staff Photographer
Year: Senior
Major: Journalism
Ashley is from Hollister, California and currently is a senior majoring in Visual Journalism. She began as a freelance photographer for The Chimes in 2008, and since then has worked as the Staff Photographer. She has a passion for sports photography and can be seen at every sporting event shooting photos. Her favorite Biola sports to photograph would be baseball, soccer, and basketball. Her love for photography began in 2007 and has since turned into a career that she would like to pursue. Ashley has been blessed with amazing opportunities such as interning for a Christian minor league soccer team known as The Southern California Seahorses, working as a photographer for Called Up Baseball and the Canyon Hills Soccer Association, and more recently interning for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kristen Fraser
Job: Advertising Representative
Year: Sophomore
Major: Business
My position as advertising representative is to bring business from outside companies by being proactive in conducting face to face meetings with local businesses. My pay and work is based upon the representative meetings I make and ad agreements I fill out with local business owners. I work very closely with the Advertising Manager.
I am a Sophomore at Biola with a tremendous drive to achieve. I have
a great passion for my Business major. I adore meeting new people and
building long-lasting relationships. In my free time…. (I honestly have none)
haha. I work at a restaurant and do homework!! Over the summer in my free time I LOVE go-kart racing, shooting guns at local shooting ranges, and white-water rafting.
