Print Team
Anthony Milton
Managing Editor
Anthony Milton is a Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. Before entering journalism, he worked as a consultant in the electricity and climate space. He’s interested in longform writing and data journalism, about culture and politics. You can find his words in Toronto Life magazine, and his tweets at @C_AnthonyMilton.
Maddy Mahoney
Production Editor
Maddy Mahoney is a second-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is a freelance journalist whose work can be found at Xtra Magazine, Toronto Life, CBC Arts, and others. She was formerly an Editorial Intern at Maisonneuve magazine and the Web Editor for CJRU 1280AM. She’s interested in long-form features, queer storytelling, subcultures, and weird internet trends.
Emily Clare Elliott
Senior Editor
Emily Clare Elliott is a second-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She completed her undergraduate degree in Global Development Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. For her professional internship, she worked at Kingstonist News and had an incredible time reporting on and connecting with her community. She is currently the Chief Copy Editor for The Otter. As well as Taylor Swift, she also loves her cats, who have a TikTok page you can follow @skunklovesham. You can also follow her personal social media @eemily74 on instagram.
Leslie Sinclair
Chief Copy Editor
Leslie Sinclair is a Toronto-based journalist whose primary beats are subculture, the public realm and religion. Passionate about solutions journalism and restorative narrative, Leslie likes to explore themes of identity, social and political action, and everyday life. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Broadview, West End Phoenix, Philanthropist Journal, Spacing and the Globe & Mail. Outside of journalism, you can find her writing memoir or pursuing arts and crafts.
Katrina McGaughey
Visuals Editor
Katrina McGaughey is a second-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is from Montreal, Quebec, and did her undergraduate degree in RTA Media Production at TMU. An avid pop culture enthusiast, Katrina’s research interests include social media algorithms, trend forecasting, and the interaction between fashion and technology. She has bylines in FASHION, Flare, and The Eyeopener. She spends her spare time filling in her small cat Cashew on the hottest celebrity goss.
Online Team
Carly Penrose
Managing Editor
Carly Penrose is a second-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is from Halifax, Nova Scotia and did her undergraduate degree in psychology at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick. Carly likes to understand how and why people think and act the way they do. She has bylines in the National Post, and THIS Magazine, and currently works with Pagemasters North America. She loves animals, comedy and long walks with podcasts.
Hyeji Yoon
Production Editor
Hyeji Yoon is a fourth-year undergraduate journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. As a writer, she exhibits a lot of flexibility in the topics she is passionate about—which can range from as broad a scope as international human rights to as small-scale as her neighbourhood’s annual bake sale. She hopes to expand her limits even further by developing a skillset suited to tackle the ever-growing newssphere in the digital world. You can often catch her during short breaks poring over books on her phone because she doesn’t want the physical copies getting dirty.
Aloysius Wong
Senior Editor
Aloysius Wong is a multimedia journalist who is passionate about telling stories that build empathy and solidarity between people and communities of diverse backgrounds. He has previously worked as an associate producer for As It Happens, photojournalist and community producer for The Green Line, and contributor for CityNews, America Magazine, and J-Source. He can often be found looking up tech issues on online forums and watching bloated video essays on YouTube.
Research Team
Rachel DeGasperis
Chief of Research
Rachel DeGasperis is a second-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has worked as an associate producer at CBC’s Cross Country Checkup, and helps produce On the Frontlines of Democracy, an upcoming TMU podcast. She is also the co-editor of The Otter and the research assistant for TMU’s Journalism Research Centre. Previously, she has interned at The Big Story. She loves anything and everything produced by Alice Munro, Nina Simone, and Mary Pratt.
Asha Swann
Fact Checker
Asha Swann is a multimedia journalist based in Toronto who writes about identity, climate change and culture. Her work has been featured in Xtra, The Nature Conservancy of Canada, STYLE Canada, Indie88, NUVO Magazine, Brightly and more. When she isn’t writing, she’s listening to ‘90s music and drinking coffee. You can read more of her work at ashaswann.com.
Helin Turk
Fact Checker
Helin Turk is a fourth-year journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is from Türkiye and is interested in learning languages and international and investigative stories. She speaks Turkish, English, and Spanish. She loves traveling, outdoor activities, and dancing. She interned at Gazete Oksijen, Istanbul, and Maclean’s “They Were Loved” obituary project.
Chelsea Birks
Fact Checker
Chelsea Birks is an award-winning final-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. Trained in both common and civil law, with an academic background in international relations and peace and conflict studies, she hopes to report more on solutions journalism as a means of reengaging contemporary news audiences. Having interned at The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Chelsea also dreams about one day working as a television news anchor with a major television cable news network.
Stephanie Davoli
Fact Checker
Stephanie is in her fourth-year of TMU’s undergraduate journalism program and has an immense love for long-form magazine stories! She’s also the features editor for TMU’s independent student newspaper, The Eyeopener, and the co-editor-in-chief of New Wave Magazine. She’s immensely grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Review’s 2022-23 masthead and is excited to continue working in the journalism and magazine industry after she graduates!
Podcast Team
Silas Le Blanc
Managing Editor
Silas Le Blanc is a second-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has previously worked as the Sports Editor and Managing Online Editor at The Varsity, and as an intern at Xtra, and at The Logic. She is currently the news coordinator at CJRU 1280AM, and does production for CBC’s Cross Country Checkup. In her spare time she listens to SOPHIE, Charli XCX, and Bladee.
Timothy Cooke
Podcast Producer
Tim Cooke is a second-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. He did his bachelor’s in History and Classics at the University of Toronto. He loves journalism that explores the historical background of current affairs. Last summer, he interned at documentary film production company Primitive Entertainment, working as a production intern on TVO Original Viral News and helping to research a forthcoming project. He hopes to work in documentary film and audio.
Tara De Boer
Podcast Producer
Tara De Boer is a second-year Master of Journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She holds a BA of Honours Arts and Business from the University of Waterloo, with a major in Speech Communication. Tara is a writer for CTVNews.ca and has bylines in Maclean’s digital magazine and Toronto Life with a special focus in culture, sports, entertainment and health. Prior to this, she interned as an associate producer for CBC News Network where she chased breaking news stories and co-produced live television news segments.
Audience and Engagement Team
Christin El-Kholy
Managing Editor
Christin El-kholy is a journalist from Scarborough by way of Cairo who is interested in reporting on urban and social issues across borders and finding ways to help reclaim space for those who have been oppressed through policy choices and discourses of racial inferiority. She is currently a multimedia producer at New Lines magazine and obtaining a Master of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University. When Christin is not embarking on a dérive (probably in pursuit of a donut), you can find her praising the public library system. Follow Christin on Twitter @Chrysographer.
Photo of Christin El-Kholy by Justin Aranha.
Iman Adem
Deputy Manager
Iman is a fourth-year journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is a writer who has a deep interest in stories from the Global South. In her free time, she enjoys reading and watching movies. She loves to explore new stories and understand different perspectives.
Jenna Winger
Social Media Editor
Jenna Winger is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University. Being fresh into her career she looks forward to the future and hopes to create authentic stories that impact readers. With a love for all things pop culture and reality T.V when not busy she can typically be found lurking on social media, playing The Sims 4, or rewatching The Real Housewives of Atlanta with her cat Ginger.
Sophia de Guzman
Social Media Editor
Sophia de Guzman is a fourth-year journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University, but she has roots in California and British Columbia. Sophia hopes to approach her interests in business, technology, and labour with a social justice lens. Sophia currently works at the CJRU as a show coordinator and producer, alongside interning at Ricochet Media. In her off time, she likes to hang out with her dog and is an avid NPR enthusiast.
Sofia Ariza
Partnerships Manager
Sofia Ariza (she/her) is a fourth year journalism student at TMU.
Megan Camlasaran
Partnerships Manager
Megan Camlasaran is a fourth-year undergraduate journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has worked as a freelance reporter for The Bridge News, a local Toronto newspaper, was a writer for a start-up magazine Posséder and is currently an intern with Lead Podcasting. She is passionate about building community understanding through written and audio works that centre on diversity and mental health issues. You can also always find her outside on a sunny day, probably hiking, reading or searching for a new plant to bring home.
Photos by Aloysius Wong, except where stated otherwise.