Editorial Team

Ella Miller

Editor

Ella Miller (she/her) is a multimedia journalist based in Toronto, but originally hailing from the backwoods of Eastern Ontario. Ella also has experience as managing editor of CanCulture Magazine and editor-in-chief of Toronto Abnormal School. Her journalism work focuses on disability justice, queer histories, fandom, and rural life.

Anna-Giselle Funes-Eng

Managing Editor

Anna-Giselle Funes-Eng is a fourth-year journalism student from Toronto. They are excited to help bring people’s stories to life and relish in all the glory of media critique. Previously, they’ve spent three years on the masthead of CanCulture Magazine, and currently the managing editor. You can also hear them on Met Radio, where they coordinate a daily weekday news show, Morning Mixtape News. Anna-Giselle is passionate about stories that question power and help us reimagine what the world could be.

Heaven Silver

Senior Editor/Production Assistant

Heaven Silver (they/them) is a fourth-year journalism student based in Toronto and originally from the Scenic City of Owen Sound. Their writing has been featured in publications such as T-Dot and MOSAIC, and they are passionate about stories focusing on socio-economic issues and marginalized communities in Canada, as well as the worlds of hockey and queer culture. When they’re not writing, they can usually be found watching hockey with friends.

Isabella Iula

Online Editor

Isabella Iula (she/her) is a multimedia journalist based in Toronto. Her work covers the latest in pop culture, ranging from arts, entertainment, and technology with bylines in CanCulture, Her Campus, and T-dot, Isabella is looking forward to stepping into the editorial side of journalism in this year’s edition of the Review of Journalism.

Ariel Tozman

Online Editor

Ariel Tozman (she/her) is a second-year Master of Journalism student based in Toronto. She is looking forward to pitching and editing stories that are pressing, accessible and rooted in fact. Ariel’s experience covers radio, TV, and digital, with bylines in CBC, Maclean’s, and TMU’s The Eyeopener. Her work for the bridge news, a community publication serving Toronto’s downtown east, focuses on housing issues. When she isn’t running around (which is rarely), you can find her reading fiction.

Art Team

Reema Najjar

Visuals Editor

Reema Najjar is a final-year undergraduate journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has a niche within arts and culture journalism, as she enjoys capturing local concerts, runways, and event photography. As a queer Palestinian photojournalist, she’s interested in covering stories that centre around communities with minimal mainstream media representation. When she’s not on the hunt for her next shoot, she could be found lounging with her cat Charlie or seen frantically researching her next special interest.

Sandra Ingram

Visuals Editor

Sandra is in her fourth year of her Bachelor of Journalism at TMU, along with a minor in English. She contributed infographics to HerCampus local TMU coverage. She hopes to work in the Sports Journalism field after graduating. Outside of reporting, Sandra can be found gaming on Twitch.

Evan Zeller

Visuals Editor/Podcast Editor

Evan is completing his final year in the Bachelor of Journalism program at TMU and is passionate about writing pieces relating to education, mental health, and navigating the trials of adolescence. He also volunteers at Met Radio’s “Movie Mixtape” team where he gets to express his love for the world of film. When he’s not writing though, you can always find him sketching away, creating miniature crafts, or filming/editing videos.

Leonor Dias

Visuals Editor

Leonor is completing her Bachelor of Journalism with a minor in English at TMU. She has hosted and produced multiple podcast episodes for JRN Radio’s We Met U When… podcast, where she fell in love with audio. With a passion for everything creative, she enjoys painting/sketching, writing articles for GenZHer, a digital magazine focused on creating a space for young women online, and shooting and editing short films in her free time. Her real passion though, is playing the Sims4 while drinking a hot cup of tea!

Research Team

Jay Ashdown

Head of Research

Jay is in his final year of TMU’s Bachelor of Journalism program. He has worked at Ricochet Media and The Eyeopener, and occasionally dabbles in film critique for Met Radio. Passionate about journalism with a focus on social justice, he believes strong reporting has the power to upend the status quo. Jay spends his off hours running campaigns for the campus Trans Collective, (still) figuring out how to use Photoshop, and waiting for the next Luca Guadagnino movie to come out.

Quinnlyn Alexander

Head of Research

Quinnlyn is a fourth-year undergraduate journalism student. They have fact-checked for The Otter and are a copy editor for HUES magazine with a passion for reporting on arts and culture as well as social justice issues. When they’re not writing or editing you can find them spending time in nature or silversmithing.

Business & Audience Engagement Team