Meet The Staff

Hi! Editor in Chief here! My name is Sophia McMahon, and I am a Communication major with a minor in Event and Experience Management. I'm a senior looking to head to graduate school in the fall. I love, love, love clothes -- thrifting them, sewing them, altering them, crocheting them. My favorite author of late is Joan Didion, but every summer I reread Kate Chopin's short stories. To relax, I enjoy cooking, baking, and practicing Pilates and yoga. I am so honored to lead our lovely staff this year!

Current Junior in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics). She is super excited to be working on the design team again! Big fan of stuff and things. Let her follow you on letterboxd.

Aidan would love to ramble on all day, but in the interest of keeping the word he's a senior double majoring in Creative Writing and PTW, on his 4th year of the magazine, 3rd mid life crisis, 1,573th frozen pizza, and 8th published work. You can find him decomposing in various positions around campus. Make sure not to disturb his tomb or he will haunt you forever.

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Ana is lucky to call this magazine one of her home-away-from-homes as she starts her third year with Silhouette. No one can chow down on words better than Prose! She's proud to say that now, her poem drafts have glimmers and shimmers of hope and self-belief, a bit like magic. Here's to believing!

Erica is a junior majoring in Graphic Design with an Advertising minor. They love to travel, read, crochet, and try new art mediums (and are currently getting into photography). They're always down for a paint or movie night (especially a scary movie).

Nat is a Creative Writing and Technical Writing major who likes drinking tea, taking pictures of the sunset, and... writing. They've been at Silhouette for three years, and hope to do more editorial and publishing work in the future. Currently, Nat is trying to befriend the cats outside of their apartment, without much luck...

Olivia is an undergraduate English major with a Spanish minor who is considering careers in law or creative editorials. In their spare time, Olivia enjoys watching television, journaling, and serving others as an experienced barista. Her favorite movie is La La Land, and she has recently become an avid listener to The Backseat Lovers. They are incredibly passionate about the great outdoors and, naturally, the arts! Olivia looks forward to becoming involved with the Silhouette Magazine and other writing-related extracurriculars in hopes of one day publishing her own creative works.

Ava is a junior studying English Lit, Creative Writing, and Professional and Technical Writing. (quite the mouthful!) If there's an opening in a conversation to bring up her cat, she will.

Hi I'm Caroline! I am a junior studying multimedia journalism and Spanish. I am from Raleigh, North Carolina. I am obsessed with coffee, reading, playing tennis, watching golf (I'm a grandpa i know), and going to the gym. You can usually find me at a concert, at church, or going on a hot girl walk.

Fave book: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Fave movie: Goodwill Hunting

Fave band: The Cocteau Twins and the 1975

I'm a senior studying Technical and Scientific Communications which sounds a lot fancier than it is! I hope to be an editor one day and when that day comes, the publishing houses aren't gonna know what hit them. When I actually have time for hobbies, I like reading (English major), playing/listening to music, and crocheting.

Hi, my name is Sahira, and I’m a sophomore majoring in Creative Technologies. A few of my hobbies include making art, playing video games, going on adventures, traveling to new places, and making new friends.

I'm a sophomore majoring in Communications and Technical and Scientific Communications. I love to read, hike, and bake. I'm a big fan of Jane Austen, TraderJoe's, corgis, and the beach. I'm part of the Aspiring Journalists Club and Gamma Phi Beta.

I am a senior in Communication with minors in Creative Writing and Religion. In my free time I enjoy sewing, embroidery, and baking.

I like movies

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Frazier is a freshman majoring in PPE & Advertising at Virginia Tech. He stays busy as a member of the Undergraduate Student Senate and the VT Rugby Team, GO HOKIES! As an avid lover of all things creative, he will commonly spend his free time making music, writing poetry, or going out with a camera glued to his eye. As a self-proclaimed pop-culture phenom, a moment won't pass without him dropping a reference.

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Ava Bruni is a sophomore majoring in English and Creative Writing with a minor in Classical Studies. Her ideal day would start at around 8:30AM with a delicious breakfast (the most important meal of the day) accompanied by a chai latte. After that, she'd head to the Blacksburg Farmer's Market then antiquing or shopping with friends. She'd do some work during the day (as she doesn't think a day is nearly satisfying enough if she's not at least a little bit productive)— bonus points if it's writing— before ending with a home-cooked meal and her and her roommates' current binge show. This is her second year at Silhouette, and she is so excited to see the poetry VT has to offer!

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