Janna has been the Faculty Adviser to The Mesa Press since 2005.  During that time, the newspaper has been honored by a variety of organizations, including the San Diego Press Club, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists,...

Nicole Hayek is the Editor-in-Chief at the Mesa Press. She is currently a second year student at San Diego Mesa College with high hopes to transfer to San Diego State University in the fall of 2023. Hayek is a Journalism major and...

Alysse Dodge is the Co-editor-in-chief for the Mesa Press. This is her second semester working for the Mesa Press. Alysse grew up in Orange County and moved to San Diego County when she began college. In her free time, she loves...

Xamara Aleman is the News Editor for The Mesa Press and is a journalism major at San Diego Mesa College. She plans to graduate with an associate's degree to transfer by Spring 2023. Aleman's goal is to transfer to San Diego State...

College student, part-time worker, artist and cat-enthusiast. Bilingual in English and Spanish. Currently learning Japanese. Graduated Mesa College with an Associates in Arts for transfer majoring in English, spring of 2022....

This is Hana Marrone from the Mesa Press. This is her second semester as the editor for the features section. She plans to transfer to San Diego State University to continue her education in journalism. She hopes to become a travel...

Clay Fordham is the sports editor for the Mesa Press. In his second year at San Diego Mesa College, third total, this will be Clay's first year as a part of the Mesa Press. After the spring 2023 semester, he plans to transfer...

Andres Armenta is a Photo Editor at Mesa Press and is currently a sophomore at San Diego Mesa College. With aspirations to pursue a career in the field of Sports Journalism, Andres aims to gain admittance to the University of...

Ryelee is a freshmen at Mesa College who is majoring in Journalism, and hopes to transfer is SDSU in the fall of 2024. This is Ryelee's first semester on the Mesa Press, although she does have experience writing for her high school...

Keila Menjivar is a staff writer for the Mesa Press. Though not a first year college student, this is her first year at Mesa College, where she recently changed her major to Journalism. She plans to transfer to SDSU where she w...

Kayla Lewis is a Staff Writer for The Mesa Press. Originally from Northern California, Kayla is currently a second year student at San Diego Mesa College. She plans to transfer to a CSU in the fall of 2023 to finish her education...

Francesca Clark is a native San Diegan majoring in Journalism at Mesa College. While this is her first year writing for the Mesa Press, she has experience in freelance writing and is currently the author of a commerce website....

Jacob Repkin is a staff writer for the Mesa Press, and is a first year student at San Diego Mesa College. He is bilingual in English and Russian. He plans to transfer to the California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo...

Alexis Bondch is a Staff Writer for The Mesa Press and a graduate of University of Colorado at Boulder, with a bachelor’s degree in Operations Management. After 10 years of exploring different career paths in residential and...

Felipe is a staff writer for The Mesa Press, This is his first year Writing for The Mesa Press.Felipe is a first generation college student, fresh out of high school but more than ready to be on the scene. Felipe plans to attend...

Ashley Romero is a staff writer for the Mesa Press. She plans to transfer to San Diego State University to receive her bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis in public relations. She has always had a passion for writing...

Anna is a staff writer for the Mesa Press. This is her first time writing for any kind of publishing team and hopes to gain experience as a journalist. She started her first year at San Diego Miramar College and then transferred...

Jacob Villanueva is a staff writer for The Mesa Press. This is his first year on the press and Jacob is currently a Journalism Major. He was born and raised in San Diego and transferred to Mesa from Butte college in Oroville,...