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The Mesa Press

The Mesa Press

The independent student news site of San Diego Mesa College.

The Mesa Press

The Mesa Press

2024-2025 Staff

Jonny Richardson
Editor-in-Chief

Jonny Richardson

Jonny Richardson is a journalism major at San Diego Mesa College and a co-editor-in-chief of the Mesa Press. His goal is to cover San Diego sports like nobody else can. When he's not writing or editing news and sports stories...

Bernell Bello
Editor-in-Chief

Bernell Bello

Bernell Bello is a co-editor-in-chief for the Mesa Press. She is a journalism major at San Diego Mesa College for her first year. Her goal is to transfer to an undetermined four-year university. Some of her hobbies include reading...

Mia Jabbour
News Editor

Mia Jabbour

Mia Jabbour is serving as the News Editor for the Mesa Press. She is a second-year journalism major at Mesa College. She plans to transfer to San Diego State University to complete her bachelors degree in Journalism. When not...

Samuel Milton Wojtowicz
Opinions Editor

Samuel Milton Wojtowicz

Samuel Milton Wojtowicz is currently majoring in journalism at San Diego Mesa College and is the Opinions Editor for The Mesa Press. Samuel's ultimate goals are to either join the Baseball Writers' Association of America or to...

Kiran McKee
Features Editor

Kiran McKee

A sophomore at San Diego Mesa College and a proud Navy Veteran, Kiran is journalism major and plans on transferring to SDSU and or other universities. He spend his free time in nature with his dogs or at home indulging various...

Carlos Valdez
Sports Editor

Carlos Valdez

Carlos Valdez is the sports editor for the Mesa Press. He is a journalism major who will earn his associates degree then transfer to an undetermined four year university for a bachelors. Outside of sports and illustration Carlos...

Dominic Jones
Photo/Multimedia Editor

Dominic Jones

Dominic Jones serves as the Photo/Multimedia Editor for The Mesa Press, where he specializes in capturing and curating visual stories that complement the publication’s journalistic efforts. Currently pursuing a degree in Journalism,...

Aminah Ouro-Akondo
Social Media Editor

Aminah Ouro-Akondo

Greetings everyone, meet Aminah! She is a staff writer and the social media editor for the Mesa Press. She is a Journalism major and hopes to continue her education and earn a bachelor's degree in this field! She is very excited...

Sergii Sych
Staff Writer

Sergii Sych

I decided to become a journalist because I have always been interested in how the world functions and how different events affect our lives. Journalism provides an opportunity to research, analyze and talk about important topics...

David Breceda
Staff Writer

David Breceda

Hello, I'm David Breceda and I'm 19 years old attending at Mesa college. I'm apart of the journalism class as it is what I want to have a future occupation after I graduate. I chose journalism as a future career because I always...

Sharay McCain
Staff Writer

Sharay McCain

Born and raised in Delaware, Sharay McCain is a proud Navy veteran who has dedicated a significant part of her life to serving her country. In 2020, she embarked on a new chapter by moving to San Diego, a city that has since become...

Laura Carolina Martinez Rodriguez
Staff Writer

Laura Carolina Martinez Rodriguez

Laura Carolina Martínez Rodríguez just call her Laura. Currently is a second year Journalism major with a focus on cinematographic/political journalism. Born and raised in Puerto Rico but adopted by the beautiful city of San...

Maximus Conkle
Staff Writer

Maximus Conkle

Maximus Conkle who has dropped his chocolate milk in the above photo serves as a Staff Writer for The Mesa Press. He can often be found on various mountain bike paths and playing sports anywhere he can find a game. On top of that...

Alfonzo Ellis
Staff Writer

Alfonzo Ellis

Alfonzo Ellis is a Journalism Major here at San Diego Mesa. One goal of his is bridge the gap between sports and comedy. He has dreams of one day being on ESPN as an analyst. When he isn't enjoying a good movie at a theatre or...

Noah Flores
Staff Writer

Noah Flores

Noah Flores is a Sports Journalism major at San Diego Mesa College. Noah Flores is a second-year student with intentions to transfer to Arizona State University and get his Bachelor's in Sports Journalism. Noah is a first-year...

Jeramiah Giehl
Podcast Editor

Jeramiah Giehl

Meet Jeramiah Giehl, the newly appointed Podcast Editor for Something Newsy Podcast for the Mesa Press! Jeramiah is a second-year Journalism major with plans to transfer to SDSU. As an aspiring journalist with experience as a Freelan...

Janna Braun
Faculty Adviser

Janna Braun

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,...

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