Lauren Kelleher (she/her) enters her third and final semester at the Oak Leaf as co-editor-in-chief, primarily presiding over the production of multimedia content. With experience in photography, marketing and management, she i...

Cristan Molinelli-Ruberto (she/her) is returning for her fourth and final semester at The Oak Leaf as co-editor-in-chief. She looks forward to helping build a flourishing, vibrant newsroom alongside her talented colleagues. She ha...

Yna Bollock (she/her) is in her fifth semester with the Oak Leaf and is pursuing a degree in Journalism with an emphasis in photography. Prior to journalism, she graduated from SRJC’s culinary program in 2013. Yna's interests...

Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes is a senior podcast editor and writer in his fourth semester at The Oak Leaf. This semester, Kevin aims to work with his new podcast editor, Dylan, to streamline the podcasting department. He also works at Th...

Dylan Cooper is in his second semester at The Oak Leaf and delving headfirst into multimedia production and management. He has taken on the role of podcast editor alongside Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes and plans to overhaul the media...

Adair Alvarez Rodriguez is in his fourth, and hopefully final, semester as the photo editor at The Oak Leaf. He is pursuing a degree in journalism and plans on transferring to San Francisco State University in the fall. To furt...

Archibald Henderson (any/all) enters their third semester at The Oak Leaf as the new video editor. After covering furries, fraternities, soccer and fast-food last semester, they’re glad to be back in the office; on their ma...

Natalie Emanuele (she/her) is in her fourth semester at The Oak Leaf and her second as an editor. Fueled by a passion for arts and entertainment and an undying sense of whimsy, she once again looks forward to stringing together s...

Rhea Serena Bath is a journalism major and sports editor covering all Santa Rosa Junior College athletics. From rink to court to sideline, she reports on men’s and women’s sports with a focus on detail, momentum and the hum...

Kinda Hamami (she/her) is in her second semester at The Oak Leaf. She is majoring in communication studies with a focus in journalism, and hopes to write about world events and true crime. She wants to transfer to a four-year coll...

Ziggy Leon is in his third semester at The Oak Leaf. In addition to being a reporter, he is now the social media editor, which allows him to be on his phone during class without consequence. Ziggy hopes to transfer to California...

From beyond the fog, Web Master of The Oak Leaf News Rosemary Cromwell has returned to finish what they started. An Oak Leaf veteran, she is working towards an eventual master’s degree in Journalism. She is also the Recipient...

Benjamin Lyle is returning to SRJC after a lengthy absence to pursue a degree in journalism with the aim to cover the things he loves for a living, mainly all kinds of arts and entertainment. In his spare time, apart from spen...

Protests? Covered ‘em. Red carpets? Interviewed on ‘em. Weed? Smoked it, then stopped, then wrote a column about it. Last fall, Zoë Steiner (any/all) picked up a camera and won first place in the feature photo competitio...

Jesse Saal is a normal person just like you and happens to be in their first semester at The Oak Leaf. They are currently an English major who is considering a minor in journalism, with a plan to transfer to UC Berkeley. They l...

Noah McSweeney is returning to The Oak Leaf for another chance to bring the voices of autistic, nonspeaking, and unreliable speakers to academia. In his time as a writer, Noah has earned awards from the Journalism Association...

Originally from England, Marty is in his second semester at SRJC, returning to education as a journalism major after an eventful career as a soldier/security contractor across the Global War on Terror. Away from campus he writes...

Wilson Ganzler is in his second semester at The Oak Leaf and will be serving as the publication's foreign correspondent in Florence, Italy during his semester abroad. He is a history major, mostly focusing on modern global histo...

Vanessa Herrera Ortega is pursuing a degree in journalism. She is in her first year at Santa Rosa Junior College and her first semester at The Oak Leaf. With previous experience writing columns for The Calistoga Tribune, she ...

Kim Santiago (she/her) is in her first semester at The Oak Leaf. She is pursuing a degree in journalism and plans to cover sports. She also hopes to expand her knowledge in photography. Outside of school, she enjoys gaming, v...

Megan Brown is in her first semester at The Oak Leaf as a returning student to Santa Rosa Junior College. She had a detour at a coffee cafe during the COVID-19 pandemic and is excited to apply her knowledge of people to her work...

Jaiyah Fuksman is a journalism major in his second semester at Santa Rosa Junior College. He joined The Oak Leaf to cover sports. Aside from the pen and paper, Jaiyah plays for the SRJC men's soccer team and enjoys watching all ty...

Yesenia Analco Rodriguez (she/her) is beginning her first semester with The Oak Leaf where she wants to improve her writing and photography skills. She is interested in writing about events at Santa Rosa Junior College, issues tha...

Manuel Ortega III is in their first semester at The Oak Leaf. He is majoring in journalism and hopes to transfer to a four-year institution to pursue a degree in broadcast journalism. He primarily focuses on sports coverage, spe...

Valondrah Mota is in her first semester at The Oak Leaf. After changing her major five, six or maybe even seven times, she landed on film, television and electronic media, with the possibility of double-majoring in journalism. ...

Jacob Miller is in his third year at Santa Rosa Junior College. After studying communications for the first two years, he decided to focus on something he is more passionate about. He is now taking journalism and film classes to ...

Cayden Timbermoon is entering his first semester at The Oak Leaf. After falling in love with the gritty and raw adventures of Hunter S. Thompson and Jon Ronson, he decided to survey political differences on a road trip, collecting 12 i...

Forest Crystallah (he/him) is a journalism major entering his first semester at the Oak Leaf. Being raised in the low-income punk and homeless scene influenced his desire to bring attention to issues faced by minorities in these co...

Michael Bragg is in his second semester at the Oak Leaf, and plans to use his position to connect with people and tell their stories. He informs his journalistic work with his experience as a former opera singer and arts administrator....

Pacific Jeremy (They/Them) is in their second semester of journalism at The Oak Leaf. They have a background in photography and communications, as well as an interest in photojournalism, breaking news and combat correspondence....

Juan Padilla is serving in his second semester as a photographer for The Oak Leaf. Juan looks forward to this year in podcasting as a way to expand his horizons and speak with his voice in addition to photography. In his free tim...

Nick Stalker is in his second semester at The Oak Leaf and just one semester away from completing his journalism degree. Having always been an avid sports fan with a desire to share his two cents, Nick decided to combine his pas...

Colin Pratt is in his fourth semester at Santa Rosa Junior College and his second semester with The Oak Leaf. He plans to cover baseball and basketball this semester and improve his sports coverage, along with interviewing, throug...

Destiny Quiroz-Lindauer is pursuing a degree in journalism and is in her second year at Santa Rosa Junior College. She is returning to The Oak Leaf for her second semester and plans to transfer to a California State Universit...

Charley "Acorn" Lees is the youngest Oak Leaf staff member, joining the team at only seven weeks old. She is known for hard hitting investigative news features on how 3 a.m. is too quiet, several-minute long milk shortages and...

Anne Belden runs the journalism program and advises the The Oak Leaf newsroom at Santa Rosa Junior College. She started teaching journalism at SRJC in 2003 and became the adviser in 2006. During the 2017 Wine Country fires, she...

The Oak Leaf's youngest member, Mark is a freelance writer and editor with a penchant for cryptids and all things post apocalyptic. His articles have appeared in The North Bay Bohemian, The Marin Pacific Sun, The East Bay Express,...

Nicholas “Nick” Vides (he/him) Is a seasoned breaking news photographer dedicated to making sure every shutter click of his camera captures a moment worth sharing. During the fall 2025 semester, Nick was asked to step into...

Elijah Fernquest, 9, is the Oak Leaf's only remote ESA cat. In this timeline he lives in West County where he spends his days napping in the garden, chasing neighbor cats and hunting all small things. In an alternate world he...

Koya Belden, 8, one of two Oak Leaf ESA dogs, has helped guard Oak Leaf staff members across 11 semesters in person and two online. She has chased down every lead on her campus squirrel beat and hopes to publish an exposé soon....

Winnie Belden is one of two ESA dogs at The Oak Leaf. She has been “working” at the Oak Leaf since she was three months old. She enjoys running, playing, swimming, napping and squirrel-chasing. A budding archeology major,...