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Meet The Team

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Kylee Herrick

Editor-in-Chief

Kylee is a junior majoring in art history with a minor in communications. This is Kylee’s second year working for The Vindicator, previously serving as an Arts & Culture Editor. She is excited to share stories from a diverse array of students and foster a space for creativity to thrive. Outside of the Vindi, she can be found wandering the Cleveland Museum of Art or sifting through endless boxes of comic books. After school, Kylee plans on pursuing a career in the museum field as an archivist.

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Lexi Pewitt

Managing Editor

Lexi is a senior, double-majoring in journalism and promotional communications, as well as psychology, with a minor in digital content creation. Outside of The Vindicator, Lexi doubles as the Esports Coordinator for CSU’s Esports program. In her free time, Lexi enjoys playing video games, reading, photography, and watching horror films. 

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Abby Saplak

Copy Editor

​​Abby is a senior, majoring in Journalism and Criminology with a minor in Broadcasting. This is Abby’s first year working for the Vindicator. She is excited to be a part of the team and gain experience in writing and editing. When she’s not studying or at school, she enjoys finding new movies to watch, reading books, trying new recipes and spending time with her friends.

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Sarah Manning

Art Director

Sarah is a senior majoring in graphic design with minors in business and art history. This is Sarah’s first year working for the Vindicator, and second year designing for the Vindicator. Sarah looks forward to taking the design of the Vindicator in a new direction and fostering an environment for designers to create meaningful work. Outside of school, Sarah enjoys playing slow pitch softball, going to concerts with friends, and going to Guardians games. 

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Amy Johnson

Assistant Art Director

Amy is a junior majoring in graphic design with minors in criminal justice and digital content production. This being her first year working for The Vindicator, Amy looks forward to helping designers hone their ideas while also furthering her own design skills as assistant art director. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, listening to music, singing, gaming, and anything creative. 

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Eddie Grier

Online Content Editor

Eddie is a senior, majoring in Graphic Design with minors in Marketing and Studio Art. This is Eddie’s third year working at the Vindicator, previously working as the magazine's Assistant Art Director and Graphic Designer the year prior. Outside of school, he enjoys playing music in the local music scene and cooking. He plans on connecting his interests: designing in the entertainment industry. 

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Mitchell Wood

Features Editor

Mitchell is a senior majoring in journalism with a minor in broadcasting. This is Mitchell’s first year working for The Vindicator and he is thrilled to share stories about Cleveland State University and the surrounding community. Outside of the classroom he enjoys watching Cleveland sports and getting outside.

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Samantha Green

Arts & Culture Editor

Samantha is a senior majoring in journalism and promotional communication. This is Samantha’s first year working for The Vindicator, and hopes to encourage the community to support the arts and explore new culture in the Cleveland area. Outside of school, Samantha enjoys playing and listening to music, working out in anyway possible, and hanging out with friends

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Isabela Insana

Arts & Culture Editor

Isabela is a senior, majoring in Journalism and Public Relations with a focus in Digital Content Creation. This is her first year working for the Vindicator, and she plans to use her creativity and curiosity to strengthen her skills. She is ecstatic to write her first story and learn more about the writing and editing process alongside her team. Outside of school, she enjoys playing guitar, thrifting unique items, making art, and spending time with loved ones.

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Alex Giampietro

Social Issues Editor

Alex is a senior, triple-majoring in journalism, promotional communications, and communication studies with minors in digital content production and broadcasting. This is Alex’s second year working at the Vindicator, previously working as the paper's copy editor. In his free time, Alex can be seen having critical discussions about movies, playing the newest gaming indie title, or writing about the next big trend in the pop culture world. 

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Morgan Alten

Fashion & Wellness Editor

Morgan is a senior, double majoring in Journalism and Public Relations with minors in Digital Content Production and Broadcasting. Her first story for the Vindicator was in May of 2025, and she has since written three stories total. Recently, Morgan was promoted to the Editor-In-Chief position at the Stater Newspaper, previously working as their Marketing Manager and being a staff writer since September of 2025. Life outside of the communications building includes working at her serving job at Fahrenheit Cleveland, habitual vintage shopping, and always adding more to her collection in her in-house studio where she loves to sing theater and original pieces.

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