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Cecilie Nag ’13

Cecilie Nag (’13), who was the Pioneer’s Features Editor from 2012-2013 and before that a Staff Reporter, has returned to her hometown of Jorpeland, Norway, where she lives with Cornelia, Bjornar and their maltese Lilly. Before Cornelia was born, Ceciie handled the website, newsletters and social media for Tress, an…

Alyssa Seidman ’17

Alyssa Seidman (’17) is currently working as a full-time reporter for the Herald Community Newspapers in Garden City. She covers neighborhoods on the Gold Coast of Long Island, including Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glen Cove, and Oyster Bay. Alyssa was the co-editor-in-chief of The Pioneer newspaper as a sophomore. During her junior…

Nicole Curcio ’17

Nicole Curcio (’17), the Pioneer’s spring 2017 News Editor and before that a Pioneer staff reporter, is enjoying “post-grad” life after achieving her BFA in Dance Studies and minor in journalism in May 2017. Nicole is currently working as a Performing Member of Peconic Ballet Theatre in Riverhead, NY, and…

Melanie Spina ’16

Melanie Spina ’16, the Pioneer’s 2016 Opinions Editor and 2015 Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor, is working for Huge, a creative digital agency in Brooklyn. As a part of the content strategy team, Melanie started off on a project for ExxonMobil’s career and family website and then worked on a…

Brian Riley ’16

Brian Riley, former Pioneer News Editor, Features Editor and Staff Writer, graduated from LIU Post in May 2016 with a B.F.A in Journalism. He believes that his time at LIU Post helped to make him a well rounded journalist, and also taught him many life skills that will transition to…

Moa Golster ’16

Moa Golster (’16), the Pioneer’s Online Editor from 2014-2016, who redesigned and relaunched the Pioneer’s website, is a researcher and reporter for Sveriges Television (SVT), Sweden’s equivalent to Britain’s BBC or PBS in the U.S. “What I love about my job is I learn new things everyday about the world,…

Katie Muller ’15

Katie Muller (’15) is in the last year of the graduate Game Design and Development program at LIU Post. She works as a graduate assistant for the program, “mostly because I care about the department a lot and I want to do what I can to help it grow, since…

Jaclyn Gangi ’14

Jaclyn Gangi (’14), the Pioneer’s fall 2014 managing editor and head copy editor and before that an assistant copy editor, has been the editorial writer for Newsday’s Hometown Shopper since December 2015. She is responsible for writing the Hometown Happenings, Celebrations, Hometown Briefs, Hometown Pets, Around Town and Seniors/Health columns. 

Julian Wilson ’16

Julian Wilson (’16), was the Pioneer’s Opinions Editor during his senior year at LIU Post. He began as a staff writer and then became the assistant opinions editor before becoming opinions editor. With a love for audio and writing in his heart, Julian took his interests head on, taking broadcasting…

Danielle Sposato ’16

Danielle Sposato (’16), the Pioneer’s 2015-2016 Copyeditor, was offered a position as a Content Management Associate at The International Association of Healthcare Professionals a week after her graduation from LIU Post. The company deals with healthcare professionals across the world, publishes a yearly book filled with top doctors, distributes awards…