The Chronicle would like to take a moment to honor our graduating editors. Thank you for the time and effort you have dedicated to produce quality journalism each week. Best wishes for your future endeavors, and we are confident that we will see your bylines in admirable publications!
Kate Pierce – Executive Editor
Major: Communications
Concentration: Journalism
Minor: Computer Science
Kate decided she wanted to become a journalist when she was in 6th grade. She decided that she wanted to write for The Chronicle as an incoming freshman. As a student in Journalism I she fell even more in love with reporting and interviewing, and the following semester Kate came on staff as the News and Features Editor. Frequently covering multiple stories each week, Kate was eventually identified by other students and professors as an editor for the student newspaper.
In her third and final year at Saint Rose, Kate began the fall semester in a dual role of News and Managing Editor. In the Spring she took over as Executive Editor. She cannot imagine being a student at Saint Rose without being a part of The Chronicle, as the friendships and skills she gained will last a lifetime. After graduation, Kate will work with the New York State Association of Counties as a Multimedia Specialist.
Kyle Pratt – Managing Editor
Major: Communications
Concentration: Journalism
Minor: Political Science
Kyle went to the first Chronicle meeting during his first semester at Saint Rose, and was immediately hooked. The Chronicle is what made him declare his Communications major. Kyle became a Staff Writer that semester, and continued his work until his first semester of his junior year, when he became Opinion Editor, where he remained until the beginning of his senior year. Kyle entered his final year at Saint Rose as Executive Editor. In the fall semester, he co-wrote “Vacant Buildings Remain Unoccupied” with four of his colleagues. The story won The Chronicle an American Scholastic Press Association award for “Outstanding Investigative Reporting.” Kyle became Managing Editor in the second semester of his senior. Outgoing Executive Editor Kate Pierce and him received the Chronicle Editor Award in April of this year. He will forever cherish his time at The Chronicle, as well as the close relationships he formed with his fellow editors and staff. His time at Saint Rose would have been much less enjoyable without them. Kyle is in the process of determining his future career path. When he figures it out, he’ll let you know.
Taylor Farnsworth – Opinion Editor
Major: Communications
Concentration: Journalism
Minor: Writing
Taylor’s interest in writing for the Chronicle was a result of the current political climate. Her frustrations with the 2016 election motivated her to put her fears, anger and grief into writing. As a frequent writer for the opinion section, she was labeled a staff writer her junior year, writing pieces for the section each week. Her senior year she took her interest in the paper further and became the Opinion Editor. While at Saint Rose, Taylor tried to stay active while balancing work and being a full-time undergrad. During her senior year of college she became active on the campus putting together a gun reform rally with Liz Valentin, arts editor. Taylor was also awarded the Sister Patricia Kane Writing Award for her article, Crave Owners Expand with The Cuckoo’s Nest, at the 2018 Honors Convocation Ceremony. Taylor also had an internship this semester at the Daily Gazette where she worked on building up her portfolio with bylines. After graduation, Taylor hopes to move to the city of Philadelphia where she’d like to be an investigative journalist. Her dream is to write non-fiction books about topics relating to true crime.
Elizabeth Valentin – Arts Editor
Major: Communications
Concentration: Journalism
Liz’s interest in writing for The Chronicle came through her love for music. She knew for a long time that despite having little musical ability, that she wanted to write about music. Liz gained the title of Staff Writer after she wrote numerous times for the arts section of The Chronicle. This encouraged her to pursue the position of Arts Editor so that she could improve her journalistic writing skills and learn the process of putting a newspaper together. Through this, she learned about journalism and newspapers, but also gained a deeper knowledge about herself. She also formed relationships with the other people on the staff that she will always cherish. While working on journalistic pieces, Liz also learned that her writing and journalism gave her a voice that she didn’t know she had. She realized that she had the ability to write about and cover topics beyond music and entertainment in order to touch on subjects that truly matter to her. She did this through her coverage of a hurricane relief event held to help those affected by last year’s string of disastrous hurricanes. This newfound voice allowed her to believe that she had the ability to do more. This is part of what led her to organize a gun reform rally with her friend and opinion editor for The Chronicle, Taylor Farnsworth. While Liz still has a love for music and the arts, she is willing to venture into different forms of journalism. After graduation, she hopes to write for a publication that enables her to either write about music and entertainment or a publication that strengthens the voice that she learned she had this year.
Logan Ripley – Sports Editor
Major: Communications
Concentration: Journalism
Minor: Film and New Media
Logan started writing for The Chronicle second semester of his freshman year. It was an experience that was completely new for him. He had mostly written only sports up to that point in his life and adding news made it that much more exciting.
Fast forward three years and he’s still working with the paper with an even bigger role as the sports editor. He loved every minute of attending games, talking with players and coaches and being around this great college community. Logan’s plan for the future is to continue writing and hopefully get into golf media.He’s learned many things here at Saint Rose and specifically at The Chronicle and he plans on using all of that in the future at a job he loves.
Keith Pero – Business Manager
Major: Accounting
Keith started working for the Chronicle at the beginning of his junior year. This was one of many opportunities he received through the College of Saint Rose to gain experience in the accounting field as a student. Keith has completed other internships throughout his college career, but The Chronicle gave him an experience that he wasn’t able to receive elsewhere. Keith was given the ability to run the financial side of the newspaper being in control of budgeting and reporting. He continued to stay in this role throughout his last two years at Saint Rose and enjoyed his time learning and working alongside friends and classmates. Keith’s plan for the future is to continue to learn about different industries and accounting principles. He will be doing so at General Electric in Schenectady, NY as a member of their Executive Compensation Finance Team. Keith knows that the lessons he has learned through The Chronicle and the College will help him in all of his future roles.
Tiernan Foley – Advertising Manager
Major: Communications
Concentration: Public Relations and Advertising
Tiernan has been the Advertising Manager for The Chronicle since the beginning of the academic year. However, he served as a contributing writer in previous years. Tiernan will be attending graduate school at either the University at Albany or The College of Saint Rose in the fall, while also continuing at the New York State Department of Health.
