If you've ever wondered who's behind all of our awesome articles, photos and events, look no further. The Her Campus Mizzou staff is made up of over 30 awesome women who work together to maintain the site you know and love! Our staff members have a wide range of interests, come from all grade levels, are involved in tons of different activities across campus, and have had some incredible internships. Check out the collegiettes who put the Mizzou in Her Campus Mizzou!
Lindsay Roseman - Campus Correspondent
Lindsay is a senior magazine journalism major and Spanish minor from the north suburbs of Chicago. She has been a part of Her Campus Mizzou since it first launched in September 2010 and has loved every second of it! On campus she is also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and serves as an ambassador for the Journalism School. In her free time she loves reading magazines, running, trying new desserts and going to see movies. Lindsay spent this past summer interning in New York City at Women’s Health magazine, and winter break at Seventeen magazine. She can’t wait to head back to the Big Apple after graduation!
Maggie Niemiec - Features Editor
Maggie is a senior magazine journalism and psychology dual major. She’s originally from Homer Glen, Ill., a suburb southwest of Chicago. She has been on staff with Her Campus Mizzou since its founding. Maggie was a features intern at Marie Claire this winter and participated in the incredibly selective American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) Internship Program this past summer. She worked at Ladies’ Home Journal in New York City and absolutely loved it. She plans to return to the Big Apple upon graduation to work at a women’s magazine. A few of her favorite things include cappuccinos, puppies and Downton Abbey.
Alaina Lancaster - Campus Cutie and Campus Celebrity Editor
Alaina is a freshman journalism major, from Spring Grove, Ill. She enjoys spending time with her spunky roommate, her Penthouse floor mates in Hatch Nasty and Ryan Gosling. Living only five minutes away from the border of Wisconsin, she appreciates a good cheese. Her current dream is to study abroad somewhere completely different from the rural town of Spring Grove. During the summer she works at an old-fashioned drive-in called Dog ‘n’ Suds. She recently adopted an adorably ugly puppy named Mr. Max. After graduation, she hopes to travel the world telling stories for the voiceless.
Rachel English - Photo Editor
Rachel is a junior photojournalism major originally from Fairway, Kan. Along with Her Campus, Rachel is involved in the Kappa Alpha Theta women’s fraternity. Her favorite thing to do in Columbia is go tailgating for a Missouri football game. Rachel loves to play tennis, watch Mad Men and read magazines such as Vogue and National Geographic in her spare time.
Allie Duncan- Publicity Director
Allie is a junior in the School of Journalism. She is specializing in strategic communication, while also pursuing a textile and apparel management minor. In addition to being the Her Campus Mizzou Publicity Director, Allie is a member of Kappa Delta sorority, a national contributing writer for Her Campus, a campus representative/intern for Akira Chicago, a contributing writer for Chicago-Scene magazine and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She spent summer 2011 as an intern at both Vogue magazine and Michele Marie PR in New York City. A Chicago native, Allie enjoys shopping, reality television, cupcakes, expensive shoes and reading magazines. She hopes to eventually land a job in fashion public relations while living in New York City or Chicago.
Caitlin Miller - Event Coordinator
Caitlin is a senior magazine journalism major with minors in both textile and apparel management and business. She is originally from Joplin, Mo., and has been on the Her Campus Mizzou staff since the second semester of its founding year. As well as planning events for Her Campus Mizzou, she takes pictures and writes whenever she can. She especially loves photography and tries to bring her camera with her everywhere. Caitlin hopes to pursue a career in the fashion magazine industry and even interned with a jewelry designer in New York City during the 2010 summer. Her dream is to move to New York and work as the creative director for favorite magazine, Teen Vogue. In her free time, she flips through the pages of her favorite magazines such as Esquire, Vogue, and ELLE. In addition to having a passion for magazines, Caitlin is also a movie fanatic. A fun fact about Caitlin: She watches a movie every night before she goes to sleep!
Allison Goldberg - Event Coordinator/Contributing Writer
Allison is a sophomore majoring in journalism, specifically strategic communication, and psychology. Aside from her involvement with Her Campus, she is Mizzou’s Rent the Runway representative and serves on the philanthropy committee for her sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. She’s a city girl from Chicago who loves trying new things and going on adventures. When she’s not studying, she enjoys spending time with friends, shopping, reading magazines and watching old movies. Her guilty pleasure is fries dipped in a chocolate milkshake.
Katie Niemiec - Event Coordinator/Contributing Writer
Katie is a sophomore journalism major with an emphasis in strategic communication and a minor in textile and apparel management. This is her fourth semester writing and planning events for Her Campus Mizzou. Along with contributing to Her Campus Mizzou, she is a campus representative for Rent the Runway, a member of the Association of Textile and Apparel Management club. She runs her own blog, Little Black Blog, which she frequently updates with fashion news. She works at the front desk at the Rec and works retail at The Gap back home in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking in Columbia, dancing at the Columbia Performing Arts Center, catching up on fashion magazines and blogs, or just relaxing and watching a good movie. In the future, she hopes to stay in Chicago or move to Los Angeles and work for a fashion stylist or for a PR firm.
Caroline Michler - Contributing Writer
Caroline is a sophomore studying magazine journalism, and this is her first year on staff. In addition to HCM, she is a part of Magazine Club. She is also a zouLIFE Specialist at MizzouRec. She is from St. Louis and likes to visit often. Caroline is obsessed with Pinterest, funny animals, anything black and white and old movies. In her free time, she likes to shop, read, Skype her boyfriend, blog and work out. Her favorite shows are Chelsea Lately and Modern Family. She’s spent many summers as a camp counselor extraordinaire and beach lover. She’s been drinking coffee since she was a toddler, and she’ll take a tall skinny caramel latte.
Connie McCollom - Staff Photographer
Connie is a junior majoring in photojournalism with a minor in psychology. She is from St. Louis, but was originally born in Tulsa, Okla. Connie worked as a photography intern at the St. Louis Beacon and as a reporter for the Columbia Missourian. Presently, she is a photographer for Her Campus Mizzou. She also works as an exam proctor for the University of Missouri’s Disability Testing Services. She loves traveling, photography, chai tea and many different types of music.
Brooke Hofer - Contributing Writer
Brooke is a sophomore majoring in journalism, specifically strategic communication, and is pursuing a dual degree in classics, as well as a general honors degree. In addition to writing for the national Her Campus and Her Campus Mizzou, Brooke is an active member of Kappa Delta Sorority, and she is a barista at Lakota Coffee. Brooke loves working out, writing, watching Mad Men or Keeping Up With the Kardashians, reading old books and spending time with her family and friends in Kansas City, Mo. and Chicago. She hopes to eventually travel the world while working in the advertising or public relations industry.
Kristyl Hawkins - Contributing Writer
Kristyl is sophomore from Plano, Texas. She is a journalism major with a psychology minor. In addition to writing for Her Campus Mizzou for her second year, she also writes and designs for The Maneater. Kristyl enjoys singing and is a member of Mizzou’s Concert Chorale choir. Her other interests include dancing, watching Revenge and reading books by Jodi Picoult. After graduation she would like to work for a major magazine or a public relations firm.
Liz Stratman - Contributing Writer
Liz is a sophomore studying journalism and Spanish. She is from the small town of Gretna, Neb., and she took a huge leap by attending such a large university. Liz couldn’t be happier with her decision to come to Mizzou. After being the editor for her high school newspaper, she got involved with The Maneater student newspaper and NATION Magazine for the Mizzou Rec Complex. This past summer she interned at her hometown newspaper, The Gretna Guide, and served as an editorial intern for Omaha Magazine over the holiday break. Liz will work at Union Pacific Railroad as a corporate communications intern this summer. She has been a dancer all of her life and currently teaches fitness and dance classes for Mizzou Rec. She enjoys hanging out with friends, dancing, writing, designing and taking photographs. One day she hopes to write for a well-known fashion or fitness magazine.
Caroline Federer - Contributing Writer
Caroline, a Chicago native, is a freshman majoring in broadcast journalism with a minor in textile and apparel management. On campus she is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, a part of Mizzou's student run news station, MUTV's The Prowl, and is a member of the Textile and Apparel Management Club. She hopes to study abroad at least twice in her college career because she loves traveling. She hope to work for a fashion magazine such as Marie Claire or Glamour, or be a fashion or beauty correspondent for The Today Show. Ballroom dancing and volleyball are her absolute favorite activities to do in her free time.
