2019-2020 Staff

Juliana Knot

Editor-in-Chief

Juliana Knot is the editor-in-chief of the 2019-2020 Chimes. She has formerly worked as the managing editor and the religion editor of Chimes and is excited for the year ahead with such a talented team. Hailing from the south su...

Joshua Polanski

Managing Editor

Joshua Polanski is a senior studying religion and strategic communication with plans to study at the intersection of religion and culture at the graduate level. In addition to working for Chimes, Joshua also works for the Rhetoric Cent...

Garrett Strpko

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Garrett Strpko will act as the arts and entertainment editor for this Chimes this year. He is a senior studying film and philosophy. When not watching a movie in the Bytwerk or rambling about Kierkegaard in the Jellema Room, Gar...

Lauren DeVries

Features Editor

Lauren DeVries is the Chimes features editor this year. It is her first semester on the Chimes, and she looks forward to editing and writing for it. She is starting her sophomore year at Calvin and is from Caledonia, Michigan, which is just...

Grace Swanson

Multimedia Editor

Grace Swanson is the Chimes multimedia editor. She is a senior from Ypsilanti, Michigan studying strategic communications and sociology. She is experienced in event planning and social media but has professional interests in audience anal...

Sam Ballast

Layout Editor

Sam Ballast is the layout editor for the Chimes. She is a junior from Grand Rapids majoring in graphic design and minoring in business. Along with writing and design, she enjoys photography and dance. Using her slight caffeine...

Sophia Morgan

Religion Editor

Religion section editor Sophia Morgan is a junior double-majoring in history and environmental studies. Her academic areas of interest include indigenous people’s history, the trench poets of WWI, and policy surrounding sus...

Katherine Benedict

Sci-Tech Editor

Katherine Benedict is the Chimes science and technology (sci-tech) editor. She is a sophomore double-majoring in international relations and environmental science with a biology focus. Katherine is also minoring in Writing. Ka...

Ellington Smith

Sports Editor

Ellington Smith is the sports editor for Chimes. He is from Detroit, Michigan and is majoring in film and media with minors in journalism and religion. He has always had a passion for sports and believes that they can become an ...

Lauren Cole

Head Copy Editor

Lauren Cole serves as Chimes head copy editor, which makes sense given her plans to go into publishing as an editor and her love for reading, writing, grammar and the Oxford comma. She is a senior majoring in writing and Fren...

McKinley Anderson

Campus & Community Editor

McKinley Anderson serves as one of the campus and community editors at Chimes She is excited to connect students to the happenings around campus and Grand Rapids. McKinley is a senior at Calvin studying sociology and psychology. ...

Ethan Stafford