Staff

Since 1924, the Templar Yearbook has been rapidly growing with more students, photographs, and memories.

Student staff members dedicate countless hours discovering unique angles to Temple’s most exciting events and people through it’s five primary sections⎯Student Life, Academics, Sports, People, Greek life and Organizations.

Our staff searches for the people and stories that are represent the beauty of what it means to be a Temple Owl.

Gail Vivar
Editor-in-Chief, Junior

Gail Vivar is a junior studying journalism at Temple University. She is currently working for The FADER as their Saturday social media editor, editor-in-chief of Templar Yearbook, and The Tab Temple editor. When she’s not working, you can find her exploring the city with her friends or even by herself. She loves diners, coffee, Chance the Rapper, and anything about Beyoncé.

Gail grew up in Kearny, NJ which is 15 minutes away from NYC, where her love for the city was born. She loves making everyone around her happy and spending time with her parents on her free time. Gail hopes to work at either a music or fashion magazine in New York City.

Twitter: @gailvivar

Instagram: @gailvivar3

Linkedin: Gail Vivar

Alexis Rogers
Managing Editor, Junior 

Alexis Rogers is a junior journalism major with a minor in Spanish and a certificate in event leadership. Other than her role at Templar, Alexis is also the events coordinator for Her Campus Temple. Alexis has a passion for writing and enjoys writing poetry in her free time. After graduating, she plans to pursue law school.

Alexis grew up in a small town in Whitehall, Pennsylvania and has lived in the same house her entire life. She is a certified Zumba instructor and loves to dance. She has plans to travel as much as possible and write about it along the way.

Twitter: @Arogers523

Instagram: @Arogers523

Linkedin: Alexis Rogers

Carli Showmaker
Marketing Director, Junior 

Carli Showmaker is currently a junior at Temple University double majoring in Media Studies and Production and Advertising. Carli is involved in Temple Update, Templar, the Cherry Crusade, Temple Athletics, Temple Running Club, and more! Outside of Temple, she spends time volunteering at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and working as videographer throughout the city.

If you’d like to check out some of Carli’s work, you can visit her at her website carlishowmaker.com.

Twitter: @carlishowmaker

Instagram: @cacacacarli

YouTube: @Carli Showmaker

Yanuara Ramirez
Chief Copy Editor, Junior 

Yanuara Ramirez is a junior majoring in Journalism and minoring in French. She is the chief copy editor of Templar and works in the Fox School of Business as a writing tutor. She spends the rest of her time at band practice or hanging out with her friends. Yanuara is an international student from Maracaibo, Venezuela, and she goes back to visit whenever she can. She hopes to work in magazines after she graduates from Temple.

You can contact her at Yanuara.ramirez@temple.edu.

Chris Linvill

Assistant Copy Editor, Senior

Chris Linvill is a senior journalism major at Temple University.  He currently works for the Templar Yearbook and is an intern for MetroKids Magazine. Chris became a fitness enthusiast after high school and also is a huge sports fan. He is a big believer in ‘the Process’ and hopes to see the 76ers in the finals soon.

Chris grew up in Darby, a small suburb right outside of Philly. He always loved sports, and when he got into college he used that as a stepping stone to get into writing. Before transferring to Temple University he worked as the executive editor for the Communitarian, the school newspaper at Delaware County Community College. Chris aspires to be a writer and editor for a sports or fitness magazine sometime in the future.

Instagram – @CJ_Linvill

Twitter – @CJ_Linvill

LinkedIn – Christopher Linvill

Matt Robinson

Art Director, Sophomore

Art Direction is Matt’s passion. He enjoys working with groups and learning everything he can about a given topic.  He is a sophomore and an advertising major in the Lew Klein College of Media and Communications. He’s also an advertising salesman for The Temple News where he helps clients with media planning and account management.

You could contact him from his website here.

Michelle Severino

Web Director, Senior

Michelle Severino is a photojournalist and she considers photography to be a major facet in her life. She believes the stories one can tell through photography are endless. As a photojournalist, she wants to spend most of her years traveling in different countries of the world and hopes to explore the unnoticed beauty in people around the world. She wants to tell stories of those who need a voice and wants to fight for them.

Michelle Severino Photos were featured in Motivos Magazine as an Intern in Summer 2015.  Photos of Michelle Severino were featured in Al Dia News Media Summer 2016.

Linkedin: Michelle Severino Photography

Twitter: @Photo_Mishelle

Facebook: Mishelle Severino

Instagram: mitch__92 OR mishelle_photography

Emily Pentz
Senior Designer, Senior

 

Natalie Crane

Greek & Orgs Section Editor, Junior

Natalie Crane is a junior from Montgomery County, studying journalism and

English. She is also the senior editor for Temple’s Her Campus chapter but besides that, most of Natalie’s interests lie within the realm of music. She’s currently serving as the assistant music director for WHIP and when she’s not listening to Spotify for hours, she can be found at one of the various concert venues in Philly. She’s also a music blogger for several different outlets as well as a musician herself.

 

Abby Muth

Erin Blewett 

Senior Photographer, Junior 

Erin is one of Templar’s senior photographers. She is a junior journalism and english dual major. She grew up in Oceanport, New Jersey, right on the shore. Erin is currently interning with SG Book Scouting and has done work in the past with WXPN’s The Key, Philly Views, Temple News and WHIP Radio.  When she’s not working you can find her reading a book at Saxby’s or walking around the city with her camera.

Facebook: Erin Blewett

Instagram: @erinblewett

LinkedIn: Erin Blewett

 

 

Nate Harvey

Photo Editor, Junior 

Nate is a junior media studies and production major, originally from York, Pennsylvania. He enjoys film, music and aspires to produce and edit in the near future. In his free time, he creates digital artwork and produces music, while absorbing in creativity from his surroundings. He is inspired by people around him and hopes to make a positive change in the world through his artwork.

Travis Sherel

Senior Photographer, Senior

Travis is a senior media and productions student. As an avid sports enthusiast, he mostly enjoys technical directing, directing and producing anything that is sports related. Throughout his youth and school years, Travis played on a travel ice hockey team and  learned how to skate at age three. He is looking to play in a men’s league after college. He has also acquired a great interest in photography and is currently a senior photographer with Templar.

Instagram:@trav1819 @d1fferent_v1ews

Linkedin: Travis Sherel

FaceBook: Travis Sherel

 

For over 20 years, David Block has worked as a documentary producer/director and a freelance journalist. He has also been legally blind since birth.

As a freelance journalist, he has over 1500 articles published in a variety of publications such as Jazz Journal International, the Jerusalem Post, the London Times, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Runner’s World, Runner’s Gazette, Running Times and dozens of local magazines and newspapers. During his extensive career, he has interviewed high profile athletes, celebrities, government agents, and musicians such as Kobe Bryant, Bill Cosby, Joe Frazier, Larry Hagman, Florence Henderson, Bruce Jenner, Lee Majors, Sarah Palin’s parents – Charles & Sally Heath – David Sanborn, McCoy Tyner, and Grover Washington Jr. He has never shied away from difficult assignments and has never missed a deadline. To date, he has made seven documentaries, many of which have been televised and screened at film festivals. He has won a number of film festival awards.

In April 2016, David Block finished his second year of graduate school at Temple University where he is pursuing his Masters’ Degree in Journalism.       

                                                                                                                                                              

Heera Ramaswamy 

Owl Pride Ad Accountant

Heera Ramaswamy is currently a senior majoring in biology on the pre-dental track. She is the Owl Pride Ad Accountant for Templar. She is in the process of applying and interviewing for graduate school. She loves learning as much as she can and has taken on the healthcare management minor and spanish minor as well. In her free time, she loves volunteering for Operation Smile and the Pre-Dental Health Society. On the weekends, she enjoys spending time with her friends, but also watching Netflix and relaxing.

Facebook – Heera Ramaswamy

Instagram – xoheeraox

Snapchat – xoheeraox

Morgan O’Donnell

Social Media Director

Morgan O’Donnell is a senior studying journalism with a minor in political science at Temple University. She currently serves as public relations vice president for her sorority, Alpha Xi Delta (Iota Chi chapter), and is an arts & entertainment staff writer for Her Campus at Temple. She works as a policy database researcher at Temple’s Institute of Public Affairs. Morgan is also involved with Temple Tappers and Hyphen Literary & Art Magazine, and in summer 2017 she was a social media intern at The Mighty in Los Angeles, CA. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, going to concerts, meditating, and making playlists for her friends. After graduation, Morgan hopes to work in magazines or digital media.

Twitter: @magicalmorganx

Facebook: Morgan O’Donnell

Instagram: @magicalmorganx

LinkedIn: Morgan O’Donnell

Lisa Cunningham

Student Life Section Editor

 

Instagram: @allehnaqvi

Facebook: Alleh Naqvi

YouTube: Alleh Naqvi