Katie Noh is a junior at Cornell University majoring in Communication and minoring in fashion studies. As a Korean American woman, she is passionate about highlighting and empowering the voices of minorities and creating an outlet for authors to share their unique perspectives. Her love of storytelling and conveying a message extends beyond Prism into her extracurriculars that revolve around graphic design and marketing as the Director of Graphics for Cornell Fashion Collective. By combining design, writing, and research, she ultimately hopes to be in brand and product marketing for sustainable fashion companies while amplifying the representation of Korean Americans in the marketing industry.
Percival Koontz is a sophomore writing major at Ithaca College. He strives to be innovative, continuously finding ways to express himself, whether that be through writing, costuming, or throwing pottery. While Percival has a passion for creative writing, his work is currently focused on qualitative research. Whether he is writing poetry or analyzing data, Percival believes it is always necessary to tell a good story.
The following editors are organized by last name.
Daniel Lloyd Irwin is a Junior at Ithaca College majoring in Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media. As a former English major before transferring from Skidmore College, Daniel has a passion for writing in various mediums, fiction, and non-fiction. In addition to writing films, Daniel loves being a part of film production, both in front of and behind the camera. Beyond editing essays for Prism, Daniel's own work has been published, namely, an essay he co-authored in The Last of Us and Philosophy. Daniel hopes to bring his creativity and passion for writing to the film industry as a screenwriter for film and television.
Malaika Menezes is a Cinema Production student at Ithaca College with minors in Deaf Studies and Psychology. She loves working in creative fields and is always looking for ways to make the world a better place through media and art. Malaika believes strongly in making space for diversity and has worked on doing so in the film industry. She is excited to be a part of a journal that presents many different perspectives and works to build a community of talented writers with various ideas and viewpoints.
Oslene is a Cinematography and Photography major with a psychology minor at Ithaca College. As a Liberian-American raised in Delaware, Oslene truly enjoys editing and sharing diverse voices through the mediums of film and photography. Oslene is a design editor for the award-winning student newspaper - The Ithacan, as well as a board member of Ithaca College Film Society. As an editor of the journal PRISM, Oslene hopes to expand her goals of promoting voices through written stories.