Alena Bitonti - Editor-in-Chief Fall 2026
Alena is a senior Communication Studies major with a specialization in Mass and Social Media and minors in Professional Writing and Marketing. She joined The Signal at the beginning of her freshman year as a Staff Writer for the Arts & Entertainment Section. She then went on to hold a Section Editor position for four semesters and served as a Managing Editor last spring. She is honored to be The Signal’s Editor-in-Chief for the Fall 2026 semester!
Outside of The Signal, Alena is Vice President of Events & Programming for Kappa Delta Sorority. She is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Lambda Pi Eta, Omicron Delta Kappa and Order of Omega honor societies. She enjoys going to concerts and spending time with her friends and family.
Contact Alena at bitonta1@tcnj.edu.
Ashley Ragone - Managing Editor Fall 2026
Ashley is a senior English major with a minor in Law, Politics, and Philosophy. She started working for The Signal her freshman fall semester as a Staff Writer for the Arts and Entertainment section. She has since held the Section Editor position for Arts and Entertainment, Features, and News. She is excited to serve as Managing Editor this semester!
Outside of The Signal, Ashley is Co-President of Sigma Tau Delta, Vice President of Phi Delta Phi, and a veteran of many internships. She loves books, live concerts, and all things boygenius.
Contact Ashley at ragonea2@tcnj.edu
Andre Paras - Managing Editor Fall 2026
Andre is a junior Communication Studies Major. He’s been working with The Signal as a Staff Writer and Photographer since his freshman fall semester, and Video Editor for three semesters beginning his freshman spring. Now he looks forward to continuing in his role as Managing Editor!
Outside of The Signal, Andre is an on-air DJ and the Program Manager for the College’s radio station 91.3FM WTSR, a College Ambassador, Transition Leader and an ArtsComm Connector. Last semester, he worked as an intern for the NJ State House News Service! In his free time, he loves listening to indie-pop-punk bands like Joyce Manor and popstars like Charli xcx, AMC A-list clapping at the movies, and grabbing a bite from the 1855 Room with friends.
Contact Andre at parasa1@tcnj.edu
Natalia Tomczak - News Editor Fall 2026
Natalia is a junior English Secondary Urban Education major with a minor in Spanish. She joined the Signal in the spring of her freshman year as the Community Outreach Coordinator, and was the Opinions editor for both the Fall and Spring semesters of her sophomore year. She’s excited to be a News Editor with Gloria this semester!
Outside of the Signal, she works as a peer tutor on campus. In her free time she enjoys writing, listening to music, spending time with friends, and scrolling Instagram reels.
Contact Natalia at tomczan1@tcnj.edu
Gloria Vittadello - News Editor Fall 2026
Gloria Vittadello is a sophomore Journalism and Professional Writing major and Economics minor at the College. She joined the Signal at the start of her freshman year as a correspondent, then staff writer for the Features section, writing occasionally for Opinions and Features. Now, She is the Co-News Editor with Natalia.
Outside of the Signal, Gloria is an Orientation Leader and the Vice President of Kappa Delta Sorority. She loves to hangout with her friends, learn new things, listen to music, and watch movies.
Contact Gloria at vittadg1@tcnj.edu
Sky Pinkett - Features Editor Fall 2026
Sky is a junior Fine Arts and English double major. She joined The Signal her freshman fall semester as a Staff Writer for the Arts & Entertainment section before getting the opportunity to work as Features section editor her sophomore spring semester. She is excited to fill this role again this fall semester!
Outside of The Signal, Sky loves to read, write, listen to R&B music, and spend time with her family.
Contact Sky at pinkets1@tcnj.edu
Devyn Briones - Arts & Entertainment Editor Fall 2026
Devyn is a senior Journalism & Professional Writing major with a minor in Creative Writing. She joined The Signal her junior fall semester as a Staff Writer for the Arts & Entertainment section, then stepped into the role of the Arts & Entertainment Editor the following spring. She is ecstatic for another semester and to work alongside an amazing team!
Outside of The Signal, Devyn enjoys shopping, listening to music, and experimenting with new baking recipes.
Contact Devyn at brioned1@tcnj.edu
Isabella McHugh - Nation & World Editor Fall 2026
Isabella is a sophomore Journalism & Professional Writing major, Pre-law minor, Creative Writing minor, and the Nation & World Editor. She joined the Signal at the start of her freshman year as a correspondent, then became a staff writer for the Nation & World section, but occasionally wrote stories for Arts & Entertainment, Features, News, and Opinions. She looks forward to taking on the role of Nation & World editor with an enthusiastic writing team.
Isabella enjoys writing, reading, baking, and spending time with friends and family.
Contact Isabella at mchughi1@tcnj.edu.
Jack Salaki - Opinions Editor Fall 2026
Jack is a sophomore year Journalism student serving as the Opinions Editor. He joined the Signal as a freshman where he started writing arts and entertainment but quickly transitioned to Opinion writing. He hopes to cultivate a creative atmosphere for writers, where they can share whatever opinions they are passionate about.
Jack enjoys watching movies and TV, listening to music, and having fun conversations with family and friends.
Jhett Laurie - Sports Editor Fall 2026
Jhett is a junior History and Secondary Education major, with a minor in Psychology. He joined the Signal the spring of his freshman year as a staff writer for the Sports section. In Fall 2026, he took up the role of Sports editor. He is excited to take on the challenge of managing the section for the first time!
Outside of the Signal, Jhett is a Community Advisor, involved in the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity, a member of Phi Alpha Theta honors society, and works in the Center for Arts and Entertainment as a House Manager.
Contact Jhett at lauriej1@tcnj.edu
Tasnim Oyshi - Editorialist Fall 2026
Tasnim is a senior Journalism and Professional Writing major, with a minor in Marketing and Communication Studies. She joined The Signal as a correspondent in her spring semester of freshman year then became a staff writer her junior year. She is thrilled to be the Editorialist for the Fall 2026 semester!
In addition to being a part of The Signal, Tasnim is a peer tutor, a part of the Honors Program as well as Phi Kappa Phi and Lambda Pi Eta honor societies. In her free time, she enjoys watching sitcoms, writing and going to the movies.
Contact Tasnim at oyshit1@tcnj.edu.
Sandra Abrantes - Multimedia Coordinator & Editorial Cartoonist Fall 2026
Sandra is a junior Visual Arts Major with a specialization in Graphic Design, and a minor in Fine Art. She joined The Signal as a Staff Graphic Designer her freshman year, and has remained the Multimedia Coordinator since Spring of 2026. She is excited to start the position of Editorial Cartoonist, and hopes to show her creativity through her art expression! She also enjoys writing articles for Opinions and other sections.
In addition to The Signal, Sandra is a Peer Tutor, a TCNJ CEL Leader, and a member of Kappa Pi’s Eta Xi Chapter. In her free time, she likes to read, draw, paint, and watch TV shows, her favorite being New Girl!
Contact Sandra at abrants1@tcnj.edu
Erin Reilly - Social Media Manager Fall 2026
Erin is a senior Communication Studies major specializing in Mass Media and Social Media, with minors in Interactive Multimedia and Women’s and Gender Studies. She joined The Signal her sophomore year as a Multimedia Staff Photographer and Social Media Creator. She is very excited to continue her role as the Social Media Manager for the third semester!
Aside from The Signal, Erin is a TCNJ Peer Tutor and Communications Assistant at the Tutoring Center, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Lambda Pi Eta honor societies. This semester, Erin is also a Social Media Intern at TAPInto. She also enjoys concerts, books, traveling and spending time with friends!
Contact Erin at reillye2@tcnj.edu
Michael Darcy - Business Manager Fall 2026
Michael is a Sophomore Marketing major. He joined The Signal during his freshman year as a member of the business team, and this semester will be his first as Business Manager. He is excited to take on the role and help support The Signals continued growth and success!
Apart from The Signal Michael enjoys collecting vinyls and CDs, making custom CD mixes, discovering new music, hanging out with friends and trying new things. He is eager to continue getting involved on campus and making the most of his time at TCNJ.
Parker Gatts - Web Editor Fall 2026
Parker is a senior Computer Science major with a minor in Interactive Multimedia. This is his first semester as The Signal’s Web Editor, and he is looking forward to working with the team this semester.
Apart from The Signal, Parker is a TCNJ Peer Tutor, Quantum Computing Student Researcher, and Product Management intern at Kargo. He enjoys cooking, baking, videogames, and spending time with friends.
Contact Parker at gattsp1@tcnj.edu
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