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Meet the Staff
Robin Linares
(She/Her)
Editor-in-Chief
Robin is excited and honored to return as Editor-in-Chief at The Collegian for this upcoming year. She is a fourth-year student majoring in public health and environmental science and is from the San Francisco Bay Area. She values bringing informative news stories to the Willamette community and focuses section coverage on essential campus news along with local, regional and federal updates. Outside of journalism, Robin enjoys walking through town, observing the ducks in the mill stream, exploring Oregon with her friends, and defending the reputation of Canada geese.
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Natalie Pate
(She/Her)
Journalistic Consultant
Natalie Pate is a K-12 education reporter and producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) and the journalism consultant for The Collegian. A Bearcat herself, Natalie graduated from Willamette in 2015, double majoring in Politics and French/Francophone Studies. She covered education for the Statesman Journal in Salem for more than seven years before freelancing and joining the team at OPB. Natalie is also a published author and the former host and producer of the 2023 limited-series podcast "On the Outside,” which shares the stories of youth with incarcerated parents. She is a former mentor for Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE), a member of the Education Writers Association (EWA), and a mentor/editor for the Oregon High School Journalism Institute. Natalie loves spending her free time with her husband and their dog, Bandit. You'll often find her dancing, singing, traveling, hiking, guzzling coffee or with her nose in a good book.
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Eli Fukuji
(He/Him)
Visuals Editor
Eli is a fourth-year student and dual-majoring in Public Health and Biology. He is a big fan of animals, especially orcas and his two cats, Calvin and Rue. He is an artist and prefers to draw traditionally on paper. In his spare time he enjoys drawing, reading, hiking/nature, playing video games and knowing niche fun facts.
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Alma Snortum-Phelps (She/Her)
Publication Editor
Alma Snortum-Phelps is a third-year Cinema Studies major from the Bay Area of California. This is her third year on the Collegian's staff, where she has held a variety of positions, including staff photographer, layout editor, and now publication editor. Her dream future career is working as a cinematographer on indie movie sets. She adores all things related to the visual arts, including photography, graphic design, and painting. In her free time, she enjoys grandma-esque hobbies such as baking, crocheting, and reading. When she's not on campus, you'll probably find her in a cafe with a matcha or at the local Goodwill. She is very excited to be able to continue working and growing on the Collegian staff!