Progenitor Staff
Andrea Mason
Faculity Advisor
Andrea Mason is an English faculty member at Arapahoe Community College, the coordinator of Writers Studio, and the faculty advisor of Progenitor Art and Literary Journal. in a click.
Rozette Rivera
General Editor
A long-seasoned writer from eight years old, Rozette currently attends ACC to earn her English degree. Her aim is to become a book editor and her objective working on the Progenitor was the first step towards that goal. Working on the Progenitor has been a rewarding experience not just for the learning she received but also for the people she worked with and the connections she has made.
Rachael Lozano
Co-Editor
Racheal Lozano is one of the co-editors of this year's Progenitor. She is a proud author of numerous works; some of which have even won her awards. As a graduating student of ACC, she decided to share her love of writing with the rest of the world by helping to publish the latest edition of the Progenitor.
Hollie Giannaula
Creative Director
A former school librarian and interior designer, Hollie is exploring her inner writer through ACC Community Education. She is an avid reader and is a Stroy Time Volunteer at Jeffco Library.
Bryden Smith
Non-Fiction Editor
Bryden Smith, a journalism major at ACC, had the pleasure of acting as Non-Fiction Editor for the 2018 edition of Progenitor. He's also the Editor-in-Chief of the Arapahoe Pinnacle and loves black coffee almost as much as the thrill of a good story.
Kera Morris
Fiction Editor
Kera Morris is merlin-ing her education. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Auckland and is pursuing an Associates Degree of undetermined termination at ACC. She enjoys writing for journalism and creative writing courses and reports for the Arapahoe Pinnacle. She moves once a year, owns at least one chair now and suspects she is a parody of a tragedy.
Milo Shattell
Art & Photography Editor
Milo is a Denver-based filmmaker and a student at ACC. He devotes his free time to scavenging video stores for used horror DVDs and worshipping at his personal shrine devoted to his idol, Keanu Reeves.
Britni Azzam
Poetry Editor
Britni Azzam is, a soon to be, ACC graduate focusing her studies in Liberal Arts. Writing has been her main inspiration towards her aspirations, specifically in poetry and creative nonfiction. This has developed into lyricism, and it's what she enjoys to do in her free time. She is a part-time work-study student at the ACC art gallery. Colorado Gallery of the Arts, and has another part-time job off campus.
Donna DeBacco
Web Editor
Donna currently attends ACC where she is exploring classes in journalism and communications. She enjoys meeting new people and embraces the opportunity to learn about them and share their stories. She is passionate about visual storytelling and hopes to marry her love of photography with her education to advocate for children who are undervalued and marginalized. She is grateful to be part of the Progenitor Staff.
Cara Allen
Co-Editor
Cara is working toward her B.A. in English, with a focus on Creative Writing. She loves to juggle all the hats she wears: writer, mother, wife, student, as well as adding new ones to the mix to make things interesting.