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The student-run news site of The Masters School

Tower

The student-run news site of The Masters School

Tower

The student-run news site of The Masters School

Tower

2025-2026 Staff

Allie Faber
Editor in Chief

Allie Faber

Senior Allie Faber joined the Journalism Collaborative as a freshman in Intro to Journalism. Soon, she became the Opinion Editor on Tower staff, and developed into the Lead News Editor her junior year, before be...

Neena Atkins
Editor in Chief

Neena Atkins

Senior Neena Atkins joined Intro to Journalism in her freshman year, progressing into a Features Editor, Lead Features Editor, and now an Editor-in-Chief of Tower. She loves how journalism gives her th...

Ryan (Wonjung) Lim
Executive Producer

Ryan (Wonjung) Lim

Ryan Lim, a senior at The Masters School, joined Tower Broadcast News in his junior year, where he first found his passion for journalism. He finds enjoyment in creating segments serving the local comm...

Gus Creech
Executive Producer

Gus Creech

Gus Creech is a senior at The Masters School who first discovered his passion for storytelling in his sophomore year through the Intro to Broadcasting class. He joined Tower Broadcast News as Director...

William Sun
TBN Associate Exective Producer

William Sun

William Sun serves as an Associate Executive Producer during the 2024–2025 academic year. Building on his strong record of producing impactful news segments, he remains dedicated to managing TBN’s s...

Ben Mason
TBN Associate Executive Producer

Ben Mason

Ben Mason is a senior at The Masters School and a current member of the Tower Broadcast News crew. He earned the role of Associate Executive Producer alongside William Sun, helping lead the planning, filming,...

Ayanna Beckett
Lead News Editor

Ayanna Beckett

One game of eeny-meeny-miny-moe can change your life, at least that’s what senior Ayanna Beckett believes. Stuck between too many minor course options freshman year, Beckett left things up to a simple g...

Elaina Barreto
Lead Opinion Editor

Elaina Barreto

Elaina Barreto has loved writing since elementary school. The long time native of Masters entered the realm of journalism through the Middle School newspaper: The Doc. Barreto’s cultivating experience at The...

Mila Benson
Lead Lifestyle Editor

Mila Benson

Mila Benson, a natural born writer and journalism student ever since her tenth grade year, plays the role of  Lead Lifestyle Editor in the current Tower staff. Benson, a senior, enjoys golf, skiing, a...

Ella Liu
Lead Arts Editor

Ella Liu

Fueled by both creativity and curiosity, junior Ella Liu balances not only a passion for journalism, but also an affinity for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). A member of the Pa...

Thomas McCallum
Lead Sports Editor

Thomas McCallum

Look at almost any sports article, and you’ll find numbers, stats, and a team schedule. That, however, isn’t all that sports writing should be, according to Thomas McCallum. He said, “I think a lot of ti...

Josh Edghill
Tower Broadcast News Production Crew

Josh Edghill

Josh Edghill is a Sophomore at The Masters School and a dedicated staff member of the school’s broadcasting network, Tower Broadcast News (TBN). He has earned the role of Branding Coordinator for TBN...

Tor Barreno
Tower Broadcast Production Crew

Tor Barreno

Tor Barreno is a junior who attends The Masters School and is a member of the Tower Broadcast News production crew. He joined in 2024 after developing an interest in media production and how stories are ...

Mason Aguiar
Tower Broadcast Production Crew

Mason Aguiar

Mason Aguiar, a Sophomore, is a dedicated and creative member of the Masters Tower Broadcast team as an award-winning journalist. He focuses on helping bring big ideas to life. Mason enjoys learning new...

William Grey Dickson
Web Editor and Technology Coordinator

William Grey Dickson

It wasn’t news but wit that sparked Grey Dickson’s love of the written word. Embodying a disdainful Harry Houdini in a satirical shutdown letter to Professor Dumbledore, Dickson crossed that magical thre...

Siena Versaci
Lead Copy Editor and Accountability Manager

Siena Versaci

When Siena Versaci started writing one of her first stories for Tower, she had no idea it would go on to win best news story from the New York Press Association. Or that almost immediately after, it wo...

Brooke Muntner
Marketing Manager

Brooke Muntner

Junior Brooke Muntner takes on the role of the marketing director in her first year on Tower. She has attended Masters for three years and discovered her love for writing and fashion. She enjoys field...

Jaden Laboriel
Lifestyle Editor

Jaden Laboriel

With a strong voice and a passion for writing, junior Jaden Laboriel currently serves as Tower’s Lifestyle editor. Now in his second year in the publication, Laboriel continues to write articles, st...

Olivia Shim
News Editor and Illustration Editor

Olivia Shim

When Olivia Shim first saw the influence of Tower in her freshman year, she thought it was “professional and super cool”. This sparked her interest in joining Tower. Shim loves writing creative pi...

Loewy Nalle
Sports Editor

Loewy Nalle

Junior Loewy Nalle serves as the sports editor in her second year on the Tower staff. Nalle isn't just a writer, as outside of Tower, she's a part of the Dobbs Athletic Association, runs Track and Fie...

Helen Gao
Opinion Editor

Helen Gao

Junior Helen Gao serves as the Opinion Editor in her first year on the Tower staff. Gao, originally from Shanghai, China, decided to come to The Masters School because of the rich history and prestige...

Brielle Broomes
Copy Editor

Brielle Broomes

Sophomore Brielle Broomes got into journalism in Middle School when she joined the school newspaper as a way to improve her writing skills. Once she came to the Upper School, she joined up with Tower, and l...

Devan Patel
Scheduling and Workflow Coordinator, Tower Broadcast News Production Crew

Devan Patel

Devan Patel is a junior at The Masters School and a staff member of the Tower Broadcast News (TBN) production crew. Joining with an ardent spirit for news reporting in 2024 and having won two journalism a...

Azariah Charles
Web Content Curator, Tower Broadcast News

Azariah Charles

Award-winning student journalist Azariah Charles served as executive producer of TBN for 2 years, making her mark through sports, news, and Master’s community life. In her 4th year on staff, she now ...

Anna Kremnev
YouTube Content Curator, Tower Broadcast Production Crew

Anna Kremnev

Anna Kremnev is a sophomore at The Masters School who is a part of Tower Broadcast News, her school’s broadcasting network. This is Anna’s second year working with Tower Broadcast News, and she has ear...

Jessie Grant
Social Media Content Curator, Tower Broadcast Production Crew

Jessie Grant

Jessica Grant is a Sophomore at The Masters School who is a part of the Tower Broadcast News program at her school. She has earned the role of Social Media Content Creator, where she focuses on exciting t...

Rio Imanishi
Social Media Content Curator, Tower Broadcast Production Crew

Rio Imanishi

Rio Imanishi, a sophomore at the Masters School, is a journalist and content creator for Tower Broadcast News. Rio enjoys spending her time playing soccer and squash, as well as reading rom-coms. Her f...

Julia Panos
Columnist

Julia Panos

Julia Panos is a columnist for Tower. Julia is a junior focusing her column on the topic of local Westchester Politics.

Gigi Wheeler
Columnist

Gigi Wheeler

Gigi Wheeler is a columnist for Tower. Gigi is a junior focusing her column on the topic of "Fashion Over Time."

Mya Starr Recinos
Illustrator

Mya Starr Recinos

Hi, I’m Mya Starr Recinos. I’ve always had a passion for drawing, and it has been a big part of who I am for as long as I can remember. I especially love drawing for Tower, where I get to express i...

Rose Yuan
Illustrator

Rose Yuan

Hi! My name is Rose Yuan, and I’m a second-year Tower Illustrator at The Masters School. I’ve loved art since I was young, especially portraiture, sketching, and oil painting. At Tower, I collabora...

Clara Chu
Illustrator

Clara Chu

Clara Chu joined TOWER as an illustrator her junior year. She uses her art to support written pieces. She likes to keep her style clear and expressive. In school, Clara is also the Editor iChief of Pa...

Niki Agrawal
Illustrator

Niki Agrawal

Sophomore Niki Agrawal joined tower to have a creative outlet while helping the community and working together with a team. He has enjoyed drawing since he was young, with a strong focus on line-heavy ar...

Maria Milkov
TBN production crew

Maria Milkov

Sophomore Maria Milkov is an aspiring sports broadcaster and journalist currently serving as a production crew member for Tower Broadcast News. As a freshman, she participated in the Intro to Journalism clas...

Madison Fiore
TBN production crew

Madison Fiore

Sophomore Madison Fiore is a broadcast journalist for Tower Broadcast News. She is a point guard on the basketball team and a first year Masters student. In her spare time she likes to hang out with frie...

Julia Mirkin
TBN Production Crew

Julia Mirkin

Sophomore Julia Mirkin is a first-year staff member on the Tower Broadcast News program. She focuses on producing videos and making reels. Julia’s career in journalism started in eighth grade as a member of T...

Jasmine Mao
Columnist

Jasmine Mao

Jasmine Mao is a freshmen columnist for the Masters school newspaper, Tower.

Avery Gosnell
Columnist

Avery Gosnell

Avery Gosnell, a freshman, can still clearly remember her excitement when she first saw the Tower Lab on a tour of Masters. “Journalism is always something I’ve been interested in, and Tower immedi...

Annadele Dyott
Tower Photographer & Online Columnist

Annadele Dyott

Senior Annadele Dyott has served as both a columnist and a photographer since her junior year. She appreciates how journalism provides the opportunity to develop these skills outside of a strictly-creative ...

Etienne Millet
Photographer

Etienne Millet

Etienne Millet '27 is a junior and photographer at the Masters School. Millet did photography at Masters for two years and saw to sign up for a Tower photographer. His debut as a photographer on Tower...

Mark He
Tower Photographer

Mark He

Mark He '26 is a Masters photographer who started his journey of photography through his drone images of The Masters campus. In addition to being a staff photographer for Tower, he is an avid aviationist...

Knox Gary
Tower Photographer

Knox Gary

Knox Gary was inspired to begin photography because his mother taught him. Then, he chose to be a tower photographer because he was unable to take a photograph class at school, and wanted to promote school...

Maria Viniegra
Tower Photographer

Maria Viniegra

Sophomore Maria Viniegra joined Tower as a photographer in order to peruse her passion of photojournalism. Her avidity for photography is primarily focused on analog photography which has allowed for her to...

Andrew Berman
Tower Photographer

Andrew Berman

Andrew Berman '29 is a freshmen at the Masters School who joined the Masters School this very year. In this short time period, He has had a large impact on Tower Staff taking some of the best sport related...

Alexandria Abadir
Tower Photographer

Alexandria Abadir

 Photography has always been part of Ally Abadir's life, but it only became important to her recently, especially street photography. This sophomore joined Tower to build her portfolio, and also because...

Siena Olay
Tower Photographer

Siena Olay

Photography is a new passion for Siena. She loves the creative process, especially paying more attention to details and exploring how she sees the world. She enjoys shooting landscapes, nature and admiring...

Catherine Yi
Tower Photographer

Catherine Yi

A Tower photographer with a strong passion for both art and photography, Catherine Yi enjoys capturing small, meaningful moments that might otherwise go unnoticed, turning them into something lasting....

Sam Haas
Tower Photographer

Sam Haas

Sam Haas is a Tower photographer and has been passionate about photography for many years. He enjoys being able to capture different scenes and share them with the community on campus through Tower. Recent...

Johnny Ye
Tower Photographer

Johnny Ye

Johnny Ye is a versatile photographer at The Masters School with an eye for events, campus scenes, and sports. Since joining the Tower Photography team this year, he has consistently found opportunitie...

Alex Kagoshima
Social Media Manager for Tower Press

Alex Kagoshima

Alex Kagoshima 28’, the Social Media Manager for Tower Press, has lived in five different countries: Honduras, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Jamaica, and now the United States. He has a great interest in spor...

Jack Bilman
Photography Editor

Jack Bilman

Jack Bilman can’t remember why or how he initially got signed up for Intro to Journalism, but he does remember why he chose to stay. He said, “Once I was in it, I really started to enjoy it. And workin...

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