Sophie Machesky

Sophie Machesky serves as the digital team manager for West Virginia Today. She is a second-year graduate student in the WVU Reed School of Media’s Master of Science in Journalism program and currently works as a graduate student worker for the WVU School of Nursing Office of Community Engagement. Sophie graduated magna cum laude from Penn State University with a degree in Corporate Communication and a minor in Business/Marketing. She served as The Roaring Lion’s editor-in-chief for two years and has freelance experience. She aspires to write for newspapers upon graduation then continue her education into her PhD to become a professor. 

Fun Fact: I love to read. I read 78 books last year, am aiming for 100 this year, and over 300 throughout my life!