Meet the Staff.
Editorial Staff.
Chloé Lanteigne-Marrow is an English major at HACC's York Campus, and she teaches at Nì Rìaìn School of Irish Dance. When Chloe is not in class or at work, she likes to spend time with her family and friends, Irish dance, write, and read historical fiction and science fiction.
Jordan Heagy is an editor Emeritus for The Copper Quill and English major at HACC. She currently has a job running trivia for the Lancaster area, and is the World’s Number One Dragon Enthusiast. She enjoys reading fantasy novels, birdwatching, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and living in her own head. She is currently working on her first novel.
Mi’Angel McRae is a full-time English major at HACC. Her poetry and creative nonfiction piece was published in The Copper Quill. Alongside writing she enjoys mystery books, the Sims, crochet, knitting, and photo editing.
Mariana Martinez, also known as ‘Mari’, is a full-time HACC student in their first semester majoring in communications. When Mars isn't in school or working, they spend their time writing, reading, cosplaying, playing video games, or spending time with their friends.
Faculty Advisors.
Rick Kearns is a poet, freelance writer, and musician of Boricua (Puerto Rican) and European heritage from Harrisburg, PA. He was named Poet Laureate of Harrisburg in January of 2014. His poems have appeared in over 80 journals. Kearns' poems are also in two books, five national anthologies, two international anthologies, and seven chapbooks. Several of his poems have been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. He is an adjunct professor of English at HACC and the faculty advisor of The Copper Quill.
Julie Shepard is an associate professor of English. She holds a master's degree in English from Boston College with a focus in Irish literature and culture. She was previously a faculty advisor for The White Rose Journal, HACC's York campus literary magazine, and is a volunteer faculty advisor for The Copper Quill.
Left to right: Georgia Gallahue, Julie Shepard, Rick Kearns, and Chloe Lanteigne-Marrow
Past Editors
Georgia Gallahue is a part-time student at HACC, studying creative writing. She enjoys literature, music, eating hummus, and drinking green tea. Her poetry has been published in The Copper Quill.
Diana Garcia is a registered nurse who graduated from HACC Gettysburg's nursing program. She has published poetry in Voices and The Copper Quill. She enjoys reading novels, writing poetry and short fiction, experimenting with art and music, and listening to podcasts in her spare time.
Zoey Trubey obtained her GED through a home school program and has plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 2022. Her poetry has been published in The Scrawls newsletter, and she is working on a book of poems. Her passions include reading YA novels and manga, writing, and eating oatmeal.
Shalea "Shay" Montanez is an English major at HACC's Harrisburg Campus, studying to become a professional editor. In her free time she writes short stories, poems, and plays Dungeons and Dragons to expand her imagination. Her favorite authors are Toni Morrison and Pear S. Buck.
Aryana Meyers is a pre-health major at the Lancaster HACC campus who enjoys writing, photography and art. In her free time she likes to travel, read, listen to music and hit up local coffee shops. She also enjoys being a tourist in her own city.
Left to right: Former editor Zoey Trubey, editor Chloe Lanteigne-Marrow, and former editor Diana Garcia