2020-2021 Staff

Aimee Ryan
Managing Editor
Aimee Ryan is a senior and Southern New Mexico native entering her fourth year at The Round Up and her first year as an editor. She worked as a staff writer for two years before writing as a political writer during her junior...

Lauren Roman
News Editor
Lauren Roman is a senior majoring in Animation/Visual Effects and minoring in Early Childhood Education. She has worked for the Round Up for three years and has enjoyed growing as a reporter and as a journalist. Though she nev...

Luis Rios
Political Writer
Luis Rios is a junior at New Mexico State University and is serving his second year at The Round Up as the new Political Writer. Currently enrolled in the College of Journalism, he is also pursuing a Minor in English. Born in Las...

Santana Ochoa
Photographer
My name is Santana Ochoa, I was born here in Las Cruces and I am a senior at NMSU on my last semester, majoring in journalism and minoring in psychology. I have been doing photography for about six years now and aspire to be a...

Trent Nickell
Sports Writer
Trent Nickell is a junior at New Mexico State University and in his first year at The Round Up. He is currently studying Communication Studies and is loving it. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Trent was homeschooled and had ...

Mia Tontodonati
Sports Writer
Mia Tontodonati is a Las Cruces native entering her second year at The Round Up and New Mexico State University. The Las Cruces High graduate is currently working towards a major in Journalism and a minor in Sports Marketing. ...

Selema Graham
Staff Writer
Selema Graham is a third-year Journalism and Mass Communication major. Her focus is on news writing and photojournalism. She is starting her first year with The Round Up and is very excited. She hopes to one day become a colum...

Raul Flores
Staff Writer
Raul Flores is a Junior at New Mexico State University. This is his first year at The Round Up as a staff writer. He is currently pursuing a major in Journalism & Mass Communication. He was born and raised in Juarez, Mexi...

Victoria Del Toro
Staff Writer
Victoria Del Toro is experiencing not only her second year at the Round Up but also her senior year at New Mexico State University. Majoring in Animal Science with a minor in Equine, after graduating with her bachelor’s, she plan...
Xavier Dominguez
Visual Specialist
Xavier Dominguez is entering his first year at The Round Up as the Multimedia Visual Specialist. He is a freshman majoring in Journalism and Mass Communications at New Mexico State University. Dominguez considers his biggest...

Alanna Herrera
Editor in Chief
Alanna Herrera is entering her fourth year at The Round Up, taking on her second year as Editor-in-Chief. She is a senior with a passion for storytelling and is wrapping up a double major in Journalism and Marketing at New Mexico Sta...