Current Contributors
Contributors
Working Draft would not be possible without the Creative Communications faculty and staff who have advised and mentored students in countless ways over the last two years. Thank you for your ongoing support. The magazine is also possible through the support of RRC Polytech’s Creative Arts department.
Special thanks to Matt Brooks and Andrew McCrea for their work on various iterations of our website. Thank you to Kevin Rodriguez who wrote and recorded the “Working Draft Theme” for our audio stories and Drew Jensen who did the voicing.
Faculty Advisors: Emily Cain, Karen Press
2024 Editorial Board: Tessa Adamski, Keeley Braunstein-Black, Nate Flaman, Megan Hederson, Elisabeth Kehler, Christina Klysh, Jesse Mass, Alicia Régnier, and Abby Wall
Headshots: James Turner
Abby Wall
Abby (she/her) is a strategic thinker known for her thorough planning and attention to detail in every creation. Her talent for creating captivating content leaves a lasting impression on audiences.
Ashley Houston-Armitage
Ashley hopes to follow in her mom’s footsteps by becoming a business owner. She enjoys country music, poetry, and travelling.
Alicia Régnier
Alicia (pronounced A-lee-see-a) can spend hours curating her Spotify playlists and Pinterest boards. She loves making clothes, writing songs, watching musicals, and driving. She hopes to work in music and film all over the world in French and English.
Braydon Augustine
Braydon (he/him) fancies himself a “design specialist” and resident potato chip sommelier. He likes trying out new restaurants, playing board games with friends, and (politely) arguing about sports or politics.
Connect with Braydon on LinkedIn
Caleb Jutzi
Caleb’s passions include photography and videography, and when you combine those two with an overnight hike in the mountains, there is no better combination. Down the road, his goals are to continue photography and videography as a freelance on the side.
Charles Fernandes
When Charles (he/him) isn’t creating content for his YouTube channel, he can be found playing video games and ranting on The Reel Debaters Podcast. He watches too many movies and loves being the go-to “movie guy.”
See Charles’s work on YouTube
Chris Hambley
Christopher (He/him) has enjoyed writing from an early age and wants to pursue a career in advertising. In his free time he is found in front of his laptop enjoying sports, near a body of water fishing, or tastefully applying a gradient to his design work.
Christina Klysh
Christina (she/her) loves a good bookstore, visiting new countries, playing basketball, and expressing herself through fashion. She hopes to combine one of the things she loves with a career where she can be creative.
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Danna Bianca Carreon
Danna (she/her) was born and raised in the Philippines before moving to Winnipeg. A lover of silence and libraries, she has a keen eye for details and enjoys observing everything around her. Danna is happiest when she’s crossing off tasks on her to-do list.
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Eric Ducharme
Eric (he/him) dreams of being a reality TV villain. He likes long walks on the beach, REM sleep, and mediocre films. And world peace.
Elisabeth Kehler
Elisabeth (she/her) is an extrovert who likes to discover what makes different people tick. She loves reading memoirs and has a passion for sketching friends’ and family’s faces from life. She thinks you look best when you smile with your teeth.
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Graham Sceviour-Fraehlich
An aspiring journalist, Graham (he/him) hopes to learn about the world and its people through his career. He spends his time playing guitar and doing play-by-play for hockey and basketball games.
Georgia Sigurdson
Georgia (she/her) loves baking, browsing Winners, and being in bed before ten. She strives to be a leader and make a difference by doing something she loves.
Hannah Palamer
Hannah (she/her) likes being on stage, writing songs, and oversharing with strangers.
Hear Hannah’s music on Spotify
Jesse Mass
Jesse (he/him) spent the first half of his life trying to grow up and the rest trying to get back to the 90s. He loves comic books, B-movies, and how the Golden Arches frame against a clear blue sky.
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Jazmin Foster
Jazmin (she/her) is a fashion lover and feminist who loves using her positive energy to make people smile. She aspires to influence social justice through creativity and strategy in her career.
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John Laracas
John (he/him) is a Canadian-Filipino who works best after midnight with a cup of tea by his side. He loves talking serif fonts, NBA Fantasy, and credit card reward programs.
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Jura McIlraith
Jura (she/her) hates hot days and shirts with sleeves. Although she loves frogs, she disagrees with Kermit about the difficulty of being green.
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Kaitlin Tomcko
When Kaitlin (she/her) gets the chance, she plans to go back to South Africa to travel. She will never say no to perogies and always has room for dessert. She is competitive and will tackle challenges with enthusiasm.
Keeley Braunstein-Black
Keeley (she/her) has a new hobby every time you talk to her. You can find her haunting local music venues any night of the week, so long as there is a show.
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Kimberly Wiesner
Kimberly (she/her) loves writing, reading fantasy and poetry books, and singing along to the instrumentals in songs. She is a long-time live music devotee and will crowd surf across the world to catch a show.
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Kailyn Louka
Kailyn (she/her) enjoys backpacking with friends, writing, and taking photos of the beverages she makes. She is most content when she is in the forest or near a body of water.
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Kieran Reimer
Kieran (he/him) is a sports enthusiast who hopes to become a recognizable face in sports media. In his free time, he enjoys watching the game with friends and getting a workout in at his local gym.
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Liam Davies
Liam (he/him) is an avid outdoorsman whose overall demeanour is defined by the performance of the Winnipeg Jets. Post graduation, Liam hopes to one day sit in the director’s seat of a control room.
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Megan Hederson
Megan (she/her) is a tattooed hippie who loves eating vegetarian food, caring for houseplants, and creating diverse media. She finds power and purpose in community-driven storytelling.
Marshal Hodgins
Marshal (he/him) is a father, a deep thinker, and an avid tea drinker. He loves learning about other people’s lives and experiences, especially within the controlled structure of a journalistic interview.
Neely Hammerberg
Neely is known for her tiny writing and her quiet voice. She loves travelling, a good lip chap, and fashion. A fun fact about her: she’s always caught up on the latest pop culture drama.
Nate Flaman
Nate (he/him) is a people person and professional daydreamer. He likes laughing with others and making work fun. You can find him swimming through a sea of crumpled-up drafts or riding his bike in the snow.
Olivier La Roche
Olivier (he/him) is passionate about writing, music, and writing about music. He’s happiest at the record store, sitting under a tree, or having a pint with friends.
Reuben Pajemolin
Reuben (he/him) is a shy extrovert early in his journey to become the world’s greatest video editor. He’s sadly gold in every game he plays, can recite 100 digits of pi, and probably just started a new passion project.
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Sam Bell
Sam (he/him) is a self-described sound enthusiast who also happens to write on the odd occasion. In his free time, he enjoys producing music, working with university sports teams, and napping longer than he probably should.
Sasha Kulachenko
Sasha (she/her) looks serious on the outside but a big softie on the inside. She is always in search of a new cozy study spot, and she is known for eating healthy and being an early bird.
Tessa Adamski
Tessa (she/her) cares deeply about people and is a social justice advocate within marginalized communities. Tessa loves to dance, meditate, and enjoy a good book in the sun. She hopes to write her own memoir one day.
Connect with Tessa on LinkedIn
Taylor St.Germain
Taylor St.Germain (She/Her) enjoys writing and entertainment. She lives with the mindset of ‘learn something new and make someone laugh.’ Her ideal job would be working within the NHL on a communications team!
Thandi Vera
Thandi (she/her) is a dedicated storyteller with a multicultural perspective, drawn from her upbringing in Zimbabwe. She thrives on crafting inclusive stories through various media platforms. In her spare moments, she immerses herself in Winnipeg’s vibrant fashion culture or indulges in dreams of her next sushi feast.
Veronica Melanson
Veronica (she/her) loves reading fluffy romance books and talking about fluffy romance books. She aims to find the right mix between not taking life seriously and taking it seriously enough.
