Jackalope Staff

Chris Dorantes is a Senior at SFUAD. Originally from San Antonio, TX., he is empty nesting in Santa Fe. Chris is also a veteran of two Gulf wars and is reinventing himself as a Photography major and Entrepreneurial Business minor.

Melissa Dow is currently a senior at Santa Fe University of Art and Design and will be getting her BA in creative writing in the spring of 2018. Born and raised in New Mexico, she has no plans to leave the land of enchantment but is pursuing a career as an author and a free lance editor.

Geneva Henri-Le Pierrot is a Creative Writing and Literature Major at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. She is originally from Sacramento, California. After graduation She hopes to work in YA or children’s Literature.

Sasha Hill is a senior at Santa Fe University of Art and Design and is pursuing a BFA in commercial photography. She hails from Beattyville, KY and moved to Santa Fe, NM with her daughter in 2013 after serving 11 years in the United States Navy. After graduation she wants to get a master's degree in art therapy.

Danell Horan is a senior at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. She will graduate with a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and Literature, and hopes to pursue a master's degree in Social Work. Born and raised in Poetry, TX, her desire to write stories and serve those in need has led her to become a nonfiction writer and reporter.

Chantelle Mitchell, Associate Editor, is a senior Creative Writing and Literature student at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. In the past she's written for Odyssey Online and interned with the editorial team at Crave Magazine in Hong Kong. Her interests include fan culture, entertainment journalism, event planning, and cultural exchange.

Lauryn Nesbitt is a senior, majoring in Creative Writing and Literature at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Originally from Washington DC, she is looking forward to traveling once she graduates while continuing to write. She is interested in poetry, social media, and the use of the arts as a tool for activism.

Brantlee Reid is a junior creative writer motivated by vagrants, the paranormal, conspiracies, and darker aspects of the world. She writes whatever she feels, flitting through genres and forms and back again on inspirational whims, expecting to be forever fickle.

Charli Renken, Associate Editor, grew up in Denver, CO, and is a senior Creative Writing and Literature major at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Renken writes for both Jackalope Magazine and the pop culture website Hush Comics. She also runs the YouTube Channel charlileftclues.

Associate photography editor Jason Stilgebouer is currently a senior majoring in photography and minoring in business entrepreneurship. Has interned for the Santa Fe New Mexican. Currently, is planning on graduating in the fall semester and moving to California to pursue his career in photography.