Hannah Giardina

Hannah Giardina is a leader, musician, and foodie. Raised in Las Vegas, she was exposed to the very best in arts and entertainment and attended numerous music leadership clinics and camps. She is one of the flute section leaders for the Oregon Marching Band and is entering her tenth year as a performer on the flute and piccolo.

Additionally, she is the secretary of the Mu Pi chapter of the co-ed national band service fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi. As secretary, Giardina manages and runs the chapter Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and Facebook pages; corresponds with Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma chapters across the United States; and presents to the 35 member chapter on a weekly basis.

Lastly, Giardina is a writer and photographer for the University of Oregon chapter of Spoon University, a food publication for college students by college students. Her articles include restaurant reviews, University of Oregon student features and recipes even the most inexperienced could make.

Giardina is currently a sophomore at the University of Oregon and Robert D. Clark Honors College. She is majoring in journalism.

Aimee Griswold

Aimee Griswold is a Pacific Northwest native who is passionate about many things in life. The essence of her hometown, Portland, OR, courses through her veins. Aimee Griswold is as laid back as the city she hails from. She is also a hiking enthusiast, and coffee addict. From a young age, Aimee expressed her interest in the arts; doing activities ranging from starring in two school plays, to painting, to shadowing her father (who is a photographer) on the job. In high school, she taught herself how to play the guitar and became captain of the cheer team. Over the course of her life, she’s learned three languages aside from English, which include: Spanish, German, and American Sign Language.

Although she has a wide range of interests, Aimee discovered her passion for public relations and cinema studies to be the strongest. She has worked for the University of Oregon’s television channel, Duck TV, as a production assistant, producer, editorial writer, and event planner. This term, Aimee juggled the responsibilities of producing, writing, and directing a creative show for the channel as well as being a returning member to the PR events team. Her show Peaked won a Force Award (an award for creative excellence and best show aired that week). She also won the award of outstanding crew member for her work on the PR events team.

Aimee is interested in working for OPB’s Oregon Field Guide in the future. However, she is also interested in blogging, making YouTube videos, reviewing restaurants, traveling, and much more. Because of this, she has an open mind in order to keep from limiting any future possibilities.

Aimee thrives under a full work load so long as it challenges her to become better, and enables her to express herself in a creative way. She is currently a junior at the University of Oregon, and is majoring in Public Relations and Cinema Studies.

 Ellie Keeton

My name is Ellie Kennedy Keeton. As a constant doodler and digital art junkie, I aspire to be a creative concept manager or an art director. I enjoy combining story and aesthetic to bring life to a brand. Through working in brand and concept design as an intern at Cole Haan, as well as learning the valuable skills of Adobe Creative Suite, I feel that my best attribute is my hands and the creative things that flow from them. I am a traveller, constant learner, a writer and a strategic thinker. I am strong in groups, but independence is my best friend.