Media Lab Manager
Joseph Meyer
Pronouns: He/Him
Favorite Equipment or Space: Ring Light
Current Project: Organizing all the Media Lab Inventory
Media Expertise: Production Design
Why do you love creative media? I love being able to explore the way I see the world through media technologies. It's fun to show others the way I see the world and creative media gives me the opportunity to really explore those avenues!
Currently Watching: 90s Horror collection on Criterion Channel.
Yasmin Nearor
Graduating Class: 2025
Major: MA in Film & Digital Media
Pronouns: She/Her
Favorite Equipment or Space: 360 Camera and Right Audio Booth
Current Project: Working on Audiovisual content for YouTube channel (Be Still DocuSeries @bestill_docuseries). I'm using the Audio Booth and the Mobile Audio Kit.
Media Expertise: I like to dabble, but right now audio recording devices are a hit.
Why do you love creative media? Creative media allows me to channel my creativity into a fun, collaborative and innovative project. I enjoy spending my evenings in the media lab experimenting with different media with collaborators from different disciplines.
Currently Watching: Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Student Staff
Samuel Argo
Graduating Class: Spring 2024
Major: Health, Kinesiology, and Leisure Studies
Favorite Equipment or Space: Audio Booths
Current Project: Lights
Media Expertise: Cameras and Video
Why do you love creative media? It is a fun hobby.
Currently Experiencing: Outdoor Recreation.
Dillon Flower
Graduating Class: December 2024
Major: Medical Humanities
Pronouns: He/Him
Favorite Equipment or Space: Lumix G7
Current Project: TBD
Media Expertise: Photography
Why do you love creative media? I love experiencing the stories that creative media allows artists to tell.
Currently Listening: Money Game, Pt. 3 by Ren.
Elyanna Toulou
Graduating Class: 2027
Major: Neuroscience
Favorite Equipment or Space: VR Lab
Current Project: Making instructional videos on media equipment.
Media Expertise: Cameras and Backdrops
Why do you love creative media? I love creative media because of the ways that people express themselves differently with it.
Currently Listening: Lana Del Rey
Jesse Forgione
Graduating Class: 2024
Major: Music Composition
Pronouns: She/Her
Media Expertise: Audio
Why do you love creative media? I love the process of creative problem solving, taking an idea and tackling all the problems of “how do I make this work?” (Real-life example: “what should ‘laser tagging gummy dinosaurs’ sound like and how do I create those sounds?” — the solution involved punching jello.)
Currently Playing: Baldur's Gate 3
Diana Moon
Graduating Class: 2026
Major: Pre-Nursing
Favorite Equipment or Space: Adobe Photoshop
Current Project: Learning the Lumix G7
Media Expertise: Graphic Design
Why do you love creative media? It lets me escape the stress I get from academics and inspires me to do things beyond studying.
Currently Watching/Playing/Listening/Experiencing: Rewatching Friends. Playing Pokemon Go. Listening to Damon's year. Experiencing life in Waco.
Meredith Reeves
Graduating Class: 2026
Major: Interior Design, Studio Art Minor
Pronouns: She/Her
Favorite Equipment or Space: Gimbal!
Current Project: Interior spatial design communication.
Media Expertise: AutoCAD
Why do you love creative media? I love it because of the satisfying process that eventually turns itself into a final product!
Currently Playing/Listening/Experiencing: Currently experiencing Gods great love, listening to podcasts, and playing The Sims 4!
Alyssa Ruffing
Graduating Class: December 2024
Major: Film & Digital Media
Pronouns: She/Her
Favorite Equipment or Space: Canon Vixia R72
Current Project: TBD
Media Expertise: Filming and Photography
Why do you love creative media? I love creative media because it is a universal outlet that allows everyone to express themselves visually and sonically. The arts have always been a big part of my life, and I love that it is something that can be shared and/or kept close to heart.
Currently Watching/Listening: I am currently watching Mike Flannigan's The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix. I am also listening to Snow Angel by Reneé Rapp, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana by Bad Bunny, and GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo.
Max Silva Cipollaro
Graduating Class: 2025
Major: Film & Digital Media
Pronouns: He/Him
Favorite Equipment or Space: Zoom-H5
Current Project: ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) w/ Mic
Media Expertise: Audio-Visual Production
Why do you love creative media? It's one of the most distinctive forms of self-expression.
Currently Watching/Playing/Listening: Scavengers Reign. Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Flyte.
