My name is Strella Navalta and I’m the editor-in-chief  of Viking Student Media. I’m currently a junior here at Valley City State University, and I am from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

I’m also apart of Student Senate, Viking Ambassadors, Learning to Live, and Viking Tennis Club. I’m studying English Education, and I hope to be student teaching by Spring 2017. I try to be active as I can be on campus in able to be aware of the multiple opportunities that the college offers.

I’m very excited for this organization to thrive and grow and become a big part of this campus! I hope to strengthen my social media skills and become the best editor-in-chief I can be. 11244397_10153240038024436_760713159395505742_o

Published by Steven Listopad

Steven Listopad, Henderson State University faculty and NDSU PhD candidate, has been an assistant professor of JMC and student media director at two North Dakota universities. He’s received honors from the Hefner Foundation, AEJMC, JEA, and SCJ for his work with New Voices USA and currently coordinates the New Voices USA website and the national campaign in conjunction with SPLC. His converged student media center at UJ was a finalist in North Dakota’s annual professional entrepreneurial competition, InnovateND, and he was a Scripps Fellow for Entrepreneurial Journalism. He has taught journalism in China, France, Italy, and Norway. He is currently the ieiMedia program director for OsloRocks, a music and culture international journalism experience. Listopad has been a member of CMA since 2005 and has served on the CMA and ACP Advisory Councils. He was chair of the CMA Adviser Awards Committee from 2013 to 2015. Listopad was honored with CMA’s Distinguished Multimedia Adviser Award in 2010 and has received two CMA Presidential Citations.