Sophia Hoffman
General Manager
Sophia, a MidWest wannabe raised in Houston, Texas, is ACRN’s general manager. As GM, Sophia guides the overall direction of ACRN while creating a positive relationship with the surrounding community and fostering a healthy environment within the organization. Her hobbies include music, movies, and being the center of attention. Come talk to her about joining ACRN…or else.
Email Sophia: gm4acrn@gmail.com
Venus Rittenberg
Editorial Director
Venus Rittenberg is the editorial director for ACRN Media. Venus manages ACRN’s kick-ass editorial staff and is the person in charge of the website you’re currently reading. Venus loves everything about music; listening to it, watching it, talking about it, and writing about it. Don’t be afraid to reach out and let her know what you’ve been listening to, she’d love it. Let her know if you want to write anything for ACRN!
Email Venus: editorial4acrn@gmail.com
Lily Manoukian
Promotions Director
Lily Manoukian is the promotions director for ACRN Media. She’s responsible for artist booking and show management. Lily loves to listen to new music or consume any media really, so feel free to send her recommendations! She hopes to see you at an ACRN event this year, or better yet, that you get involved to help her put one on!
Email Lily: promo4acrn@gmail.com
Mia Jevack
Programming Co-Director
Mia Jevack is one of the co-programming directors for ACRN. She has been in ACRN since 2019 as DJ gingersnap. As programming director, Mia helps to run the on-air schedule, DJ training, air traffic, and station upkeep. Mia is a senior majoring in journalism and loves all things music, public radio, art, and cats!
Email Mia: programming4acrn@gmail.com
Elijah Beard
Programming Co-Director
Elijah Beard serves as the co-programming director of ACRN. Originally, they were a rogue developer on the internet radio, before officially joining the team. Presently, Elijah is responsible for engineering the backend infrastructure supporting our radio broadcasts, in addition to overseeing the management of our studio space and equipment. Beyond their role at ACRN, Elijah is actively involved in the Athens local music scene, and is pursuing a degree in computer science at Ohio University.
Email Elijah: programming4acrn@gmail.com
Roman Salomone
Music Director
Roman Salomone is a sophomore studying MPRI and Communication Studies. As Music Director, he oversees ACRN’s music library and helps curate what gets played on radio broadcasts. Outside of ACRN, Roman enjoys walking around Athens, researching about guitar gear he cannot afford, and arguing about the Arctic Monkeys. Reach out to him if you want to talk anything music!
Email Roman: music4acrn@gmail.com
Kelley Lach
Visual Media Co-Director
Kelley Lach is a senior studying Media Arts & Studies (and a Studio Art minor, and a Museum Studies Certificate). She is an RA on East Green and talks about it often. She likes watching wayyy too much TV and working on silly little media and art projects. Leading the Visuals Department with her coexec Hudson, they produce all rock lobster photo, video, and design. You’ve probably seen some of her work. Kelley also proudly maintains and cares for Snat the Rock Lobster, ACRN’s mascot.
Email Kelley: visualmedia4acrn@gmail.com
Hudson Forman
Visual Media Co-Director
Hudson Forman is the Co-Director of Visual Media for ACRN. Along with Kelley, Hudson co-leads the visuals team in creating posters, merchandise, video content and more. Outside of ACRN, he is a junior majoring in Visual Communications – Interactive Multimedia. He is not allowed swipe access into the ACRN studio because the other execs fear him and his power.
Email Hudson: visualmedia4acrn@gmail.com
KJ Mueller
Production Director
KJ Mueller is the Production Director for ACRN. As head of the department, he runs production meetings, sets up in-studio sessions, and works on other audio content with the team. In his free time, he like to write his own music, rock climb, and play ultimate frisbee! Email him to join the Production Team!
Email KJ: production4acrn@gmail.com
Kate Tocke
Public Relations Director
Kate Tocke is the PR director for ACRN. She is responsible for curating relationships with local Athens businesses and bands to help smoothly run ACRN events! Kate is almost always listening to music and in her free time is teaching herself how to play bass. She is a Sophomore journalism major and also is part of ACRN’s sick ass editorial teams and loves over-sharing her music opinions!
Email Kate: pr4acrn@gmail.com
Julia Weber
Social Media Director
Julia Weber is a professional Instagram user with a minimum eight hour daily screen time. She’s a junior in Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College where she is majoring in journalism and minoring in art history. In addition to her role as Social Media Director, she serves as the Features Editor for ACRN’s editorial team. Outside of her academics, she can usually be found at a concert or in the ceramics studio.
Email Julia: acrnsocialmedia@gmail.com
Helena Karlstrom
Treasurer
Helena Karlstrom is the treasurer of ACRN. She manages the organization’s funds regarding events and equipment. Helena not only works with the money but she also treasures the heart of the organization as she steps into the role of the ACRN mascot, Snat. During events you can find Helena in full rock lobster form keeping up good vibes.
Email Helena: hk214320@ohio.edu
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