About Us
Established in the fall of 1999, JMU STC offers students unique opportunities to network with other JMU STC members, obtain professional contacts, gain recognition for their work, and learn more about the technical communication field.
Mission Statement
STC serves its members by identifying and promoting the best practices in the field and by demonstrating the economic value delivered by technical communicators. By providing lifelong learning opportunities, we help our members develop their skills and competencies so that they may advance in a variety of career paths.
Meet Our Exec
Karina Calderon
President
Karina is a senior WRTC major and Film Studies minor from Richmond, Virginia. Karina is looking forward to sharpening her communication skills and expanding her network in STC. Karina is also a member of the Latino Student Alliance and works as Operations Assistant at the Student Success Center. Karina has a chihuahua named Max, and can recite a monologue from Macbeth. In the future, she plans to pursue a career in the film industry, specifically within production as a producer.
Sophie DeLucca
Vice President
Sophie is a junior Communications Studies, Public Relations major with minors in WRTC and Honors Interdisciplinary Studies from Manasquan, New Jersey. She joined STC in Fall, 2018, and is also involved in Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and the Dancing Dukes. Her career goal is to work in television production.
Celina Wickham
Social Media Manager
Celina is a senior WRTC major with a concentration in Technical Communication, and a Media Arts and Design major with a concentration in Journalism from Chesterfield, Virginia. Celina is eager to continuously improve her writing and communication skills as well as establish connections with those of similar interests. Celina is also a member of sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha and is a contributing writer for the Breeze. Outside of academics, she loves to express herself creatively through art, dance, and hula hooping. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in magazine editing.
Laura Baird
Web Designer
Laura is a junior WRTC major with a concentration in Technical and Scientific Communication, and a Spanish minor from Powhatan, Virginia. She is a co-web designer for STC, and it is her second year in this organization. Also at JMU, she is also a member of Intervarsity. Beyond extracurriculars and academics, Laura enjoys hobbies such as music, photography, history, traveling and astronomy. In the future, she hopes to work in web design or editing.
Maddie DiStefano
Assistant Web Designer
Maddie is a senior WRTC major with a concentration in Technical Communication and minors in Statistics and Geology from Reading, Pennsylvania. This is her first year in STC, and her other campus involvement includes the American Statistical Association and Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. She hopes to pursue a career in content strategy, cyber security, or project management.
Kofi Karikari
Publicity/Graphic Designer
Kofi is a junior Graphic Design major with a WRTC minor from Alexandria, Virginia. This is his first year in STC, and he is also a member of Kappa Pi and the African Student Organization. Kofi hopes to pursue a career in graphic design.