board members
Ella Wu
President, Editor-in-Chief
Ella Wu is a fourth-year student double majoring in Comparative Literature and Literary Journalism at University of California, Irvine. She is passionate about reading, writing, and editing, and is excited to help build a community for writers and editors in Echolalia this year. Outside of school, Ella enjoys watching shows, scrapbooking, cooking and is recently getting into crafts like crochet and embroidery.
Alexandro Lopez Guzman
Managing Editor
Alex is a fourth-year student majoring in English and Education Sciences. He writes short fiction, primarily in realism, exploring the subtle complexities of life. Outside of writing, he can usually be found at the ARC playing basketball or at home with video games. He joined Echolalia to improve his craft and to be a part of a creative community that shares his passion for writing.
Colette Lin Lichtsteiner
Treasurer
Colette is a fourth-year public health policy major with a minor in English. She is passionate about women’s health and hopes to pursue a career in healthcare administration/management. Her hobbies include singing, baking, and nerding out over musical theatre. She is excited to meet and work with fellow readers and writers through Echolalia!
Safa Ahmed
Print Head
Safa is a fourth-year Informatics major specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. She is passionate about creative writing and design, and is hoping to publish fantasy and sci-fi novels while working in marketing in the future. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, trying out different cafes and restaurants, and going to the movie theater.
Bernice Kwong
Print Head
Bernice is a second-year Urban Studies Major. She loves trying out all types of creative things (except for anything related to sewing/knitting/crocheting…she doesn’t have the patience). In her free time, she loves volunteering and exploring new places in Irvine by bike.
Melissa Hernandez Gonzalez
Social Media Manager
Melissa is a fourth-year English major with a Creative Writing minor here at UCI. In her free time she enjoys singing, writing, going out with friends, and watching new movies/ shows. This is Melissa’s first year in Echolalia. She joined Echolalia because she wants to work in a group where she can learn more about editing as that is something she wants to do in the future. She also wanted to step out of her comfort zone and submit one of her poems to the Echolalia journal, where she was excitedly met with the news that her poem was accepted. Melissa is very glad to be a part of this year’s editing+contributor team and hopes to meet other people in the writing community.