Editorial Board (2025-2026)
Glimpse from the Globe is a student-run international affairs digital publication led and managed by our President, Editor-in-Chief, Vice-President, Managing Editors, Associate Editors, Outreach Director, Assistant Outreach Director, Multimedia Director, Podcast Director, Social Media Director, Assistant Social Media Designers, Design Directors, Assistant Design Directors, and staff of senior and junior writers. Our publication is partnered with the University of Southern California, in collaboration with USC’s Department of Political Science and International Relations.
Logan Burgess
President
Biography
Logan Burgess is a senior majoring in International Relations and minoring in East Asian Languages and Cultures. Her interests include human rights, social issues, and other kinds of foreign affairs. Logan’s regions of focus include East Asia and the Pacific, but she still loves learning about the rest of the world. She has previously worked for the U.S. Office of Language Services as well as Global Ties U.S. In the future, she aims to work abroad for human rights focused NGOs or other similar organizations. Aside from school, Logan loves to run marathons, play games with friends, and cook a variety of food.
Contact
lkburges@usc.edu
Scarlett Goh
Outreach and Recruitment Director
Biography
Scarlett Goh is a junior studying International Relations. She is passionate about researching the intersection of leadership, security, and economic policy in the Middle East and Russia. She has worked in government locally at the county level, interned with the Department of Defense, and has lobbied U.S. foreign policy in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. During her free time, she loves playing guitar, listening to history and news podcasts, and almost anything outdoors.
Contact
sagoh@usc.edu
Lucia Musacchi
Editor-in-Chief
Biography
Lucia Musacchi is a senior majoring in Economics and pursuing a progressive masters degree in Applied Economics and Econometrics. On campus, she’s the Vice President of Competition for the undergraduate moot court team as well as Economics Association’s Director of Strategic Engagement. Her interests include international trade, economic development, public policy, and law. Her primary regional focus is the European Union and Sub-Saharan Africa. Outside of school, Lucia enjoys hiking, watching motorsports, and Italian cinema.
Contact
lmusacch@usc.edu
Siddharth Menon
Publishing Chair
Biography
Siddharth Menon is a sophomore from San Diego at the University of Southern California, majoring in International Relations and the Global Economy, and minoring in AI Applications and Cyber Governance. His interests in the field of international relations include the intersectionality of sports and politics, refugee crises, religious extremism, nationalism, and territorial conflict. Outside of Glimpse, Siddharth is a member of SC Project RISHI, USC Global Policy Institute, and the USC Cricket Club. Outside of college, he loves supporting the San Antonio Spurs, playing with his dog, playing cricket, and traveling.
Contact
svmenon@usc.edu
Ava Skye Targett
Associate Editor
Biography
Ava Skye Targett is a senior majoring in Health and Human Sciences with a concentration in International Relations and Global Health, and minoring in Healthcare Studies at the Keck School of Medicine. She is a pre-medical student passionate about global affairs and health equity. Her interests lie in bridging innovation in biomedical and clinical sciences with global awareness and action. Ava envisions her future as a physician working at the intersection of clinical care, cross-cultural collaboration, and narrowing the global health gap. Outside of writing and academics, she enjoys traveling, reading world literature, and long walks.
Contact
targett@usc.edu
Elisa Switzer
Associate Editor
Biography
TBA
Contact
ekswitze@usc.edu
Reid Hartman-Teske
Chief Copy Editor
Biography
TBA
Contact
hartmant@usc.edu
Eva Kracht
Associate Editor
Biography
Eva Kracht is a junior at the University of Southern California majoring in English Creative Writing with a minor in Podcasting. On campus, Eva is staff writer and associate editor for Glimpse From the Globe and a writer for SPEC fashion magazine. She is especially interested in the Fast Fashion Industry and its detrimental effects on the environment. Additionally, she is curious about methods to create a sustainable and ethical fashion production system. In her free time, Eva loves to read, write, sing, spend time with her family, and go thrifting.
Contact
kracht@usc.edu
Glimpse from the Globe Alumni
Glimpse from the Globe’s alumni network spans the globe. Our alumni go on to pursue careers in foreign affairs, journalism and media, law, communication, business and more. View our alumni network below:
Taline Gettas, Co-Founder, 2010-13
Samir Kumar, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, 2012-13
Ried Lidow, Content Editor, 2013-14
Alessandro Sassoon, Media and Content Manager, 2013-14
Nick Kosturos, President, 2014-15
Thomas Armstrong, Editor-in-Chief, 2014-15
Rojine Ariani, Writer, 2013-14
Kerry Collins, Writer, 2013-14
Sydney Stockus, Writer, 2013-14
Jessica Agostinelli, Writer, 2014-15
Loudanni Chen, Writer, 2014-15
Jeff Grimes, Writer, 2014-15
Nathaniel Haas, Writer, 2014-15
Elizabeth Peabody, Writer, 2014-15
Nitya Ramanathan, Writer, 2014-15
Erin Wong, Writer, 2014-15
Ben Jury, Writer, 2014-15
Dan Morgan-Russell, Writer, 2015
Wang Xiaojie, Writer, 2014-15
Jason Tse, Writer, 2014-16
Hanna Jolkovsky, Writer, 2015-16
Anbar Aizenman, Writer, 2015-16
Isabella Soehn, Editor-in-Chief, 2015-16
Abigail Becker, President, 2015-16
J.T. Blakely, Webmaster; Writer, 2014-16
Alec Hively, Writer, 2016
Claire Cahoon, Writer, 2015-16
Edoardo Del Vecchio, Writer, 2015-16
Justine Breuch, Writer, 2014-15
Sofie Roehrig, Writer, 2015
Jack Anderson, Writer, 2015-2016
Jacqueline Teobaldi, Writer, 2016-17
Brandon Whitehill, Writer, 2015-16
Erum Jaffery, Writer, 2015-16
Kara Junttila, Writer, 2015-16
Caroline Chen, Writer, 2015-16
Alma Velazquez, Writer, 2016-17
Andre Gray, Editor-in-Chief, 2016-17
Kshitij Kumar, President, 2016-17
Steve Helmeci, Writer, 2016-17
Gesine Holtmann, Writer, 2016-17
Spencer Slagowitz, Writer, 2016-17
Jong Su Kim, Writer, 2016-17
Lyndon Chang, Writer, 2016-17
Tess Murray, President, 2017-18
Katya Lopatko, Editor-in-Chief, 2017-18
Jenna Mazza, President, 2018-19
Rebecca Cheng, Editor-in-Chief, 2018-19
Matthew McDonell, Webmaster; Writer, 2018-19
Brendan Moreyl, Writer, 2018-19
Ashlyn Elliot, Writer, 2018-19
Stuart Caron, Writer, 2018-19
Steve Literati, Writer, 2018-19
Amartya Ranganathan, Writer, 2018-19
Kendal Gee, Writer, 2018-19
Ciara Taylor, Writer, 2018-19
Henry Algert, Writer, 2018-19
Kevin Fry, Writer, 2019-20
Ananya Anand, Writer, 2019-20
Max Haskell, President, 2019-21
Maya Diab, Design Director, 2020-21
Yoran Henzler, Writer, 2020-21
Emma Taylor, Writer, 2020-21
Sara Khoshniyati, Writer, 2020-21
Ruhi Ramesh, Writer, 2020-21
Noah Blackman, Writer, 2020-21
Jamie Vang, Writer, 2020-21
Luke Zapolski, Writer, 2020-21
Anushka Sapra, Writer, 2020-21
Mia Speier, Editor-in-Chief, 2020-22
Kirian Mischke-Reeds, Vice-President, 2019-22
Cameron Melillo, Podcast Director, 2020-22
Carmen Santiago-Urbauer, Managing Editor, 2019-22
Anya Moturi, Associate Editor, 2020-22
Hannah Keenan, Associate Editor, 2020-22
Ishani Desai, Outreach Director, 2018-22
Tori Ely, Writer, 2021-22
Zain Khan, President 2024-25
Mané Berikyan, Editor-in-Chief 2023-25
Sam Hill, Finance Chair 2024-25
Ivana Karastoeva, Publishing Chair 2022-25
Raegan Lusk, Outreach and Recruitment Director 2024-25
Rudra Saigal, Social Chair 2024-25
Ethan Galbraith, Podcast Director 2024-25
Samantha Chapman, Managing Editor 2024-25
Solange Aguerova, Managing Editor 2023-25
Bright Lee, Associate Editor 2024-25
Erika Chagin, Associate Editor 2024-25
Wing Yat Lam, Associate Editor 2024-25