KRNL STAFF
The KRNL staff is a group of motivated students who have a passion for journalism, design, photography, PR and fashion.
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GET TO KNOW US
SYDNEY NASH
Creative Director of KRNL Fashion. Junior merchandising major with minors in journalism and visual studies. One day, I hope to work as a fashion editor at a major publication. I'm an outdoor enthusiast and cat lover. I spend my weekends watching period dramas and scrolling through Pinterest. My bucket list consists entirely of visiting art museums, and I have a firm belief that the aesthetic is everything.
JILLIAN JONES
My name is Jillian and I am a junior studying Integrated Strategic Communications with a pathway of creative advertising and a minor in Digital Media and Design.. Not only do I love being the Lead Designer at KRNL I am also a complete glitter enthusiast, one of the craziest cat ladies you'll meet, a total foodie and a Tri Delt here at UK!
MCKENNA HORSLEY
McKenna is a journalism junior, edits the Kernel Pro blog, designs graphics and writes investigative stories for the Kentucky Kernel. When she isn’t in the basement of the Grehan Journalism building, she is involved with her sorority AOII, mails out books from UK Libraries and watches videos of cute animals.
NAKIYA BREWER
Aspiring fashion designer. Chocolate enthusiast. Shopaholic. Denim junkie. Junior majoring in Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles; minoring in business + digital media & design. Lover of all things filled with love, peace, and happiness.
MADISON REXROAT
Editor-in-Chief of KRNL Fashion, Vogue hoarder, social media addict, crazed UK basketball fan, and future Anna Wintour. My goal is to translate an entire Fetty Wap song into English.
KAYLA PIGG
Lead stylist of KRNL Fashion, Junior merchandising, apparel, and textiles major with a minor in business. Wanderlust addict, foreign film freak, lupus warrior, BBQ connoisseur, the muse of Polished Piggy.
DARIA SMITH
A modest Digital Media Design major and aspiring printmaker. A new puppy mom scared of the real world but one day, hopes to open an art gallery and change the world one oeuvre at a time.
KRISTINA ROSEN
Inside UK Editor & Travel Blog Editor. Junior Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles + Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies double major. Amateur world traveler who spends too much time blogging, sitting in airports, and browsing the nearest Whole Foods.
EMILY CRACE
Writer, designer, aspiring artist, My UK Apartment blog editor. Junior digital media + design and communication double major. Lover of all things The Big Lebowski and The Beatles. Unabashedly gluten-free. Currently seeking purpose, not perfection.
MEREDITH NEWMAN
Nursing major with a true passion for fashion. I love the city (from Chicago) and denim. Big denim on denim enthusiast and thats definitely what I have been known for wearing more times than not.