2016 Fall Staff
Executives
Luc Picone
Executive Producer, Producer of SilverLens, Social Media Manager
Hi I'm Luc and l'm a senior. I enjoy filmmaking, photography, and acting as well as the color green and five-sugar cappuccinos. I also spend way too much time with Karuna.
Karuna Nandkumar
Executive Producer, Producer of InfoFlow
Hey, I'm Karuna. I'm a senior at Blair. I play a lot of music, and I spend way too much time with Luc. I also like philosophy and sociology and stuff like that.
Nicholas Fechner-Mills
Executive Director, Technical Director
Hi I'm Nick and I like cameras.
Department Heads
Ben Miller
Executive Director of BNC Online
Hi, I'm Ben, and I'm a junior at Blair. I enjoy history, politics, theater, sitcoms, and documentary production. Be sure to check out all the cool new things on BNC Online!
Ayzia Mosher
Package Director
Hi! I'm Ayzia, the package video director in BNC. I ensure all the videos in InfoFlow are good quality and on time 🙂
Ben Trunk
Head of Hosts for InfoFlow
Hey, my name is Trunk. I'm a senior, and the main host of InfoFlow. I like info, and I like to go with the flow, so this job seemed perfect for me.
InfoFlow Staff
The staff of BNC’s morning announcement and news show InfoFlow, which airs daily at Montgomery Blair High School.
Ari Charles
Package Quality Manager
Hey I'm Ari. I'm a senior, French aficionado, one-time geography bee state finalist, and PQM for InfoFlow.
Yuchabel Sanon
Host and Director of Do You Know, InfoFlow Host
Hey, my name is Yuchabel. I'm the senior class president! So I'm really busy because I'm also in charge of Do You Know, have all these college things going on, and I work on weekends.
Iyanu Bishop
InfoFlow Host, Do You Know Team Member
Hello, my name is Iyanu! I'm a junior who loves theater, aesthetics, makeup, and making a change in my community.
Shesh Batni
InfoFlow Host, Packages
Hey, my name is Shesh. I'm a junior and I love avocados, filmmaking, and dry erase markers, especially the blue ones. I'm also lazy and copied this bio from the example on the form.
Soda Lo
InfoFlow Director, InfoFlow Host
Hi! I'm Soda Lo, I'm a sophomore and I'm one of the hosts of InfoFlow. I enjoy dancing, ballet, coding, and Harry Styles. Also, Stevie is bae.
Marike Pinsonneault
InfoFlow Director, Packages
Hi, my name is Marike. I'm a junior and I love sports, which I play at school, I also love filmmaking, editing, and photography.
Jack Merlo-Coyne
Scriptwriter
Charlemagne. Genghis Khan. Marco Polo. Bob Marley. And now, me. My name is Jack Merlo-Coyne, I am the pink, fleshy spider behind the convoluted web of deceit, intrigue and political correctness that is InfoFlow scriptwriting. Every time you see a strange, confusing, or rib-crackingly funny pun, that's probably me.
Gwyn Davies
Scriptwriter, Packages
A lizard in human skin (#lizard truth), Gwyn Davies enjoys sleeping, crying, and drinking unreasonable amounts of iced coffee.
Nathanial "Nate" Blower
Scriptwriter
Hey, my name is Nate. I like InfoFlow.
Suriya Saravankumar
Studio Crew: Switcher
Hi, my name is Suriya. I am a senior and I love filmmaking, screenplay writing, and magic.
Stevie Shumaker
Studio Crew: Floor Director
Hi! I'm Stevie! I'm primarily responsible for anything that goes wrong in InfoFlow.
Rebecca Rich
Studiocrew: Camera Operator
Hi! my name is Rebecca, and I'm a junior. I like to sing a lot, it's my passion. I also really like working with a camera, which is what I do at BNC. I hope you all enjoy our content and appreciate the camera angles!
Nauman Funyas
Studio Crew: Audio Operator
Hi, my name is Nauman, I'm a senior. I enjoy wrestling and weight training.
Carlos Salgado-Aquino
Studio Crew: Camera Operator
Hey, my name is Carlos. I'm a junior, I love Chipotle, Subway, and Chic-fil-A. I box, I work, and I like working the camera. BNC IS LIT!
Mekailah Jackson
Do You Know Team Member: Camerawoman, Packages
What's poppin? My name is Mekailah. I'm a junior. Cooking is my thing. Addicted to taking selfies. But apparently all that matters is I'm vegan.
Danielle Brooks
Do You Know Team Member: Package Editor, Packages
My name is Danielle. I go by Dani. I'm a senior and I love eating and harassing my cat.
Pedraam Faridjoo
Packages
Hi! My name is Pedraam and I'm a senior. When not making videos for InfoFlow, I enjoy campy horror movies, long walks with my dogs, and investing in stocks.
Francisco "Chico" Leventhal
Packages
I'm Chico, a senior at MBHS. I love movies and television and would love to make a film myself someday. I also like sports and video games.
Nolan Bay
Packages
Hey, my name is Nolan. I'm a senior and I love Pedraam and Chico. Cheers! I edit packs.
Kenia Sanchez Alvarado
Packages
Hey, I'm Kenia. I'm a junior. I like theater, music, and making people laugh. I'm also fluent in sarcasm.
Isabel Present
Packages
Hello! I am called Isabel. My favorite hobbies are reading, running, and reciting the Communist Manifesto. I enjoy mangoes and all things neon. I am excited to be involved in BNC this year.
Jeremy Gagnon
Packages
Hey, my name is Jeremy. I'm a senior and I run varsity cross-country at Blair. I like running, skiing, snowboarding, backpacking, and being a gump with my friends.
Clayton Gibb
Packages
Hello, I'm Clayton. I'm a senior, I enjoy playing instruments, and biking.
Ben Beriss
Packages
My name is Ben. I'm a senior. I'm here to help entertain the people - I'am also into theater.
Sebastien Kraft
Packages
Hi, my name is Sebastien. I'm a junior and I love baseball, MARVEL superheroes, epic movie soundtracks, and filmmaking. I hope to have a great year in BNC!
Remzi Hazboun
Packages
Hello, my name is Remzi. I'm a senior who is passionate about filmmaking on every level. From writing scripts, to working behind the camera, to putting it all together in post production. I love it all.
SilverLens Staff
The staff of BNC’s documentary series SilverLens, including investigate segments on culture and politics that air on MCPSTv and appear online.
Claire Maske
SilverLens Video Producer
I <3 short films, art, and all kinds of creativity! Senior at Blair! Thanks!
Olivia Lindsley
SilverLens Video Producer
My name is Olivia...I'm a senior at Blair...I like making movies.
Mika Yatsuhashi
SilverLens Video Producer
My name is Mika. I'm a senior at Blair. I like to watch and make movies, and I also like music and baseball.
Anna Barth
SilverLens Video Producer
I'm Anna, I'm a senior and this is my second year here at BNC. Outside of producing videos on SilverLens, I like apples, dogs, and erasers that actually work.
Ben Bradshaw
SilverLens Producer
Hey, I'm Ben. I'm a senior and this is my second year at BNC.
Juliana Lu-Yang
SilverLens Video Producer
Hi, I'm Juliana.
Hank Groberg
SilverLens Video Producer
My name is Hank, I'm a junior. I enjoy playing sports, especially soccer, lacrosse, and basketball, as well as participating in stage crew. I also love to eat.
Charles "Chas" Goldman
SilverLens Video Producer
Hey, I'm Chas. I'm a junior, I like baseball, basketball, and learning Arabic. I dig politics and hope to delve into important issues through my work with BNC.
Sarina Matson
SilverLens Video Producer
Hi I'm Sarina, I am a junior and I row crew.
Joanne Ha
SilverLens Video Producer
Amy Gilbert
Host of Sobourbon Baker
Hi, my name is Amy. I'm a senior in CAP at Blair. I'm on stage crew, where I spend most of my time painting. I aspire to one day own my own bakery, and I love my cat Storm.
Curie Lu
SilverLens Animator
I'm Curie, a junior. I animate using Toon Boom Harmony Advanced. The forms of payment I accept are SSL Hours or food.
BNC Online Staff
BNC’s website staff, who work to maintain the website and produce online content.
Jake Foley-Keene
BNC Online Team Leader
Hello! I'm Jake, I'm a junior and a team leader on BNC's Online team. I also created and operate SilverScore. I love law, New England sports teams, and editing film. I love all music but especially indie rock, jazz and old hip hop.
Will Ederer
BNC Online Team Leader
Hi, I'm Will, a junior at Blair. I enjoy doing the lights on Stage Crew in my fire time. I also play the Bass Clarinet.
Gabel Cramer
BNC Online Team Member
Aye, my name is Gabel and I'm a junior here at Blair. I'm all about Blair spirit and love to rep my school. I play baseball and am VP for Blair bowling and Blazer Ragers. Also I love to travel.
Augustin Saah
BNC Online Team Member
Hey, my name is Augustin, but most people call me Gusty. I am a junior, and I've always enjoyed filmmaking. I've always had an interest in the creation of movies as far as animation and editing. I enjoy playing video games competitively out of school, as well as playing basketball.
Ben Auslin
BNC Online Team Member
I'm Ben and I work on BNC Online. I like documentaries and steak, though usually not at the same time.
Charles "Charlie" Gryder
BNC Online Team Member
Hi, I'm Charlie. I've been editing and making videos for about four years, and won 3 C-SPAN prizes, including a first in 10th grade. I'm a big music and video games fan, my favorite game is League of Legends, and my favorite musical artist is the Tedeschi Trucks band.
Abby Willis
BNC Online Team Member
Hi! My name is Abby, and I'm a junior who loves nutella, fall hot chocolate, sweatshirts, playing piano & reading as long as it's not for school. I am also an avid sleeper. I'm excited to be working with BNC online this year!
Lucas Craig
BNC Online Team Member, InfoFlow Host
Hey, my name is Lucas. I'm way into crossfire and I love cheese. I'm super random and quirky. LOL.