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The Navigator

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2025-2026 Staff

Aisha Salami
Layout and Design Editor

Aisha Salami

Aisha Salami currently majors in Business and plans on transferring to EIU for her Bachelor's degree in Information Technology and Master’s degree in Cybersecurity. She plans to become an ETHICAL Hacker one day. She reads Dark Romance novels, watches Anime, Crotchets, Draws Isometric projection of ob...

Tim Stolz
Advisor

Tim Stolz

Tim is the Advisor for the Navigator News. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2004 and spent several years in the field of broadcast journalism before returning to the world of academia and began teaching Public Speaking and Communication courses. He has been working at Lake Land College...

Nate Carlin
Social Media Manager

Nate Carlin

This is Nate. He is majoring in Physical Education. He is in Student Government, Student Activity Board, and he is the president of the Swiftie Nation Club. He listens to a lot of Taylor Swift. His favorite songs are I Can Do It With A Broken Heart or You're on your own, kid. His favorite album is The...

Kailyn Tracy
Editor In Chief

Kailyn Tracy

Kailyn Tracy is currently in her first year here at Lake Land College. She is a History major and is studying to become an Archivist. She thinks the idea of being a Museum Curator is interesting as well.  Kailyn is very artistic and will try a new craft at least once, whether it be painting, crocheting...

Darrius Frazier
Archivist/Copy Editor

Darrius Frazier

Email:  [email protected] Darrius is a long time student at Lake Land College and is majoring in Information Technology. In his free time, he enjoys browsing the Internet, weight-lifting, working out at the gym, watching television, spending time outdoors and hanging out with family a...

Brett Sawyer
Comic Artist

Brett Sawyer

Brett Sawyer is a writer, artist, and game designer who draws characters and comics with a sharpie.  His mission: To create as many worlds as he possibly can.  He currently teaches game design at Lake Land College, having graduated from EIU in 2015 with a degree in education.  Brett likes playing board ...