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About Us

Highlighting and
promoting
our community

Mission Statement: The Reston Letter seeks to inform the Reston community of local events- upcoming and past– highlight local groups’ and individuals’ accomplishments, and, secondarily, to provide a platform for residents to weigh in on local topics relevant to the majority of readers.

 

Everything to be published should be measured against the mission statement. If it doesn’t stack up, it’s not right for the paper’s purpose or consistent with its mission. 

 

Our staff loves our community and we love to write. Most of us live in Reston and have for many years. We're excited to see how our writing will bring residents together.

 

There is no subscription cost-- it is a service to the community and will be funded by advertisements from area businesses.

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What your community is saying...

The loss of local journalism outlets throughout the nation has a profound impact on the communities affected. Thankfully, Reston has a community-based vehicle for journalism and information in The Reston Letter that helps people feel connected to one another and informed about civic concerns.

~Leila Gordon, Executive Director, Reston Community Center

Alexa Young, CA

Staff

Dawn Crosson Publisher The Reston Letter
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Owner, Editor, & Publisher

Social Media Manager

Emdad Swapan

swapanemdad215@gmail.com

Director of Ad Sales

Nicole Meade

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Graphic Designer

Sabine Soltys 

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Layout Designer

Samantha Baker

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Editor & Writer

Casey Menish

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Staff Photographer

Benjamin Burgess

Staff Photographer 

Isadora Guerreiro

Staff Photographer

Patricia Kovacs

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Columnist, "Ask Doctor S"

Staff Writer & Columnist, "Making An Impact"

Columnist, "Inside Art"

Dr. Hayley B. Sherwood

Chuck Cascio

Louise Yale

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Staff Writer & Layout Designer

Editor & Writer

Copy Editor

Dylan Murphy 

Ellyn Wexler

Kat Salmon

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Staff Writer

Holly Weatherwax

Staff Writer

Debbie Anguizola

Staff Writer

Terri Wright

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Staff Writer

Scott L. Parkin

Staff Writer

Megan Schmid

Staff Writer

Sarah Golden Neto

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Staff Writer

Steph Drahozal

Sports Writer

Laurie Dornak

Staff Writer

Caroline Ayres

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Dear Leader - Restonian Reston III
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Book Club President

Sarah Hickner

Restonian

Blogger

Marketing Intern

Joshua Haug

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Writing Intern

Aleyna Akyuz

Graphic Design Intern

Kailyn Kohler

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