the staff

the editorial board

The iliad staff is composed of the Leadership Team and the Editorial Board. These members help the production and compilation of the magazine. Club members assist in creating content for the magazine and learning skills necessary to become a member of the Editorial Board.

meet our 2023-2024 team

  • Olivia Hendershot

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

  • Cate DeMaria

    MANAGING EDITOR

  • Niles Flath

    OUTREACH DIRECTOR

  • Margo McDaniel

    WRITING DIRECTOR

  • Flannery Ragan

    VISUALS COORDINATOR

  • Victoria Garland

    SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

  • Sam Caspary

    BUSINESS MANAGER

David Ragsdale


PUBLICATION ADVISER

David A. Ragsdale (UGA B.S.Ed. ’01, M.Ed. ’03, Ed.S. '09), CJE, has advised student publications since 2001 at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Ga., where his duties include advising the ODYSSEY Media Group and iliad literary-art magazine. Additionally, he serves as Co-Department Chair of the English department at CCHS, coordinates student internships with the University of Georgia, serves as Gifted Coordinator and teaches English at the Title I school. He spends summers teaching at the Georgia Governor's Honors Program for the state's top gifted and talented students.