
Will Meadows
Executive Director
Will is a junior Communication major with a focus in Filmmaking. He is from Calhoun, GA. After graduation he plans on working some job in the communications field. He enjoys hiking, playing tennis, traveling, and watching movies. He is an avid Letterboxd user and writes insightful reviews. You can find his reviews here: https://boxd.it/7Fz7n.

Alyssa Abrams
PR Coordinator
Alyssa is a senior Communication major with a focus in Public Relations. She is from Jackson, GA, and after graduation hopes to find a career where she can intertwine her creative energy with her adoration of the PR profession. She is obsessed with coffee, the color black, and the song “Summer” by Calvin Harris.

Carter Goodson
Studio Assistant Coordinator
Carter is a Junior majoring in Business Management and Communication with a concentration in Filmmaking from Birmingham, AL. Over the Summer, Carter worked as an intern at Red Sky Studios. His passions include tennis, casual frisbee, an active Letterboxd user, shoutout goodstars, and an avid sandwich connoisseur. Carter is also partial to The Lego Batman Movie.

Katie Scaramuzzo
News Producer
Katie Grace is Junior Biology major (wildlife, ecology, and conservation concentration). After Graduation, she wants to work somewhere in conservation education with marine animals. You can probably find her drinking matcha, rewatching new girl for the millionth time, hanging out with her friends, laughing for no apparent reason, and talking about ocean animals. Katie also has a Letterboxd page where she shares her thoughts about films. You can find her account here: https://boxd.it/7yjLH

Larkin West
Production Supervisor
Larkin is a sophomore Communication major with a film concentration from Orange Beach, AL. Larkin enjoys playing piano, writing music, and talking about movies, especially if it’s How to Train Your Dragon.

Will Hoogendyk IV
Sports Director
Will is a senior studying Communications and Sport Leadership & Strategy. He serves as the Sports Director for Viking Fusion along with his two person team. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he moved to Woodstock, Georgia with his family when he was 14 years old and lives there still. He enjoys thrifting, quality time with friends and playing card games. American history is one of his favorites subjects to learn about, so much so that he memorized the birthplace of more than 20 presidents for a class project.

Caleb Coons
Assistant News Producer
Caleb is a sophomore Economics and Finance double major with a minor in Creative Technologies from McDonough, Georgia. One day, he wants to work in the field of financial analysis. He enjoys being a member of the Berry Bucks Ultimate Frisbee team, hanging out with friends, and watching movie’s. Caleb’s favorite past time is taking pictures of cats that hang around dining hall.

Amelia Taylor
Events Coordinator
Millie is a junior Nursing major on the PR team as an Events Assistant, with plans to pursue a career as a CRNA. Off the clock from endless studying, classes, and clinicals, she enjoys coffee dates, spending time with friends, and is an avid movie rewatcher (Good Will Hunting for the inspiration, The Notebook for the tears).

Kate Powell
Assistant Sports Director
Kate is a junior History/Economics major and the Assistant Sports Director for Viking Fusion. Kate likes to spend her time dilly-dallying by walking around campus, starting TV shows she will never finish, and knowing too much about Disney. 6 times out of 10, Kate will have the Constitution of the United States in her bag.

Kylie Porter
Studio Producer
Kylie is a sophomore communications major (focus in filmmaking). She is from Carnesville, GA. Her background consists of watermelon and lemonade. After graduation hopes to become a director or producer

Emma Loeslein
News Reporter
Emma Loeslein is a Communication Filmmaking major with a Musical Theater minor, and as well as being on the BCTC Board. She works as a News Reporter for Viking Fusion and the Events and Marketing Team in the Admissions Department. She is from from Erie, Pennsylvania, where she work as a kids entertainer over the summer.

Katie-Claire Smith
Event Staff
Katie-Claire is a senior from Cookeville, Tennessee. Her major is Communications with a focus in public relations. She works on the event staff for Viking Fusion and is also on the lacrosse team at Berry. She loves to be outside and hang out with friends in her spare time!

Nathan McLean
Studio Assistant
Nathan is a junior Creative Technologies major with a minor in Entrepreneurship from Kennesaw, Georgia. He likes listening to metalcore, building things, and watching Netflix.

Heath Hutcheson
Show Producer
Heath is a senior Communication major with a focus in filmmaking from Rome, GA. After graduation, he plans on pursuing a career in the film industry, possibly as a screenwriter, although he may also head to New York to become an underground jazz musician and sell his mixtapes on the side of the freeway. He’s an avid watcher of movies and will likely recommend you see Back to the Future, Shrek, or Baby Driver, seeing as they’re all perfect. He is also a gamer. He actually paused his game to write this.

Kailey Knoop
Sports Assistant
Kailey is a Communication major with a focus in Filmmaking originally from around Chicago, Illinois, having recently moved near Tampa Bay, Florida. She tends to be enthusiastic about books and enjoying time outdoors. She is grateful for family, faith, and friends.

Logan Stastny
Show Producer
Logan Stastny is a Junior English and Creative Writing Major. His hobbies include performing Improv comedy and going on midnight walks.

Bryan Cuevas Reyna
Studio Assistant
Bryan is a Communication major. He loves movies and anime. His life long goal is to travel the world and be able to work in a bunch of movies.

Patrick Meadows
Assistant Show Producer
Patrick is a junior Environmental Science major and Communication minor from Calhoun, GA. After graduation he is thinking about possibly going into environmental filmmaking or forest conservation, but he is still figuring it out. He enjoys playing tennis, hiking, watching and discussing movies, listening to music, and the TV series Over the Garden Wall. If you haven’t seen it, he will force you to watch it.

Leanna Jones
Studio Assistant
Leanna Jones is a sophomore/junior communications major with a concentration in film/videography. Shes from Alpharetta Georgia, but grew up in Ann Arbor Michigan. She enjoys content creation and bringing stories to life through editing and animation and is looking forward to pursue a career in that field after graduation. She loves to travel and explore the world and has actually been in a study abroad program in Spain prior to transferring to Berry! On days shes not on campus she’s most likely in her dorm playing Mario kart.

Hannah McLeod
Graphic Designer
Hannah is a sophomore Communication major from Kennesaw, GA with a concentration in Filmmaking/Cinematic Arts. She loves iced coffee, cats, and cooking. In her free time you can find her crafting perfect Spotify playlists and Pinterest boards, journaling, or rewatching Pitch Perfect (the best movie ever made). She is excited about being a new member of Fusion this year!

Savannah Talley
Studio Assistant
Savannah is a sophomore Filmmaking major who is minoring in Philosophy & Religion as well as (hopefully, soon) Biology. She is currently a post-production editor at Fusion, has worked on many projects, and aspires to work in film. She also like random knick knack crafts and cars that go fast. Vroom.

Tanner Huey
Events Staff
Tanner is a junior Psychology Major and Music Minor. He is the Assistant Event Coordinator for VikingFusion but is also involved in other groups around Berry, including MOCHI Minds as a researcher, Partners In Health as a Community Building and Education Lead, and Berry Singers as a Tenor II. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, walking his dog, and making cool cosplay outfits.

Mason Mancini
Assistant Show Producer
Mason is a Business Management and Filmmaking student from Woodstock, GA. He loves Jesus and loves making stuff, especially videos. He hopes to continue expanding his skills to pursue a creative leadership role in the video production industry.

Jordan Barden
Assistant Show Producer
Jordan is a sophomore from Powder Springs, Georgia, pursuing a double major in Creative Technology & Communications and Filmmaking. He’s passionate about filmmaking, with particular interests in set construction, camera operation, and music composition. Outside of his studies and Fusion, Jordan enjoys writing music, exploring new foods, and spending time with friends. His favorite film genres are murder mysteries.

Octavia Strunk
Assistant Show Producer
Octavia is a Communication major and Biology minor from Acworth GA where my rambunctious family resides. and I’m a member of the production team here at Viking Fusion. She the oldest of 6 kids and if she’s not at home wrestling with her little siblings, then she’s usually here at Berry playing games like DnD and Cyberpunk with her friends. In her free time, she enjoys collecting and cleaning bones (she promises she doesn’t have any skeletons in her closet, though). Fun fact: Did you know that Roly Polies (aka Pill Bugs) are not insects? They’re actually terrestrial crustaceans! Crazy, right?

Margaret Rabel
Videographer
Maggie is a freshman communications major with a concentration in film and tv, and a dance minor, from Canton, GA. When she’s not at Fusion, she’s over in the dance studio, as a part of the Berry College Dance Program. Maggie loves to read and write, of course dance, and spend time with friends. She hopes to be a logistical producer post-grad, or work somewhere in news.

Ian Harkness
Videographer
Ian Harkness is a freshman Chemistry major from Columbus, GA. He is currently a videographer at Viking Fusion. Ian spends his time practicing violin and guitar, competitive swimming, cooking, and reading. He loves all things cars, clothes, and food. He’s excited to be working with Viking Fusion!

Isabel Barosso
Videographer
Isabel is a freshmen videographer at Viking Fusion. She is from Alpharetta, GA. She loves reading, watching movies and tv, and baking.

Riley Sampson
Videographer
Riley is a freshman Communications major from Madison, GA. After graduation, he hopes to work in the media for the auto racing industry. This past summer, he took a senior trip to Tokyo and loved it. He is a massive racing nut and metalhead, and his favorite band is ERRA.

Christian Harris
Videographer
Christian is a freshman Business major. He is very creative and enjoys creating videos. He is very kind and positive and loves meeting new people.

Sidney Ruddell
Videographer
Sidney is a freshmen in the IPSE program with an interest in communications. He is from Lindale, GA . He loves classic rock and his favorite movie is The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. One fun fact about Sidney is that he has an incredible memory for birthdays and never forgets anyone’s birthday.

Steven Hames
Advisor
Steven is a six-time Telly Award-winning producer, director, and editor, who spent 15 years at television stations in North Georgia. He is the 2016 recipient of the College Media Association’s Honor Roll Broadcast Advisor Award. Steven served six years as Secretary for the College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) Board of Directors and is currently in his tenth year as Awards Coordinator for the organization. He is married and has two kids.
