Spring 2024 Editorial Staff
The Spring 2024 Forum editorial staff is comprised of the students featured on this page, several of whom took on multiple positions. Special thank you to Professors Steven Mayers and Chante McCormick who guided the team every step of the way.
MANAGING EDITORS
Ilgiz
Ilgiz was elected both Poet Laureate and Prime Minister of Candy Land after a destructive and prolonged conflict with the Candy Cane Nation. Ilgiz continues to manage literary magazines, write poetry, and promote peace between the warring Candy tribes.
Ilgiz is also on the Visual Arts Team.
Faye
One of the most widely respected lion tamers of the Victorian Era, Faye continues to write, edit, produce, and record music for cats (not the musical). Faye is definitely not trapped in this time period.
POETRY TEAM
Susan – Editor
Naturally inspired, Susan enjoys exploring new and authentic expressions of visual art, writing, and supportive movement. She holds a degree from the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, and after being published 25+ years ago in Bricolage, (University of Washington’s literary magazine) she is delighted to be part of an educational community again; this time in the role of poetry editor for Forum. As a lifelong learner, she is now being called to complete her Creative Writing Certificate at CCSF.
When she is not leading her online or corporate sector lifestyle programs, you can find her under a tree, listening to the ocean, or holding a bouquet of fresh vegetables (or flowers!) from the garden.
Gloria – Reader
Gloria Keeley is a former student and teacher at CCSF. She is currently back taking night ZOOM classes.
Gloria is also on the Visual Arts Team.
Isaac – Reader
Isaac Ortiz is a Journalism major, and junior at City College. He’s passionate about the writing community since he moved to San Francisco in late 2022. He decided to move because he wanted to pursue writing as a career. Since then he’s taken up photography as a visual outlet.
FICTION TEAM
Finn – Editor
Finn Finneran (he/they) is a working class, nonbinary writer and student studying creative writing and history at CCSF. He’s celebrating his 10th year as a worker-owner of Rainbow Grocery Co-op in the Mission. He loves queer memoirs, people’s movement history, hip hop music, lap swimming, and going to protests. Free Palestine!
Brian – Reader
An international person of mystery, Brian is frequently seen wearing a trench coat, fedora, and sunglasses (especially at night). Aside from his CCSF registration documents, scarcely little about him is known aside from his love for juggling chainsaws while eating raw fish. While Texas rescinded its ban on him visiting in the 1970s, he has yet to return.
Lenelle – Reader
Lenelle is working on a Creative Writing Certificate from CCSF while working her day job in local government. She grew up in San Francisco and is a lifelong learner.
Lenelle is also on the Website & Blog Team.
Siena – Reader
Siena is a queer Latinx/Italian writer who enjoys writing stories about their ancestors, culture, and autistic folks like themself. When not immersing themself in other worlds through fiction, they can be found swimming, watching anime, or exploring new areas in San Francisco. They also love connecting with their incredibly talkative animal familiar, Gucci, who never stops meowing.
NONFICTION TEAM
Samy A – Editor
Samy Amanatullah is a California native working in the nonprofit space. With a diverse background that encompasses linguistics, human rights, international education, and intercultural communication, Samy seeks to interrogate frictions at the intersection of human rights, disinformation, and hubris, but mostly he just drives people up the wall.
Samy is also on the Website & Blog Team and the Visual Arts team.
Spencer T – Reader & Social Media Editor
Spencer was born and raised in Hawaii but has been living in the city since 2007. He finished his horticulture certification last year and will finish the CCSF creative writing certificate this semester. He has just begun taking art classes. His overall goal is to write his own children’s book or mini comic strip. In his spare time, he likes to listen to music, create instrumental beats and write both short stories and poetry.
Spencer is also Social Media Editor.
Gracia – Reader
Every ten years for the last few decades, Gracia has been brought in by the feds to be questioned about the Kennedy assassination and cover-up. She continues to insist that the Dulles brothers and E. Howard Hunt bear more responsibility than society is willing to accept.
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