Editor-in-Chief Tashima Gallant is obviously in it for the money, glory and fame. On a more serious note, writing is her passion. She is an English Major with a minor in Sociology, and a concentration in Professional Writing. She is currently enjoying her third year of what she is sure will be eighteen years at Salem State College. Gallant has a soft spot for puppies and babies, and her voice will raise three to four octaves at the site of either of these creatures. She also enjoys late 80s to early 90s hip-hop, 20s – 40s jazz, falling asleep to the sound of raindrops and asparagus. Tashima is also convinced that Elvis will one day rise again and reign supreme. 

Managing Editor Kayla Bishop is a sophomore Math Major with a slightly unhealthy passion for learning. She loves to laugh, and in the free time she thinks she has, she enjoys watching the Boston Bruins and making silly videos with her friends.

Publicist Jill Dembowski is in her fifth year at Salem State. She is an English major concentrating in Professional Writing. Jill enjoys spending time playing her Xbox 360, watching the Bruins, and going to the movies. She is also a devoted fan of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.

Associate Editor and Feature Writer Stefanie Smith, a double major in Education and English, has an unhealthy fixation in clothes. Stefanie can be found most days working at a boutique to enlarge her closet. She loves football (especially the New England Patriots) and sometimes when watching the game on the couch imagines she is a sportscaster.

Poetry and Arts Editor Lydia Gravell is a second year History major with a pre-law concentration. Lydia enjoys going to as many events on campus as possible. Food and the arts are her two favorite pastimes, but she still manages to have time to spend time with her family and do academic work.

Editor Frank Sorrenti is an International Business major and studies Arabic on the side. Sorrenti does this while trying to finish college in three years. Despite the fact he is an uber workaholic, he is very much a car guy, a book worm, and an avid thinker. Frank is also one of the few Republicans left in the Northeast.

Feature Writer Nicole de Haven is a Geography major switching to English.  She enjoys Alaska and wants desperately to visit Antarctica.  Her bicycle is her transportation and joy; she very much looks forward to her brilliant son joining her for rides in a Burley.  Nicole joins the American Lung Association every fall for a bicycle ride in honor of her grandfather.  She also has an adorable wheaten she calls Jasper that adores tormenting Tom's great dane.

Feature Writer Jessica Claflin is a senior English major with a concentration in Professional Writing and a minor in Journalism. She is Salem State’s Game Club president and writes for both Red Skies and The Log. She loves writing poetry and reading the works of Emily Dickinson and William Shakespeare.

Feature Writer Jessica Wright is in her third year at Salem State, majoring in English with a concentration in Professional Writing Jessica also minors in Dance.  Her guilty pleasures include Disney movies, ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager,’ and Dunkin Donuts iced coffee.  Her future goal is to take over for Tyra Banks as host of ‘America’s Next Top Model.’

Feature Writer Amanda Taylor is a senior majoring in English with a concentration in Professional Writing.  She is also receiving a minor in History.  Her hobbies include writing for Red Skies as well as creative writing on the side, and hanging out with her boyfriend.  If her plans for building a time machine fall through, she hopes to settle down in Seattle, WA and get an Alaskan husky named Fred.

Regina Robbins Flynn teaches in the Professional Writing Program of the English Department.  She adores spending time with her family and friends.  A good cook, she nonetheless prefers to eat out. Her other interests include bicycling, kayaking, and traveling.  A sometimes political junkie -- she has been known to vote for candidates from either side of the political aisle.

Perry Glasser has nearly a decade of editorial leadership experience at three private sector magazines. He is eager for more student friends on FaceBook. Perry coordinates managerial and editorial training for Red Skies. In a former life he was at one time a super-hero, but too often became tangled in his own cape. Read more about Perry at his personal website.