Sheby Slaughter - Editor
- Born in Iowa, Raised in Good ole Arizona.
· Arizona State University Sun Devil.
· Public Relations Major in Journalism & Mass Communications.
· I was once told I was the most inspirational woman of the year by the CEO of Chase Bank.
· Student Council Fanatic.
· I have a younger brother who is almost as cool as me.
· In love with anything Mexican Food.
· More specifically, Green Chili Enchiladas.
· I once made it to the second round of So You Think You Can Dance.
· I’ve touched Selena Gomez on the shoulder.
· Nordstrom obsessed.
· Tulips are my favorite!
· I’m a pepperoni pizza type girl.
· Infatuated with Nicholas Sparks Novels.
· I work for Apple.
· I want to inspire others.
Entertainment Experts
Valerie Hsieh – Writer
Valerie Hsieh is a student journalist at Lexington High School and a blogger for Huffington Post Teen. She is an avid ultimate frisbee player and lover of corn. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering at miscellaneous events, geeking out about biology, and indulging in all things pop culture. In the future, she hopes to be best friends with Vera Farmiga.Valerie currently resides in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Khassidy Nyguen – Writer
Hi, I'm Khassidy! I'm currently a junior in high school. I signed up for She Speaks because I've always had a passion for writing and I wanted to pursue it! As for hobbies, I like reading, watching comedies, and spending time with my family. I want to major in biology or marketing in college. Thanks for reading!
Natalie Carter – Writer
I am a seventeen year old currently living in Southern California. I am attending Norco High School and will be attending California Baptist University to study Journalism in Fall of 2015. I am an author and has written numerous articles and essays for different websites and companies including Rookie and Teen Ink, as well as a self-published book coming out this fall. I am very excited to be a part of such an amazing team.
Courtney Swanson -Writer
My name is Courtney Swanson and I'm 18 years old! I'm currently attending Sterling College and majoring in writing and editing! I love to read and I love to listen to music!
Sunny Yoo - Writer
Hello! My name is Sunny Y. I'm a student at Beverly Hills High
School in California. I enjoy reading different genre of novels, writing,
and being updated on social media (Facebook, Instagram,..)
One day, I would love to help and serve in different African countries and also travel all over the world.
Isla Trippy - Writer
7teen yr old auto and motorcycle technician hailing from southern california. isla trippy enjoy cheesy 80s romance novels, cult classics, her fur coats, her men, her pet cacti: neptune, jupiter, col. kentucky and timothy; she loves $$$ and the stars. one day, she hopes to have opened
her own mechanic shop somewhere cold and gloomy. in her free time, she loves to read, write, and pretend she's rich with rich people problems.
Gabrielle Gutierrez – Broadway Blogger
Gabrielle is currently a Vocal Performance major at University of Hartford. She has been performing since the young age of 11. Ever since then she hasn’t stopped performing. Her dream for the longest time has to make it to Broadway or the Metropolitan Opera. Being a California native she hasn’t been able to spend as much time as she would like near NYC. She has performed throughout Southern California in musical theatre productions and with several opera companies. Writing about Broadway is possibly her favorite topic to talk about, other than Disney of course. She hopes to inspire others to find their light and remember that the whole world is a stage. “You are enough. You are so enough, it’s unbelievable how enough you are.” –Sierra Boggess