Cadence Cardona is The Collegian’s director of digital strategy and engagement for the upcoming school year, and she is motivated to uplift student journalism through all things social media and online management. 

Cardona is entering her senior year at Colorado State University and has felt lucky to call Fort Collins her home away from home. She is majoring in journalism and media communications with a minor in business administration and is the president of CSU’s Public Relations Student Society of America. Throughout her time as a Ram, she has been a staff reporter for The Collegian and has interned with CSU’s Division of Marketing and Communications, a boutique public relations agency and the Wyoming Tribune Eagle newspaper. 

Her experiences blend news reporting, SEO/AEO analysis, strategic communications, social media management and more, and she is excited to synthesize all that she has learned into her new role.

Originally from Rochester, New York, Cardona loves to spend her free time running, hiking and paddle boarding. Every now and then, she’ll be trying her hand at a baking recipe, making bracelets or catching up on her Stardew Valley world.