Directors Board2025–26

Taylor DePaolo-Daily is a Senior studying Digital Media and Journalism with a focus on Sports Production and minor in Communications. After joining STN in her freshman year, she took over as Director of Videography for her sophomore and junior year (2023-25). Throughout her time in STN she has secured interviews with Jackson Olson and Jesse Cole from the Savanna Bananas, attended the Safer Communities Summit with a White House Press Pass along with being in the season premiere of Hell’s Kitchen with other D-Board members. Outside of STN2, she is currently a three time NBC Intern, a Yale Athletics Freelancer and manages her own business. This year as General Manager, Taylor is responsible for overseeing all of the organization and will continue to help it succeed and grow in size.

Jaiden Louden is a senior studying Digital Media and Journalism with a focus on Digital Media Production. After joining STN in his freshman year, he took over as Senior Producer for his sophomore and junior year (2024-26). Throughout his time in STN he has changed many things within the show production on STN, adding new changes to writing, video element, show setups, and so much more. Outside of STN2, Jaiden works for the Athletics Department as an Athletics Student Communications Worker and Trainer for Replay Operation, taking part In many collegiate sports productions. He also Interned for the WWE as a Road Production Intern and was a Production Logger for the Milan Cortina Olympics with NBC Sports. He is also the 2026 STN Member of the Year. This year as Head of Vision and Strategy, Jaiden oversees the branding, partnerships, and outreach of STN to get more eyes on the 34-year organization than ever before.

Will Cranford is a Junior majoring in Film & Video Production, and in Digital Media & Journalism. After joining STN in his Freshman year, he was elected as Broadcast Director for his sophomore and junior years (2025-2027). During his time at STN he has learned and fulfilled many duties, including directing, videography, editing, writing, graphics, etc. Outside of STN2, he is a Sports Production Freelancer for Yale University and UMass Amherst. This year as Broadcast Director, he hopes to facilitate many new members to grow, try new crew positions, and is excited to start working on new special shows throughout the semester.

Ethan Abrams is a senior studying Audio engineering. He started his time at stn his sophomore year and since then has contributed to many in house projects that have improved the quality of the studio. For his first year he was a general member and second was the assistant chief engineer. Throughout his years at stn, some of the projects Ethan has worked on were the studio revamp, the integration of new blue fusion graphics. Outside of stn Ethan is a freelance operator and production assistant, working at Yale athletics and the Tony Awards. This year, Ethan is responsible for overseeing the engineering department, keeping all equipment up to date as well as leading in depth trainings.

Lindsay Binder is a sophomore studying Digital Media and Journalism with a Sports Media concentration. After joining STN2 in her freshman year, her winter semester she worked as the assistant news director. Outside of STN2 she plays with her band and is a member of an on campus acapella group. Lindsay is responsible for the organization of the reporting department and its reporters, working weekly to find breaking stories to report on.

Ryan Lewis is a Senior studying Digital Media and Journalism with a focus on Media Production. Ryan joined STN his freshman year and eventually moved up the ranks to become Co-Sports Director his junior year and Sports Director his senior year. During his time in STN Ryan has worked to rebuild the sports department, putting an emphasis on social media content, WebScripts, and adding quality footage to the sports block during broadcasts. Outside of STN2, he is a freelancer at Yale Athletics, and has done videography and social media work for Halftime Pizza Boston.

Evan Maiorini is a junior studying Film & Video Production and Digital Media & Journalism. After joining STN in his freshman year, he became the Director of Videography in his Sophomore year. He worked to expand collaboration with other clubs and teach members how to develop their camera skills. In his free time, he works as a Freelancer at Yale Athletics and UMass Athletics. He has also written and directed multiple short films. He has attended multiple local film festivals, like Trinity Film Festival, Sixth Borough Film Festival, and many more. One of his films, Rotten, got him the Emerging Talent in Filmmaking Scholarship at the University of Hartford Film Festival. This year as Head of Operations, Evan oversees the day to day within the office and the production of STN content.

Caroline Kysela is a junior gaining her BFA in Musical Theatre. She fell in love with STN her freshman year, and threw herself into running social media, anchoring, videography and writing among other fields. She takes pride in the graphics she creates, which extend past social media into business cards, posters and merchandise for the organization. For her second year as the inaugural Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator, Caroline is in charge of all social media platforms and publicity for STN.