Maroons For Life is made by Maroons. Alumni who write, interview, produce, and report because they want the stories of this place told well. Some are on staff. Most are contributors who take on a story or a segment at a time, from wherever they live and work.
If you’re an alum with a background in writing, audio, video, or photography, and you’d like to contribute, write to maroonsforlife@roanoke.edu with a note about what you do.
Our Contributors
Ryan Catherwood is Senior Advisor and Producer for Maroons For Life. A higher education advancement consultant, he previously led alumni engagement at Longwood University and digital engagement at the University of Virginia. He is President of Chris Marshall Advancement Consulting and co-host of the Alumless podcast and publisher of Speaking Engagement.
Joyelle Ronan ‘21 is Contributing Editor for Maroons For Life. Joyelle got her start in journalism writing for the Brackety-Ack, and now she’s back to tell Maroons stories as the first Contributing Editor for Maroons for Life. Since graduating with a B.A. in Communication Studies, she earned a master’s in arts journalism at Syracuse’s Newhouse School and has written for Richmond Magazine, Central New York Magazine and FilmObsessive, among others. Read her introduction and find out how to pitch her your story.
Lewis Edwards ‘24, ‘25 is Contributing Editor for Maroons For Life and a digital marketing specialist at LeadPoint Digital in Roanoke and a proud Roanoke College graduate with both a BBA and an MBA. He moved to the US from England with his family in 2009, and he has since built Lewis Edwards Photography into a five-year business shooting weddings, portraits and events. He currently serves as President of Ad 2 Roanoke.