Meet The Team
Meet The Team
Every member of our team brings a unique perspective and a shared dedication to making a positive impact at FLARE.
Every member of our team brings a unique perspective and a shared dedication to making a positive impact at FLARE.
Interested in volunteering at the annual Symposium?
We are looking for undergraduate and graduate peer reviewers.
Executive Leadership
Executive Leadership
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
Rylee Wevers
Rylee Wevers
Oversees editorial policy, peer review integrity, publication timelines, and ethical standards. Coordinates Section Editors, delivers onboarding and training for peer reviewers, ensures consistency in scholarly quality, and issues editorial decisions and decision letters.
Oversees editorial policy, peer review integrity, publication timelines, and ethical standards. Coordinates Section Editors, delivers onboarding and training for peer reviewers, ensures consistency in scholarly quality, and issues editorial decisions and decision letters.
Director of Technical Operations
Director of Technical Operations
Brannon Sumner
Brannon Sumner
Leads all digital operations, including submission systems, journal platform infrastructure, and data architecture. Ensures system reliability, cybersecurity, accessibility, and workflow automation. Collaborates with the Library on long-term archiving and DOI integration.
Leads all digital operations, including submission systems, journal platform infrastructure, and data architecture. Ensures system reliability, cybersecurity, accessibility, and workflow automation. Collaborates with the Library on long-term archiving and DOI integration.
Director of Academic Events & Symposium
Director of Academic Events & Symposium
Kimoya Edwards
Kimoya Edwards
Oversees the FLARE Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Manages logistics, scheduling, speaker coordination, accessibility planning, and interdisciplinary participation. Ensures academic standards and event excellence.
Oversees the FLARE Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Manages logistics, scheduling, speaker coordination, accessibility planning, and interdisciplinary participation. Ensures academic standards and event excellence.
Director of Finance & Grants
Director of Finance & Grants
Alejandro Figueroa
Alejandro Figueroa
Responsible for financial strategy and operational budgeting for FLARE. Manages funding applications, sponsorships, grant reporting, financial tracking, and resource allocation across journal and symposium operations. Works closely with the leadership team to ensure sustainable growth.
Responsible for financial strategy and operational budgeting for FLARE. Manages funding applications, sponsorships, grant reporting, financial tracking, and resource allocation across journal and symposium operations. Works closely with the leadership team to ensure sustainable growth.
