Meet The Team

Geraldine Haneine
Founder, Editor-in-Chief
geraldine@heruni.com

Geraldine Haneine is HerUni.com’s Founder and Editor-in-Chief. She satisfied her passion for languages and travel by getting her start at Wallpaper* City Guides, and exploited her creativity designing the pages of Good Housekeeping magazine. The excitement of working with womenswear during her internship at MaxMara LTD prompted the Central Saint Martins’ Graphic Design graduate to pursue an MA in Fashion Journalism. She recently graduated with a First from her Master’s degree at the London College of Fashion and continues to embrace her Mexican heritage in the hustle and bustle of the British capital.

 

 

Alexandra Crisp
Head of Public Relations
a.crisp@heruni.com

Alexandra Crisp is Head of Public Relations and Social Media Manager at HerUni.com. Prior to joining the HerUni team, she helped develop the 2011 RHS Chelsea Flower iPhone App and assisted with the event’s social networking. Alex is passionate about social media and often finds her hands glued to her iPhone, tweeting even when she’s on the go! She is currently studying Journalism and English Literature at Roehampton University.

 

 

Ashleigh Wight
Co-Head of Editorial
a.wight@heruni.com

Ashleigh Wight is Co-Head of Editorial at HerUni.com. Her passion for writing began at a young age when she would make magazines dummies out of notepaper and share them with friends. Her notepaper magazine days are long gone and Ashleigh is now an avid writer on topics like technology, current affairs, music and fashion. Her work has been published in print and online publications such as: Bring The Noise UK, DeadPress and Ourzone magazine. Ashleigh graduated from Kingston University in 2012 with a degree in Journalism, where she also served as News Editor at her university’s newspaper The River.

 

 

Kirsten Jones
Co-Head of Editorial
k.jones@heruni.com

Kirsten Jones serves as Co-Head of Editorial at HerUni.com alongside Ashleigh Wight. Kirsten’s passion for broadcast journalism led her to intern at BBC Television in 2011 and 2012. Aside from news and political pieces, she also enjoys reporting trends from London Fashion Week and writing about lifestyle, beauty and health. She has an undying love for cycling and wishes to travel around the world. Kirsten studied Journalism at City University and graduated in 2012.

 

 

Natasha Szymaniak
Head of Advertising
natasha@heruni.com

Natasha Szymaniak is Head of Advertising at HerUni.com. She’s an avid follower of fashion, art and entertainment, who has freelanced for various print and online publications. With an internship at Bliss magazine under her belt, Natasha worked as Managing Editor for Kingston University’s newspaper, The River, during her uni days. She graduated from Kingston University with a Journalism and Media Studies degree in June 2012.

 

Other people that contributed to HerUni’s early success include Lorelei Marfil, Ella Pearce-Heath and Jeff Lau.

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Top photo credit: Katia Muscara