Rena Archwamety joined the CMN staff in May 2007. As news editor, she researches and writes stories, prepares statistical charts, keeps the events calendar current and assists with the layout process. Rena received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Carleton College in 2002 and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. To date, she has been writing freelance articles for both local and national publications.