About Us

Sightlines Media was created by the idea that local high school students should have the opportunity to have a larger voice in the community and learn the skills to create impactful journalism. The goal is to provide students with educational and publishing opportunities in areas such as journalism, photojournalism, videography, editing, web design, and social media marketing, and promote the future of community journalism. Sightlines Media is committed to providing students with media outlets that go far beyond their high school newspaper and reach all areas of their community.

Sightlines Media Board of Directors

Sue Reno

Founder and Executive Director

Sue Reno blends her experience in photography, journalism, education, and youth mentoring to create a unique platform for youth-driven journalism and community engagement. She is passionate about empowering students to think critically, tell both written and visual stories, and engage with the world around them. With Sightlines Media, she’s working to build a model of youth journalism that encourages creativity and civic participation, and is built on journalistic principles.

Sue lives in southeastern Chester County with her husband and three children, ages 13-18, where she continues to be inspired by the energy and ideas young people bring to the table.

Stephanie Thompson

Secretary

Stephanie Thompson has worked in the world of words and pictures for over two decades. She earned her BFA in Communication Design from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and designed in New York City and suburban Washington DC before returning home to Central PA to run her own graphic design business for over 14 years. Now residing in West Chester, PA, Stephanie works as a graphic designer in the Publications Department of West Chester University. Her paintings have been displayed in small galleries and licensed commercially.

Stephanie enjoys running, reading and deciphering the piano in her spare time.

Stacy Cantrell

Treasurer

A 30+ year veteran of media, marketing, product development, and digital strategy, Stacy started her career by directing the programming for radio stations and radio groups. Then, after putting those stations online, she began putting media properties and their divisions online with Cox Interactive Media.

Secondly, as head of user experience at Keynote Systems, Stacy worked with many Fortune 100 companies during their early e-commerce growth. At Worldspan, she helped build the first private-label internet booking engine with the development teams that built Expedia, Priceline, and Orbitz. Then she went back to Cox and the AJC to help create COXnet, the Internet division for all Cox Newspapers.

Stacy is currently a senior advisor at an Atlanta-based marketing consulting firm, where she focuses on brand marketing, audio/video production, website design, user experience, content strategy, and editorial. She also runs her own website design business and produces three podcasts.

Stacy is a fan of a worn-out passport, technology, photography, authenticity, music, her rescue dog, someone else’s cooking, hugs, and lots of laughter.