About Go!
Go! is an online magazine for teens and young adults ages 14–20. The magazine covers transportation from all angles, from the infrastructure to the vehicles to the people behind the wheel—whether that “wheel” is on a car, truck, train, plane, or ship.
Iowa State University's Institute for Transportation (InTrans) publishes Go!. InTrans and the sponsors of Go! want to show teens and young adults the exciting possibilities for careers in transportation. Download a flyer about Go! (102 kb pdf).
Go! staff
- Rema Nilakanta is the program coodinator. She is coordinates strategic long-term efforts with the managing editor. She is also responsible for overseeing the staff and ensuring the timeliness and quality of content production. Contact her at rema@iastate.edu or 515-294-1945.
- Marcia Brink is the managing editor. She comes up with the big ideas and keeps an eye on the magazine's quality and direction. She's also the communications manager for InTrans. Contact her at mbrink@iastate.edu or 515-294-9480.
- Mina Shin is the graphic designer and art director for Go!. She’s responsible for the Mystery Photo, helps design Go!'s look, creates the Flash images on the home page, and prepares photos for use in Go!. She is also the graphic designer for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center.
Former staff
Stewart McCoy was a graduate student writer for Go!. He also helped come up with issue themes and article ideas, attended events and career fairs, and managed our social media presences. He was a graduate student in rhetoric and professional communication at Iowa State University.
Rebekah Bovenmyer was the editor from August 2009 to May 2010. She decided what articles to include in each issue, she wrote some articles, and she manageed the Go! website. She was the first editorial assistant for Go! when Michele started the magazine in January 2007.
Katie Greenwood was a graduate student writer for Go!. She also helped come up with issue themes and article ideas, attended events and career fairs, and helped with our print marketing efforts. She’s earned her master’s degree in literature from Iowa State University.
Roland I. Maldonado wrote for Go! from August 2008 through May 2009.
Michele Regenold created Go! in January 2007, fulfilling a lifelong dream to be the editor of her very own magazine. In July 2009, she followed her passion for teaching to Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. She teaches English, writes young adult novels, and enjoys the great outdoors.
Alison Weidemann was the art director. She created much of Go!'s look and feel and was responsible for the Mystery Photo. She is the lead graphic designer for the College of Design at Iowa State University.
Go! editorial board
The Go! staff gets feedback and suggestions from people in the transportation industry and in education. Our members include the following:
- Marsha Anderson Bomar, President, Street Smarts
- Becky Bales, Director of Education, Associated General Contractors of Iowa
- Martha Garcia, Marshalltown, Iowa
- Brittany Hallmark, high school student
- Jon Hamborg, high school industrial technology teacher
- Ben Hucker, Iowa State University student
- Clark Martin (ex-officio), Affiliate Programs Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration
- Shashi Nambisan, Director, Institute for Transportation
- Connie Sievers, Career and Technical Coordinator, Des Moines Public Schools
- Reg Souleyrette, Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University
- Jay Staker, Director, Iowa State University Extension Science and Engeering Technology
- William Stowe, Director of Public Works, City of Des Moines
Contributor's guidelines
For the forseeable future, Go! will be totally staff written.
Teen POV (point of view) column
We encourage people ages 14 to 20 to submit personal essays or opinion pieces for the Teen POV column. Possible topics might be graduated drivers licenses, using a cell phone while driving, or anything else that affects young people and is related to transportation.
Teen POV columns are accepted at any time. Length should be about 500 words. Submit your piece as a Word attachment to editor@go-explore-trans.com.
We'll pay $50 for each piece we publish. We'll also give you a Go! t-shirt.
Linking policy
We encourage links to this site, especially from schools, libraries, and transportation-related organizations. You're welcome to link to the home page, individual articles, and/or table of contents pages for specific issues. You do not need to ask permission to link.
Last updated: July 20, 2010
