Laina Gustafson
Editorial & Blog Manager
Laina Gustafson, Editorial & Blog Manager, joined the leadership team of Dragonfly Initiative in early fall 2024. She leads the Dragonfly Blog and serves as a content writer and editor, as well as conducting external research on student-athlete mental health.
Laina is a journalism major at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of the Emerson Women’s Lacrosse team. She is excited to share the ups and downs of being a Division III athlete, the female athlete experience, and the challenges of balancing life and work.
Outside of Dragonfly, Laina works as Associate Producer for WEBN Political Pulse, Emerson’s broadcast news channel, and as a staff reporter for both WEBN and the Middleton Times-Tribune. She grew up in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, and played a variety of sports throughout her childhood.
Laina graduated from Middleton High School in 2024 after four years on the varsity lacrosse and volleyball teams. She is also passionate about environmental activism and has a deep love for the outdoors. When she’s not reporting, writing blog posts, or playing lacrosse, you can find her in a coffee shop or taking a walk around Boston.
Jordan LaScala
Content Production & Design Manager
Jordan LaScala, Content Production & Design Manager for Dragonfly, is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in mathematics with a certificate in architecture. Drawing from her personal experiences as a student-athlete, she serves Dragonfly Initiative as Content Production and Design Manager, with a focus on meeting diverse needs.
She believes mental health advice should be personalized to each individual’s experiences. As someone on the autism spectrum, she finds that mental health guidance specifically designed for neurodivergent athletes—by neurodivergent athletes—resonates most, particularly when it considers sensory, social, and developmental factors.
Jordan is thrilled to be part of Dragonfly Initiative’s mission to empower student-athletes and amplify the voices of those who are often underrepresented in athletics.
Juliana Conyer
Content Journalist & Storyteller
Juliana is a Content and Media Specialist for Dragonfly Initiative. Her role includes blog creation, podcast production, recruitment, and community outreach and storytelling. She has been part of the organization since the fall of 2024.
Juliana grew up playing a variety of sports, including softball, basketball, volleyball, flag football, and soccer. She later began coaching youth softball while also working as an umpire and referee. Although she no longer plays competitively, she remains an avid football and basketball fan.
In the summer of 2024, Juliana was selected as the Illinois Representative to attend the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference in Washington, D.C., where she had the opportunity to learn from professional journalists and study journalism in the nation's capital. She is pursuing a degree in Journalism at Northwestern University.
In her free time, Juliana enjoys spending time with her younger siblings, reading, listening to music, and watching romantic comedies. She also has a passion for creative writing and public speaking, and she hopes to pursue a career in writing.
Logan Roy-Lewis
Financial Development & Sustainability Coordinator
Logan is currently a student at Florida State University, pursuing a double major in management and finance. While not currently playing sports, he has been a student athlete for a large part of his life, both playing football and running track in high school. He completed his high school education at Middleton High School, and decided to leave athletics after graduating to further pursue his educational goals.
In college, Logan is actively involved on campus, receiving University Honors as well as being a member of many organizations such as the Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternity and Omicron Delta Kappa honor society, as well as the Financial Management Association. While these organizations were amazing for Logan’s personal and professional development, he also wanted to be a part of something that helped make more of an impact, which led him to joining the Dragonfly Initiative in January of 2025, where he serves as the financial development and sustainability coordinator, aiming to provide more financial resources to the Dragonfly Initiative so that we may further pursue our goals and provide quality resources to those we seek to help.
Outside of college, Logan enjoys many outdoor activities such as fishing, running, and playing sports. He also loves to travel, having recently studied abroad in Spain and Panama. Whatever Logan is involved in, he makes the most of it, and loves working with the Dragonfly Initiative!
Samuel Abreu
Sports Educator
Sam joined the team in the spring of 2025. He works alongside the organization’s head sports psychologist, researching and creating content to help student-athletes strengthen their mental game.
Sam grew up playing soccer and continued his athletic career at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois before transferring to Lewis University for a BA in Psychology. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. He hopes to pursue a career as a sports psychologist.
Sam is a multi-time NCAA tournament participant, conference champion, and recipient of both the Delahanty Bronze and Gold Awards for academic excellence. He is also a member of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). In 2024, Sam interned at Walker’s Point Youth and Family Services in Milwaukee and co-led a research study on goal-setting techniques and soccer performance.
In his free time, he likes to spend time with family and friends, go to the gym and on runs, read, play soccer with friends, listen to music, and watch action, comedy, and rom-com movies.