The Sentry Staff
Creator, Writer, and Administrator:
Wade Dillon is a native Floridian, but most of all, a Texan at heart. Wade is an aspiring artist and writer with a life-long passion for the Alamo. He has contributed illustrations for publications such as The Alamo Journal and The Crockett Chronicle and is currently working on other upcoming projects, including a graphic novel about David Crockett’s final days. Wade has been fortunate to interview most of the cast and crew of the 2004 Alamo film, is an avid supporter for change in Alamo Plaza, and whose goals include getting the next generation involved in Alamo history.
Contributing Writer:
Jeffrey Dane hails from New York City. He has two primary interests: the history, literature and materials of music (with a focus on the 19th century), and the history, literature, and materials of the American West (with a focus on 1830s Texas). He researches and writes with equal gusto about both. His favorite city in Europe is Vienna, Austria. His favorite city in the USA is San Antonio de Bexar; his favorite place in Bexar is the Alamo; and his personal favorites among places at the Alamo are the DRT library, and the perch.
Contributing Writer:
Sarah Martin is a junior in high school in Arlington, Texas. She’s a native Virginian, but considers herself to be a Texan at heart. She has been in love with Texas, it’s history, and the Alamo since March of ‘06. Her current focus concerning the Alamo, however, is William Barret Travis: her favorite of the holy trinity. Sarah is also very fond of cats, Japanese culture (and language), westerns, astrology, drawing, writing, and socializing with friends. Sarah is a member of The Alamo Society.
Contributing Writer:
Michelle Elizabeth Herbelin is a homeschooled high school student, who lives in Waco, Texas. Her interest in Texas history centers on the Alamo, the Goliad Campaign (she’s Colonel Fannin’s Biggest Fan), and Stephen F. Austin. Michelle is a prodigious poet and capable research writer. She has twice taken research papers to state level in the National History Day competition, also receiving special awards including the Thomas Ricks Lindley Memorial Award, the Descendants of Austin’s Old Three Hundred Award, and the C.M. Caldwell Memorial Award. Her other hobbies include knitting, singing Celtic and classical music, constitutional law, and genealogy. She describes her sense of style as “history-geek chic.” Michelle is a member of the Alamo Society, member-at-large of the Junior Historians of Texas, and a Corporal in the Greater Waco Young Marines.
Correspondent and Moderator:
Victoria Reynolds is a student at UTSA and managing employee of Bealls department store in San Antonio, Texas. She has had a life-long passion for Texas history and the Alamo and continues to study the history behind the battle that paved the way for Texas independence. Victoria is also a part-time musician and loves playing guitar, studying astronomy, drawing, and working on her new Ford Mustang. Victoria is also a member of The Alamo Society.
Correspondent:
Dale currently lives in Austin, Tejas, and works in Texas’ Homeland Security program, but he grew up in San Antonio. One of his favorite summer jobs was at the Alamo for a now defunct business called the “Remember the Alamo Theater and Museum” which for its time was quite cutting edge. In 2003, Dale fulfilled a long time dream when he became a background extra in the latest Alamo movie released in 2004. Even though he shows up on screen for only 4.5 seconds, the memories and friends he made from the experience will last forever. In the guise of Valerojoe, Dale is a member of both thealamofilm.com and Alamo Sentry.