Contributors

CONTRIBUTORS

These people help to make Homewood Nation possible.

MICHAEL BECKMAN - Writer

Michael Beckman is currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. He was born and raised in the Chicagoland area, where he graduated from Lakes Community High School. Michael has two siblings: his older brother Joshua is a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, and his sister Sarah is a sophomore at Illinois State University. His parents Bryan and Kathleen have been happily married for 25 years.

JUAQUINA CARTER - Writer

Ms. Carter is a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, where she intends to major in Social Work. She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia where she was born and raised. She has one sibling who is a retired Marine, and is the daughter of Jacqueline and Jimmy Carter - no relation to the former President.

KILOLO LUCKETT - Writer, Photographer

Ms. Luckett is president and chief consultant of Designate, a creative and strategic consulting company for designers, artists, non-profits and small businesses. One of her current clients is The Andy Warhol Museum, where she is project manager of the Homewood Artist Residency and Warhol at Westinghouse Academy. She is an art commissioner for the City of Pittsburgh's Art Commission and sits on the Program Advisory Committee for Fashion Retail Management and Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Kilolo enjoys supporting emerging and mid-career artists and designers by showcasing their work in her space, called platform. She likes to spend her spare time sewing, collecting art and mentoring youth.

RASIDA OLABISI - Writer

So far, Ms. Olabisi prefers to remain a woman of mystery.