Lexi S. Brunson
Owner / Editor-in-Chief
Lexi is obsessed with all things Urban. She believes that there is a beauty between every sidewalk crack and alleyway. She is outspoken, confident, and her creativity allows her to view the world WAY outside the box. She is a multifaceted professional with a BFA in Interior Architecture & Design and MA in Media Studies. Her passion for social equality, freedom of expression, and goofy wit makes her just the right combo of kick a** to get any job done. She makes IT happen!
Vato Vergara
Fashion Editor | Creative Director
Vato is the Renaissance man in every sense of the word. Whether he is styling clients, hosting events, maintaining online thrift shop, or creative directing for CopyWrite, Vato brings new and innovative ideas to the table. HIS fashion + style expertise is what makes /CW always tastefully in style.
Carrie “Noni Juice” Mahone
Head Entertainment Journalist
Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, Carrie Noni has her Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Communication. She has always had her eyes set on the entertainment industry and isn’t afraid to create her own opportunities to get there. So far in her career she has worked with 103.7 Kiss FM, Journal Sentinel, v100.7, and currently has a full-time role as a Producer for 101.7 The Truth. Her love for natural hair led her to creating her YouTube channel, “Natural Noni,” and she created a top 5 music countdown show, “N’fluence.”
Imani Ortiz
Specialized Content Journalist
The best way to describe Imani would be nothing less than “the Jill of all trades”. Her comedic energy and enthusiastic personality is hard to match. One of her biggest goals is to help connect different generations to Urban culture through media, specialized projects, and interpersonal encounters. While embracing and cultivating her own versatile creativity, she hopes to not only strengthen the local community with opportunities to voice their own stories but to encourage others to speak, stand and live in their own truth.
Pam Williams
Media & Production
Pam Williams is a cultural organizer born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. She attends Bryant & Stratton College and will be graduating in May 2023 with an Associates in Nursing, with which she plans to pursue holistic nursing and the development of a women’s center to ensure and support the health of Black women. Although her major is nursing, journalism, media, and organizing are her true passions. She has worked diligently with her multifaceted skills hosting open mics, working as an activist for local organizations, and creating a journalistic voice in local media. Pam has a true love for the 414. She plans to expand her resume and continue organizing to improve the state of Black livelihood in the city as well as continue to celebrate the culture.
Desriana Gilbert
Entertainment & Social Journalist
Desriana has always been observant and intrigued by not only the glitz and glamour of showbiz but also the work and people behind the curtains of the entertainment industry. As a marketing and psychology major from Trinity Christian College, writing, analyzing and interacting with the stories of people and their journeys has always come naturally to her. She believes the anatomy of her urban culture such as music, fashion, community and media played a large role in finding herself at a young age. Desriana has lived many lives from being a radio program assistant at Heard 107 Media to now turning her goals into reality with CopyWrite and is ready to take on as much responsibility as she can! She knows with her ambition, creativity, light-hearted personality and authenticity she will go far in this industry by also staying true to herself and putting in the work.