Justin Chapman

Justin Chapman is an author, journalist, travel writer, actor, director, producer, editor, poet, musician, and politician. He worked as the Digital Content Writer & Editor at Michelson Philanthropies and as the Communications Officer at the Pacific Council on International Policy. Justin was the youngest elected official in LA County as a member of the Altadena Town Council at age 19. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications/Media Studies and from USC in 2018 with a Master's degree in Public Diplomacy. At USC, he served as editor-in-chief and design/layout editor of Public Diplomacy Magazine and as staff writer at the Daily Trojan. He has written hundreds of articles for two dozen print and digital publications, including KPCC/LAist, Alta Journal, Huffington Post, LA Weekly, Berkeley Political Review, Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena Now, and many others. His book about his travels through Africa, "Saturnalia: Traveling from Cape Town to Kampala in