Interns / Volunteers

Kalpana Biswas

Kalpana came to Steeltown with an MBA in Marketing from the University of Illinois. Kalpana has worked for Prescott & Associates in strategic marketing research and has come to Steeltown to add filmmaking and grant writing to her resume. Kalpana hopes to create her own documentary one day.

John Gross

John joined Steeltown in June 2009 and has been active in developing marketing, fundraising, and online materials for the Film Factory. John came to Steeltown with a B.A. in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Jason Leu

Jason joined Steeltown in June 2009 with a degree from the University of Pittsburgh and has been instrumental in organizing the Youth and Media program since his arrival. Jason has previously managed a restaurant and worked for Pittsbrugh Filmmakers in post-production.

Rob Hilborn

From the University of Pittsburgh, Rob joins Steeltown to assist with the Youth & Media program. Rob also works at Pittsburgh Filmmakers and has experience in production and post-production.

Lidija Barbaric

While double majoring in music and biochemistry at Chatham University, Lidija assists in composing music for Steeltown-produced videos. In her free time, Lidija enjoys playing the piano and guitar.

Jacquelin Walker

Jacquelin joined Steeltown in 2009 from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law. Jackie hopes one day to start her own distribution company after working in entertainment law for several years.

Jonathon Harmatz

Jon is a recent graduate of Oberlin College with a double major in psychology and politics and a minor in philosophy. Jon joins Steeltown from the CORO Fellowship Program and will assist in further developing the Youth & Media program.

Tom Pike

Tom joined Steeltown while also pursuing an undergraduate degree in creative writing from Carnegie Mellon University. Tom has been instrumental in video editing for the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild program. In his free time, Tom enjoys wearing leather coats and writing screenplays.

David Swiech

David assists Steeltown with Youth and Media projects while attending CCAC South for filmmaking and production. David is also busy working as a rigging electrician on "The Next Three Days" and as a set construction laborer on "Unstoppable," both in production in Pittsburgh.

Jordan Thorpe

Jordan joined Steeltown in the Fall of 2009 focused on acquiring sponsors for the Film Factory. Jordan is a full-time student attending Chatham University for Broadcast Journalism and enjoys watching The History Channel in her spare time.