User:Brent Pickett

Brent Pickett, was born on November 5th, 1995, in Birmingham Alabama. He has spent his whole childhood and adult life in Birmingham. Pickett is a 20 year old Airman in The United States Navy, he enlisted in 2015. While not in training or serving his country, he’s working for the city of Birmingham and attending college. Pickett currently works within the city of Birmingham, implementing a non-violence initiative. In 2015, Birmingham Alabama was ranked number 8 in America’s Most Dangerous Cities. It has a murder rate of 30 people out of 100,000 people. The city is getting better with violent crimes, Birmingham has dropped from number 6 in 2013 and is now at number 8. Pickett is working hard to get his city off the list. Hoping one day it will turn around and be one of the safest cities in the United States. He’s helping make that change by investing time and effort in minority and youth development. He’s even working to help bring all the nations together with United Nations Volunteering. Pickett is also a young entrepreneur. He is currently developing and the founder of Peer Society. This venture is bringing teenagers and young adults together from all over the country to make more informed decisions concerning the world around them. The trending topics that he wants the future of this country to understand include, gun violence, global pollution, and immigration. Pickett wants them to understand, discuss, and find out what would be best for the nation as a whole. He is trying to plan for the future of this world to make it a better place.