Kim Melton

Chief of Staff. Policy Strategist. Advocate. Writer. Reader. Lover of God. Lover of music. Lover of popcorn.

[Kim Melton @knmel]

@DralishaMD Woo-hoo! 🙌🏾 Oh, how the world needs this. 🤩😍

[Jessica Vega Pederson @jvegapederson]

Tune in to @OPBTOL at noon to hear from me & @knmel as we discuss how we'll continue to focus on racial equity as we implement @preschoolforall, the historic universal program @multco voters approved this month.

That's 89.3FM if you're in Gleneden Beach!
https://t.co/3ENOe29JBj

[Kim Melton @knmel]

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[Nichelle Smith @NicSmith312]

The revolution will not be televised, and it won't happen at all without black women and girls. Co-sign. @whattamisaid @DralishaMD @knmel https://t.co/wQcMwuLEZ5

[Kim Melton @knmel]

@JonGarc1a @dkafoury @katherinerodela @LentK8 @PPSConnect @LentPhilosophy @myerscmpdx @Super_GGuerrero @TheFundforPPS @multco @SMeieran @JVP_MultCoD3 @SusheelaJayapal @LoriStegmann So inspired by Rudy and @LentK8! We so need the light and hope of our youth today. @JonGarc1a, definitely send us info on the virtual chess tourney. Would love to support.

[Nicole Buchanan @ncbuchanan]

Hanging out with the Parkrose Pack 4 Cub Scouts tonight with @dkafoury! Talking all things @multco and @MultCoLib 📚, answering questions about what it’s like to hold office, why she decided to run, challenges like homelessness, & how the county is working hard to address them.

[Kim Melton @knmel]

So glad I got spend a little time at the inaugural Black Women in STEM 2.0 summit today. We change the world. #BlackGirlMagic #blackwomeninstem #WomenInSTEM

[Kim Melton @knmel]

Yaaas! 🙌🏾

[International Women's Media Foundation @IWMF]

Big announcement today: the amazing @nhannahjones is our 2019 Gwen Ifill Awardee! Thrilled to honor this #badassfemalejourno's work and dedication to lifting up women of color in the newsroom. https://t.co/ryu0j3QlEe

[Kim Melton @knmel]

This lady and I spent a LOT of time together leading up to the @multco State of the County event yesterday. Along with the preparation and practice, there was also lots of laughter and dance music breaks. You were amazing @dkafoury. So proud to work for you.

[Kim Melton @knmel]

All the hard work of so many @multco staff showed yesterday. Amidst all the national news stories that make me angry or sad, I’m glad to work for this organization, consistently pushing to make our community better.

[Multnomah County, OR @multco]

In 2019 State of County address, @MultCo Chair @DKafoury announces
▪️The launch of region’s 1st mental health resource center downtown
▪️A re-envisioning of the family shelter system
▪️Commitment to fair pay, diversity on public construction projects
https://t.co/uKZnXaDZ7w

[Kim Melton @knmel]

@othoseyes Aww. ❤️❤️ I’m trying to bring sunshine back to PDX!

[Kim Melton @knmel]

Getting tips on entrepreneurship and leadership from CEO alums - inspired by Black Cards with Black Cards. #snbaa19 #blackbrilliance

[Kim Melton @knmel]

An evening that reminded me of my love for “the magic and the craft” of writing. ❤️

[Nicole Buchanan @ncbuchanan]

“In fiction I find myself in a space of radical honesty.... as a practitioner, I trust fiction more than I do non fiction or memoir” — just one of many, many beautiful tidbits @ChimamandaReal shared with us tonight. With @knmel 💕❤️

[Commissioner Susheela Jayapal @Multco_Jayapal]

Congratulations to Mr. Lee Po Cha for being recognized by #ahr for his contributions to our community! Honored to work with him!

[Kim Melton @knmel]

So much light, love and celebration of black beauty and art today @multco.

[Sharon Meieran @SMeieran]

Celebrating Black History and Black Future month @multco this morning with @DCapuia and @knmel, one of the phenomenal 2019 Albina Queens!! @paalf_advocacy

[Kim Melton @knmel]

@dkafoury Aww. I am so proud to have the #1 best team. ❤️❤️

[Kim Melton @knmel]

This is gonna be powerful. Excited for all the VONA love!

[VONA Voices @vonavoices]

Excited to celebrate our 20th Birthday at Literary Arts Portland. VONA!!!
join us on March 29 at 7 pm

[Kim Melton @knmel]

Shine on @melissanavas! You inspire me.

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

It was wonderful to sit with my old friend @BarackObama for the #AxeFiles today. I was also moved by this incredible intro by Melissa Navas, a graduate student leader on the @UChiPolitics student advisory board.
Really worth a few minutes of your time.
https://t.co/7tdbOQQXSv

[Kim Melton @knmel]

Truth. Glad to be at #FacingRace2018

[Kim Melton @knmel]

So grateful for Ntozake Shange - #ForColoredGirls was one of the first plays I saw that inspired my heart and my art.

[Ntozake Shange @NtozakeShange1]

To our extended family and friends, it is with sorrow that we inform you that our loved one, Ntozake Shange, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of October 27, 2018. Memorial information / details will follow at a later date.
The family of Ntozake Shange