Melissa Morgan

Partnerships & Mar/Com

Melissa has a rich history of work in education, diversity and inclusion, civil rights and youth-serving nonprofits. She is a relationship builder and solution seeker who values working closely with community leaders and institutions, businesses, philanthropists, grassroots groups, faith leaders, youth, and people of many backgrounds to find common ground and collaborative opportunities for the common good.

Dedicated to the betterment of our communities through the delivery of interactive leadership training, dialogue-based human relations programming, and community service projects, Melissa is inspired by the values of compassion, equity, inclusion, restorative justice, respect and dignity. She aspires to bridge understanding between people in workplaces, schools and communities.

Melissa has a background in, and passion for, anti-bias education, nonviolence, hate crime education, racial justice, youth empowerment, the arts, technology, marketing, and all things communications (aka “Mar/Com”). Her professional experience has included work with the Anti-Defamation League, Orange County Human Relations Council, the Heart of America Foundation, the National Conference of Community and Justice, the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, and the City of Long Beach Human Dignity Program.

Melissa grew up in the southern region of the U.S. and graduated from the University of North Florida. Upon graduation, she served as a Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholar of Good Will in Merida,Venezuela, before making Southern California her home. She is a graphic designer/creative, an ally, a youth advocate, the mom of two awesome daughters, and a peacemaker at heart who wholeheartedly believes #blacklivesmatter.