Melissa Morgan
Founder @Verb Worx Creative Studio & Consulting Lab By Melissa Morgan
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Founder @Verb Worx Creative Studio & Consulting Lab By Melissa Morgan
Los Angeles, CA, US
VERB Works Consulting helps mission-driven organizations and community leaders turn big ideas into real plans and action. We partner with changemakers, creatives, nonprofits, coalitions, public agencies, and institutions that want to follow through on equity commitments, build trust, strengthen leadership, respond to community concerns, or move projects that have stalled. Together, we map out practical next steps, sharpen messaging and outreach, and build the skills and systems so their values show up in policies, programs, campaigns, and everyday decisions.
EDUCATION
State Technical College of Missouri
Associate's degree, Physical Therapy Assistant
William Woods University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hannibal-LaGrange College
Bachelor's degree, Organizational management
ABOUT MELISSA MORGAN
BIOSince moving to Long Beach, CA in 2001, Melissa Morgan (she/her) has focused her professional and personal work in areas related to diversity and inclusion, civil rights, racial justice, economic equity, education, and youth-serving initiatives, primarily in communities across Southern California. Melissa is unapologetically Black and believes that race and income should not determine one\'s future in Long Beach. Her passion for social justice and equity come from her roots as a biracial person growing up in the South, where she engaged people in community service and leadership development to build relationships and empathy for others\' experiences. Melissa graduated from the University of North Florida with a bachelor\'s degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, she served as a Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholar of Good Will in Merida, Venezuela, before making California her home. She has worked at the Anti-Defamation League, Orange County Human Relations Council, the Heart of America Foundation, the City of Long Beach Human Dignity Program, and the Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion. She is the co-founder of B-Well, a Black-centered mental health and education collaborative, founder of the online resource and currently serves as Communications Director for the nonprofit Long Beach Forward. Melissa leads is a graphic designer, a creative, a youth advocate, a learning ally, and the mom of two awesome daughters. Melissa enjoys thinking out of the box, creating art, facilitating dialogue, public speaking, laughing, connecting people, giving voice to the unheard, and amplifying important messages.EXPERTISE & INTERESTS• Business Identity, Marketing & Social Media Strategy Developer• Web Site, Logo & Graphic Designer• Human Relations | Anti-Bias | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educator• Public Speaker, Trainer & Facilitator• Community Service, Volunteerism & Service-Learning ChampionSERVICEServe(d) as member or leader of multiple community organizations: B-Well Collaborative, JCC Cares, NAACP, United Cambodian Community, Black Managers Association, Latino Managers and Professionals Organization, Long Beach Management Association, LAUSD LGBT Advisory Committee, The Heart of America Foundation
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