Melissa Roberts

From political campaigns to non-profit management, I've worked at the nexus of marketing, persuasion and community organizing. Now, I work for the Enterprise Center of Johnson County (and other clients).

Highlights include: working on Boston City Council campaigns that unseated the first incumbent in nearly 20 years and elected the first woman of color, compiling binders of women, leading nationwide advocacy efforts from my desk in D.C., re-branding one of Kansas City's premiere non-profit arts organizations, helping lead and scale 1 Million Cups in KC and nationally, and representing the KC startup community in Topeka and Jeff City. For details, just ask.

Today, I work at the Enterprise Center of Johnson County, where I help connect entrepreneurs to the resources they need to grow and scale. I also own and operate my own public affairs and social media consulting firm (Free State Strategy Group, LLC), serving a handful of tech and nonprofit clients.

In my free time, you can usually find me running marathons, debating the future of the KCSV in a board meeting, bemoaning the triumph of sarcasm over wit, binge-watching The West Wing or banging my head against a wall in frustration at Kauffman Stadium.