Hi! My name is Justin Leverett. I have a M. S. in Communication studies from Portland State University (PSU) and I’m a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Kansas (KU) with a B.S. in Journalism (News and Information concentration) and a B.A. in French Language. It is my mission and my North Star to strive for the following- To create a more gentle and inclusive social environment for future generations as they learn and grow, and to gently support people in accepting each other’s differences, reconciling past conflicts, and collaborating together in harmony.
Following my undergraduate studies, I worked in restaurants in my hometown before moving to the greater Atlanta area to work for CDF: A Collective Action Initiative, a community engagement organization in a low-income city named Clarkston. Following that experience, I then relocated to Portland, Oregon in 2014 where I met my wife Marion Edgemeyer and began establishing roots. Most recently, I completed the Portland State M.S. program in communication, and I currently work at the lovely Portland Japanese Garden as an assistant manager for their Visitor Relations team.
I am always in search of new opportunities to use my professional skills, especially communication, non-profit management, photography, and writing, to assist non-profit organizations working to create a more livable, sustainable, and inclusive environment. My specific areas of focus include mental health, global immigration, cultural reconciliation, and environmentalism. I’m a lifelong learner and hopeless romantic continuously working to improve myself, live life to its fullest, and to skillfully observe and report.
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