Position Title:
Campus Camp Wellstone and Camp Wellstone Trainer
Melvin W. Carter III works in the Policy Outreach Team in the office of St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman.
A native of Minnesota , Melvin attended Florida A&M University and became engaged in the political process after his brother-in-law was turned away from a Florida polling location in Election 2000. Melvin worked for two years as a Sr. Organizer & Trainer with Wellstone Action; was the State Base Vote Director for the MN Victory 2004 Campaign; and has served several other campaigns in various roles. Last year, Melvin played a key role in his mother's successful bid to become the first African American County Commissioner in state history. Melvin sits on the Boards of two local non-profits and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and St. James AME Church in St. Paul, where he directs a church choir. For his dedication he was recently awarded the St. Paul NAACP's 2006 Community Service Award. Melvin holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, and has completed coursework for a Master of Public Policy at the University of Minnesota 's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.