Background
Coleman, Merika was born on November 6, 1973 in Lakenheath, England.
politician Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
Coleman, Merika was born on November 6, 1973 in Lakenheath, England.
Representative Coleman-Evans received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication and her Master of Public Administration Degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Representative Coleman-Evans was a 2004 Fleming Fellow with the Center for Policy Alternatives, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to strengthen the capacity of "Citizen Legislators." She was also selected as an American Council of Young Political Leaders delegate to Japan in 2003. Professionally, Representative Coleman-Evans has held several positions with nonprofit organizations as a public policy analyst and strategist where she championed issues such as tax reform, constitutional reform, public transit funding, affordable housing and environmental justice. She transitioned to become the Director of Community and Economic Development for Lawson State Community College where she also served as an Adjunct Instructor of Government and then became Director of Economic and Community Development for the City of Bessemer where some of her responsibilities included business recruitment and retention, downtown revitalization as well as neighborhood revitalization and land use planning.
Representative Coleman-Evans is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Miles College. Representative Coleman-Evans is the mother of two children, Elexia and Xaviar.
It is in God’s power to prompt the hearts and minds of political authorities to His purposes and furnish wisdom and guidance in their decisions.
The strength of a society’s marriages is the greatest cause and indicator of societal health.
Representative Coleman-Evans also serves as a Board member of Greater Birmingham Ministries, WiLL, which is the Women Legislators' Lobby and is an organization which equips legislators with information on the impact of federal policy and the federal budget on state programs. Additionally, she is a founding member of the Midfield Voter's League, an organization which just elected the first African American Mayor of the City of Midfield.
Married Edward Coleman. Children: Elexia, Xaviar.