
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
R. Mikki Addison
Author, Coach and Speaker.
Mrs. Addison is a motivational speaker, community activist, mental health counselor, and social worker. As a motivational speaker, she has a special interest in issues pertaining to women, girls, and teenagers. Mikki McIntosh-Addison graduated from Thomas A. Edison High School in Fresno, California. She graduated from California State University, Fresno (CSUF) in 1987 with a BA in communication and worked at Channel 47 for several years in studio production.
She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) in 1995 from CSUF. With her MSW degree in hand, Mrs. Addison was employed from 1995 until 1999 by Positive Attitude Outlook, (FFA) a foster family agency, as a social worker for children placed in court-ordered foster homes. She assisted with family relationship building, stress reduction, reviewed money allotments, transported children from schools during crises interventions, and to psychiatric appointments.
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Mrs. Addison served as President of the West Fresno Democratic Club (WFDC) from 2007 to 2017. She was a member of the Fresno County Democratice Central Committee (FCDCC) during this same period in time. Mrs. Addison is a member of Sisters in Crime, a mystery writers’ book club. She received the 2012 and 2018 Special Recognition Award from Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) honoring her community activist work.