[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING MERCHON GREEN AS A DISTINGUISHED LEADER IN CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR 
                          BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 17, 2023

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, Merchon Green is a graduate of Florida State 
University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Management 
Information Systems and a minor in communications. She also earned a 
Juris Doctorate in Law from Southern University Law Center.
  Merchon is the founder of MDG Advisory Group, a full-service 
consulting firm, and Pioneering Change, Inc., a community advocacy 
organization dedicated to equity and equality. Merchon founded 
Pioneering Change, Inc. in March of 2017 after a series of murders in 
the Gifford community. Pioneering Change, Inc. works to unify citizens, 
educate them to increase self-sufficiency, and equip them with 
strategies to advocate for themselves, as well as employ ways to better 
their communities.
  Merchon has served on numerous committees advocating for equity, 
equality, and representation for the underserved. From 2018 to 2020, 
Merchon served as the chairperson for the School District of Indian 
River County's Federal Court Mandated Equity Committee, where she 
oversaw the district's compliance with the 1967 Desegregation Order, as 
well as made policy, program, and service recommendations to remedy 
inequities in the School District of Indian River County.
  Today, she is the City of Orlando's first equity official and is 
working to ensure that all residents feel equally valued, equally 
protected, and have equitable access to opportunities in the City 
Beautiful.