Melodee Colbert-Kean is a Joplin civic leader, former mayor, and former president of the National League of Cities.
Known forMelodee Colbert-Kean is a Joplin civic leader, former mayor, and former president of the National League of Cities.
Melodee Colbert-Kean is a Joplin civic leader whose public service includes work on the Joplin City Council, service as vice mayor during the 2011 tornado, and service as mayor during the recovery period that followed. Sources identify her as Joplin's first Black woman mayor.
Her influence also reached beyond Joplin. In 2015, the National League of Cities selected Colbert-Kean, then a Joplin councilmember and former mayor, to serve as its 2016 president. Local profiles also note her work as a business owner and community connector.
Research note: the profile title has been corrected from Melody Colbert Kean to Melodee Colbert-Kean, matching the spelling used by KRPS, Visit Joplin, the National League of Cities, and other public sources.