Mickie Derting has built a career spanning local government, private industry, and public policy advisory roles, combining lived perspective and professional expertise in service to Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Oregon.
As an Asian American, first-generation immigrant, woman of color, and someone for whom English is a second language, Mickie understands firsthand the barriers and opportunities facing Oregon’s API communities. Her work is informed both by lived experience and by a career working across cultures, industries, and levels of government.
For more than 15 years, Mickie has worked in local government in California and Oregon, serving in City Manager’s Offices and working closely with executive leadership. In these roles, she helped lead high-profile, cross-department initiatives addressing complex public challenges including housing and homelessness, disaster and emergency management, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Her work has included initiatives requiring coordination across federal, state, and local agencies, jurisdictions, and community partners.
Prior to entering public service, Mickie built more than a decade of experience in the private sector in the technology, media, and manufacturing industries. Her work spanned executive office operations, sales, and marketing roles across both fast-paced startups and global companies.
Mickie holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in sustainability, grounding her work in the interconnected pillars of environmental protection, social equity, and economic viability.
She also serves on federal and state advisory commissions and committees that inform public policy and advance civil rights, civic engagement, democratic participation, and social, economic, and health equity.