Nim Xuto (she/her)
Background and Community Work
- Community Liaison & Engagement : 2023-2026, I served as the Community Outreach & Engagement Manager at Meals on Wheels People (MOWP), focusing on equity initiatives, culturally diverse communities, and culturally specific food programs.
- During my time at MOWP, I helped initiate culturally specific food box programs and expand the Diner’s Club program to include Halal restaurants serving Muslim seniors. I collaborated with MOWP center managers to create and coordinate diverse cultural celebrations, New Year celebrations, and Independence Day events for MOWP diners.
- I connected MOWP and built relationships for them with more than 16 leaders from diverse community organizations to access the needs and address food insecurity among seniors from different cultural groups across Multnomah and Washington counties in Oregon and Clark County, Washington.
- Coalition Building at Coalition of Community Clinics.
- For six years, I worked to support 17 safety-net clinics as a Communications & Operations Administrator, redesigning and rebuilding the organization’s website to connect people in need with affordable and free healthcare services.
- I developed and implemented marketing, social media, and newsletter strategies, helping CCHC become one of the most visited online resources for clinic information, healthcare directories, and community resources serving diverse populations especially during the pandemic.
- Community-Building Efforts at Colored Pencils Art & Culture Council:
- I co-founded and directed this local nonprofit organization to support intercultural learning, immigrant integration, and the local arts.
- At CPAC, I coordinated and led many community-building events in partnership with local leaders from diverse communities and community stakeholders to connect the vulnerable and underserved communities with social service resources and developed programs to promote wellness, economic empowerment, and greater opportunities for underserved communities.
- EDI work :
- I facilitated EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) staff meetings for CareOregon in the past and worked with organizational leadership to curate artwork by underserved community artists for permanent art display and monthly exhibitions in theirs and other organizations' buildings throughout the Portland metropolitan area.
- My clients included CareOregon, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, various Multnomah County clinics, and low-income housing communities supported by Northwest Housing Alternatives.
"In separateness lies the world's greatest misery,
in compassion lies the worlds' true strength".
N I M X U T O
Community Engagement Consultant
cnxuto@gmail.com