Skip to content

Mylon Patton

Cohort 4

Jurisdiction: Buncombe County

University: The University of Chicago

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Biography

Mylon Patton served his fellowship in Buncombe County. He played a pivotal role in fostering truth and reconciliation efforts between Buncombe County government, African Americans, and Native Americans. He provided crucial planning, coordination, and administrative support to the County-City Reparations Commission and was instrumental in planning initiatives for both the County-led Apprenticeship Program and Youth Commission. Patton also conducted a homelessness study and created the infrastructure for a county youth council.

Before LFNC

Patton is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He participated in initiatives like the UC Institute of Politics and The Illinois Farm Bureau. He served with the International Rescue Committee and the U.S. State Department to begin a legal aid clinic and assist in providing legal assistance to hundreds of Afghan refugees. Patton served as an education fellow for the People Matter initiative and a policy advisor for the Chicago Police Youth Council for Police Accountability. He previously served as a member of the Young Leader’s Network for the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and as a working group mayoral appointee for The City of Chicago Use of Force Working Group.

News

January 19, 2024
City Kids: How Youth and Local Government are a Perfect Match

The first cohort of Lead for North Carolina Fellows made a splash in communities across the state, launching meaningful projects with real-world impact.

News

January 19, 2024
Meet Nick Boyd: The man saving Lenoir County homeowners’ money

Fellow Nick Boyd’s work with the Community Rating System program earned recognition for reducing flood insurance premiums for county homeowners.

News

January 19, 2024
Promoting Fiscal Responsibility from the Classroom

The UNC School of Government furthers its commitment to serving North Carolina’s local governments through a course taught by William Rivenbark and Rebecca Badgett.

Join a New Generation of Public Service Leaders

North Carolina communities are ready for you.

Get started
AmeriCorps

Knapp-Sanders Building
Campus Box 3330
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330

© 2024 Lead for North Carolina. All rights reserved.