Melissa Evans

Melissa Evans joined Long Beach Symphony Board of Directors in Spring, 2025. Evans has been a journalist, editor and publisher since 1995, and currently serves as the CEO of the Long Beach Journalism Initiative, a nonprofit news organization that includes the Long Beach Post and the Long Beach Business Journal. As a reporter for outlets on the West and East Coast, her coverage included religion, social issues, health and much more. Evans earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from San Diego State, and a graduate degree in theology from Loyola Marymount. Evans also works as a part-time lecturer in the Journalism and Public Relations Department at Cal State Long Beach. A native of Gilroy, Calif., Evans has lived in Long Beach since 2007.