City Council Position #3 - Katie McMillan

K Mcmillan Council Position 3

Resident since: 2003

Occupation: Media Assistant (Librarian) McNary Heights Elementary

Joined the City Council (date/year): January 2023

Best way/time to communicate with me: Text, call, or email. Text or email any time of the day. A phone call is subject to whether I can answer or not. 

Other affiliations: OSEA Union Local #69, New Hope Church, Mop’s/Mom’s Group

Focus or priority: My focus and priority are to listen intently to the voices of the community. Take in ideas and really make the community members/family feel appreciated and heard. One of the definitions of community is “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.”

Personal Message: 
I grew up in Pendleton, Oregon, moving to the Umatilla/Irrigon areas in my teen years. As a youngin, I was ready to leave the small area and get to the city. After heading to Spokane, Washington, then Fort Worth, Texas, for a few years, I moved back to Umatilla in 2003. I started a family and LOVED this small yet growing community, and I am still here. I have four incredible kids, well, five if you include their dad. I am active in my church and Love God with all of my heart. He is the ONLY reason I am alive today, and I
am VERY thankful to him.

I have worked in several different environments. I have worked in dirty warehouses, been a medical assistant, and am currently a Media assistant (Librarian) at the elementary school. I love my job! I love seeing the kids every day and picking their little minds. They are all brilliant as a whip, just in different areas. My job works so well with my family's busy life. Between 4 kids and after-school life, I've kept going, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.

I look forward to working with the City of Umatilla, the council, and the whole community. Great things are happening and will continue to overflow in this magnificent, growing City of Umatilla! Thank you so much for giving me this incredible opportunity to make voices heard!