Board Memberships
North Star Fund
New York based community foundation
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Director
Melea grew up in the Midwest and Texas, the daughter of a traveling preacher. She went to Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2004, she left her position as an acquisitions and development editor for an academic publisher to pursue personal writing and art projects. She currently works for herself doing strategic and communications consulting. She also teaches internet strategy at the Fashion Institute of Technology.