About

Melissa is the newest Director, Resource Development for United Way Leeds & Grenville, where she integrates her experience in a wide range of knowledge in community services and business improvement initiatives. She enjoys living in a community where we have the time to learn from and understand how we can help each other. Raising a young family here highlights her commitment to the future of our community. Melissa strives towards community excellence in all she does with her engaging nature and spirit to inspire collective action.

While working for the Employment + Education Centre, an active Brockville & District Chamber of Commerce member she started participating in chamber network events. In 2020 she was nudged by Pam, the Executive Director at the chamber to join the Brockville Young Professionals Network officially with their board call in 2020, this was shortly after starting work with Downtown Brockville BIA in 2019. The synergetic working relationships between these roles led her to claim one of two Young Professional Board of Director chairs on the Brockville & District Chamber of Commerce in 2022. Joining the board of directors at the chamber has shown Melissa new depths to our caring community. In 2024 Melissa has entered her second term and is the newest chairperson of the Membership Committee and a member to the Hub Committee, in addition to the Young Professionals Executive where she leads as a strong advocate for young professionals in the business community.