A native of the Seattle area, Melody worked for the City of Seattle for twenty-four years prior to retiring in 2004. Her career with the City included a combination of procurement, finance, human resource and social service roles.

 

After extensive consultant work as a procurement subject matter expert and volunteer support to Clear Path International (CPI), Melody joined the CPI staff as South East Asia Program Director in 2008. Over the next four years, Melody provided strategic direction and management of CPI’s victim assistance programs in Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, and Lao PDR, representing $1+ million projects, 6 donors, 7 implementing partner organizations, and a staff of nationals in Vietnam.

 

Following her passion to provide educational opportunities for children in South East Asia, Melody founded Educational Empowerment in March 2012.