Melanie Wright Email & Phone Number

College Park, MD

• Grow the outreach program in the Washington, DC area by bringing after-school tennis programming to approximately 1,000 youth per year from underserved areas of the city
• Research prospective donors, cultivate future sources of funds, and assist CEO with donor stewardship
• Write grants to secure funding for the Community Outreach program; oversee successful receipt of $199,500 in grant funds to date
• Secure major corporate sponsorship contract renewal, providing $255,000 in support of Outreach total over next three years
• Assist with annual fundraising gala benefitting the Community Outreach program
• Strengthen Outreach program’s branding and communication materials, including website and social media updates

Washington, DC

• Meet face-to-face with Federal employees, contactors, and military personnel to conduct interviews for security clearances
• Prepare investigations reports utilizing Federal information technology systems in accordance with OPM guidelines
• Collect, compare, and develop fieldwork from a variety of sources and record providers
• Interact daily with Federal facilities and the private sector

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville, Florida

• Establish an effective and robust fresh food program by calling on farmers, farmers markets, local and state agricultural cooperatives, offices and agencies
• Secure fresh food donations by engaging in visits, meetings, and presentations with current and prospective donors
• Coordinate and schedule daily deliveries of fresh food using third-party logistics companies; shop competitively for the best prices on transportation
• Utilize a donor tracking system to run donor reports for tracking trends and volume
• Coordinate food solicitation presentation materials
• Develop a yearly work plan for food acquisition based on strategic planning, including donor recognition activities, performance metrics, and annual outcomes

Jacksonville, FL

• Support Public Administration professor with individual research projects involving revenue forecasting
• Provide assistance with scholarly database searches and compilation of raw data
• Review and evaluate scholarly articles and perform literature reviews to determine relevance to upcoming research projects

Washington, DC; Pensacola, FL; Jacksonville, FL

Washington, DC

• Complete individual projects assigned by Associate Director, including Veterans Outreach Report and Senate report requests
• Maintain and update daily division’s electronic file system using Microsoft Access, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
• Assist senior staff in proofreading and mailing response letters to various Federal agencies and Federal employees
• Monitor and prepare status updates for Associate Director regarding current and closing Human Capital Leadership cases

Washington, DC

• Represent UNIC at various Washington DC events and field public inquiries; write daily briefings covering the salient points of these events sent directly to UN headquarters in NY
• Attend Congressional hearings and think-tank events, establishing rapport between Capitol Hill and the UN
• Provide daily and weekly regional briefings covering both broad and specific political, economic, and social events occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Provide immediate press releases to UN-affiliates in DC when critical world events occur
• Write weekly UN news reports posted to the UN website
• Aid in scheduling UN and UNIC events and political outreach projects; engage in public discussions regarding the UN

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public Administration

Capstone Project: “The Effect of Liberal Democracies on Female Literacy Rates”

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: University symphony orchestra Summa Cum Laude with Departmental Honors Tier II Honors College Graduate with.