INTERESTING INSIGHTS

ORGANIZATION AFFILIATIONS:

Sistrunk Technology Hub Incorporated, President, South Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Fort Lauderdale Chamber Racial Equity Council, Member

PERSON MOST LIKE TO MEET:

Ida B. Wells

HOBBY / LEISURE ACTIVITY:

Podcasting: As the host of Nsequential Podcast and Legal Ease on Me

SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT ME: Most would be shocked to know that I am terrified of whales

Melia serves on the South Florida Black Chamber of Commerce board. She has previously served on the Privacy and Cybersecurity board of the Business Roundtable, advocating for national privacy legislation in the US. She has received numerous awards and honors, including the prestigious Legal Leader Award, which recognizes her as an exceptional legal professional and leader in the field.

Melia founded the Sistrunk Technology Hub Nonprofit, which trains, educates, and equips teens and young adults in underserved communities in the areas of entrepreneurship, technology, digital media, privacy, and cybersecurity. Her crowning achievement is to serve as a wife, mother, and woman of faith, an ordained pastor, and her faith is central to all she does.

WORDS THAT INSPIRE ME:

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”

-Frederick Douglass