Mel has been on the Jr. Board of the New York Foundling for over 3 years. She first became involved with The Foundling after recently moving to NYC and wanting to get involved with a local charity that impacts foster children due to her own experiences in foster care. In 2022, prior to joining the board, she hosted and organized her own charity gala to benefit the children which raised over $10k to give toys for the holidays.

Mel earned an M.S. in Global Finance from Fordham University in NYC and a B.A. from Arizona State University, where she was a co-founder and president of the women’s gymnastics club and held various leadership positions as a member of Omega Phi Alpha sorority.

Professionally, she is a Credit Analyst at a global investment firm. In her role, she supports portfolio management teams through credit research, analysis, and trading. She also provides analysis and expertise through related to the investment grade finance industry. Prior to joining her current firm, she was an analyst at Rothschild & Co where she worked in investment banking as a generalist covering M&A, equities, and debt.

Outside of work she is involved in many charitable causes in additions to NY Foundling. She is an active member of the NYJL (New York Junior League).

In her spare time, she enjoys staying active with yoga, gymnastics, walking her dog (Pomsky), painting, and skiing in the winter. She enjoys traveling around the world and exploring new places, food, music, and the arts whenever she can.