
Mother. Sister.
Mentor.
Teacher. Friend.
Having gone from poverty to a Ph.D., Dr. Mel (as she is affectionately called) uses her life story of personal transformation as a voice for the millennial generation.
At 36, Dr. Mel holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in English (2014), is running her nonprofit educational organization The DREAMS Institute, is currently a full-time faculty member at a leading HBCU, and is poised to complete her second doctorate, a Doctorate of Ministry, from Virginia Union University in the Spring of 2021.