Melinda Dixon

Board Member, Treasurer

Brief info

Melinda Dixon lives in her hometown, Miami, FL. She loves ballet and hands-on activities including art, gardening, and DIY projects. As a self-proclaimed “google specialist”, she enjoys researching just about anything that will benefit health and her community. Melinda holds a Bachelor of Arts in Family and Child Sciences at Florida State University. She has worked in the non-profit sector for 4 years at Children’s Home Society of Florida. She is a Case Manager and Administrative Secretary. Previously, she served as a Dependency Case Manager and Adoptions Specialist. Her next steps are to pursue a Masters in Computer Science and Digital Animation with two goals in mind – creating technology that supports Florida's Foster Care System and bringing God back into children's media.

What does hair mean to Melinda?

“I don’t need to curl define my kinky hair. When I decided to go natural in the 8^th grade, my family made rude comments and jokes about my kinky hair texture. They only thought my kinky hair was beautiful when it grew very long. I realized that for some people “going natural” meant “going curly”, going from one acceptable beauty standard to the next one. Well, Psalm 139:14 says you are “fearfully and wonderfully made”. So, I love wearing my natural hair, just in case a little girl is wondering, like 8^th grade me, if her hair is wonderful enough – YES it is! ”