Program Manager
City of Austin
Buda, Texas
Melody joined the Austin Parks & Rec Dept. in 2018 as program manager for the Cities Connecting Children to Nature initiative. Prior to the City, she worked primarily in the zoo field, managing nature-based family programming, interpretation, and exhibits. Melody was born and raised in Austin, TX but went away for college where she received a M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of New Haven and B.S. in Zoology from Auburn University. She is on the leadership teams of both the state and regional Texas Children in Nature Network groups.
TUE-A08: A Texas Approach to Systematic Change in Nature Access and Outdoor Learning
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:30am – 9:45am ET