May 1, 2026
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Executive Director
Melissa Betts brings nearly two decades of nonprofit leadership experience to her role as Executive Director. She is passionate about building relationships, expanding impact, and aligning teams around mission-driven goals. Throughout her career, Melissa has led strategic fundraising efforts, developed major donor programs, secured grant funding, and increased public awareness to strengthen the organizations she’s served.
Her nonprofit experience includes leadership and development roles with The Salvation Army, Friendship Animal Protective League, and other mission-focused organizations, where she helped grow philanthropic support and deepen community engagement.
Melissa holds a Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Bachelor of Music Education from The University of Akron.
She and her husband are proud Bay Village residents who enjoy cooking together and spending time with their three grown children—Andrew, Philip, and Emma—and their pets.