Community Involvement: Melissa Proffitt Reese

• Judge for NAWBO's 2008 Holiday Award Luncheon
• STAR Financial Bank Board of Directors, 2008
• Alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention, 2008
• Appointed by Mayor Ballard to Children's Museum Board of Trustees and to the Indianapolis Sister City Committee, 2008
• Secretary and Executive Committee Member, Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee Executive Committee, appointed by Mayor Ballard, 2008
• Member of the US Chamber of Commerce, 2008; Employee Benefits Committee, 2008-2009
• Board Member (2006-2007) and President (2008) of the Board of Directors, Woodstock County Club
• Member of the Indiana Chamber Board of Directors, 2007-present
• Member of the Indianapolis Opera Board of Directors, 2007-present
• Board Member of Energize-ECI, 2006-present
• Chair, Committee to Elect Lt. Governor Becky Skillman, 2005 to present
• Board Member and former President of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, 1996-present
• Chair of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard's Personnel Committee, responsible for all transitional hiring for the city, and at-large Member of the Mayor Ballard Transition Team, 2007-2008
• Participant in Mickey's Camp for Women, 2007
• Selected to serve on the 2007 Meritorious Presidential Rank Awards selection panel
• Fellowship recipient, Diversity Leadership Academy of Greater Indianapolis, 2007
• Vice Chair of the Marion County Republican Central Committee, 2004-2007
• Third Vice President of the Greater Indianapolis Republican Women's Club
Member of the Indiana Republican Platform Committee, 2004-2007
• Model for "Stepping out in Style 2006" sponsored by Dress for Success Inc.; Chairman of 2007 Capital Campaign
• Delegate to the Republican National Convention for 2004
• Member of the Presidential Electoral College for 2004
• Chair, Murray Clark for Governor of Indiana Campaign, 2004
• Member of Team 100-Women Leaders for Lugar, 2000
• Former Board Member and President of the Social Health Association of Indiana, 1994-2000
• Former Mayor-Appointed Board Member of the Marion County Public Defender Agency, 1996 and 1997
• Former member of the Staff Benefits Study Committee for Orchard School, 1996-1997
• Participant in the Indianapolis Medical Society's 1996 Mini-Internship Program
• Former Board Member of the Indiana Leadership Coalition, Inc., 1994 to 1996
• Former member of the United Way of Central Indiana Leadership Alumni Triad and the Executive Women's Leadership Program, 1994 and 1995
• Co-Chair, Personnel Committee for Mid-Summer Festival (2 years) and volunteer for Mid-Summer Festival (1 additional year)
• Volunteer collector and area captain for American Cancer Society (2 years)
• Account Executive for United Way 1992 Premier Campaign
• Bowl for Kids' Sake sponsor
• Collector for American Diabetes Association