Melissa
(Community Resource Coordinator)
Melissa Smith was born and raised in Clinton Missouri. Melissa has spent the last seven years in Buckner Missouri and has recently moved back to purchase a home in Tightwad. For the past 5 years Melissa has worked as Director of Population Health and has dedicated her time and efforts in leading a team in Public Health implementing programs to help individuals find resources and provide comprehensive tools to improve quality of life. Melissa has served on the board of directors for the Community Health Worker Association since 2022 and works at the state level to identify ways to help improve community health by determining ways to address social drivers in the communities. Melissa received her certification as a Mental Health First Aid instructor for Adults and Youth in 2022 and is passionate about the education of prevention. When Melissa is not dedicating her time to her work she enjoys spending time with her family in her two children, Bryndle and Stetson and her significant other, Eric.