Melody is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Hollywood and served as Governor of D5280 in 2019-20. She has a 25 year history of work andsupport of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program (RYE). Over the years, she and her Rotarian husband Paul have hosted 22 RYE students. Melody served for five years as Chair of SCANEX, the multi-district consortium that provides training and support for the RYE in nine Districts in the western U. S and Hawaii. She is the 2023-25 President of the North America Youth Exchange Network (NAYEN) which provides training, support, and administrative help for RYE in 160 Districts in Canada, U. S. , and Mexico. Melody has received extensive training and is very knowledgeable about Rotary International and U. S. State Department regulations regarding youth protection, travel restrictions, injury, illness, discipline, monetary stipends, and any other question that may arise involving RYE.