From corporate meetings to company logistics to clam chowder cook-offs, Melody Walker is the consummate organizer – intently focusing on the details of success without ever losing sight of the big picture. At ROI, Melody runs the headquarters, organizes virtual and live all-team meetings, helps coordinate staffing, facilitates the ROI Executive Forum and works on internal communication and engagement projects.

"I like to take on a challenge, figure out all the moving pieces, and make sure that everything runs smoothly," Melody said. "Getting all the details right is very satisfying."

Prior to joining ROI Communication, Melody was the event and beach coordinator for the City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation department, where she planned and directed major city events, including fireworks on New Year’s Eve, the annual jazz festival, and one of California’s premier seafood cook-offs. Earlier in her career, she was the school relations coordinator at an outdoor science camp, where she marketed educational programs to schools, was responsible for soothing nervous parents, and developed a business plan that increased student participation by 10%.

A triathlete and marathon runner, Melody is a graduate of Trinity International University, where she studied business, marketing and human resources.