Melissa Chapman Belaid

About Melissa Chapman Belaid

My work centers on helping communities transform lived experience into civic power by strengthening neighborhood support systems, confronting structural barriers, and building pathways to shared opportunity.I build leadership ecosystems that turn engagement into sustained impact. Across civic leadership, education, and mission-driven organizations, I design and scale systems that grow participation, strengthen leadership capacity, and align strategy, people, and resources around measurable outcomes.At LEE, I help scale engagement systems serving more than leaders across civic, policy, and advocacy ecosystems. My work includes designing leadership pathways, building high-impact learning experiences, and using Salesforce and Tableau to improve retention, participation, and progression into coaching, public leadership, and civic opportunity.I approach engagement as infrastructure: a strategic function that requires disciplined design, strong operating systems, and thoughtful stewardship of people and resources. My background includes launch-stage operations, recurring-revenue growth, instructional design, campaign leadership, and board-level financial governance in regulated environments.I bring systems thinking, civic strategy, governance discipline, and a track record of building scalable structures that help organizations grow with clarity, accountability, and purpose.

Experience

1. Director, Member Engagement

   LEE

   Apr 2024 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Lead the design and scaling of engagement systems serving more than leaders across civic, policy, and advocacy ecosystems. Build pathways, programs, and learning experiences that convert participation into deeper leadership development, stronger networks, and sustained civic engagement. Use data, systems thinking, and multi-region strategy to strengthen retention, identify gaps, and expand access to coaching and public leadership opportunities

Education

• American University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

  2008 — 2010

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Women's Campaign School, Political Science and Government

• American University School of International Service

  Master of Arts in International Relations, Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies

  2017 — 2017

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Double Major International Studies, Spanish

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Editing
• Microsoft Word
• Data Analysis
• Customer Service
• Social Networking
• Public Relations
• Policy Analysis
• Css
• Leadership
• Staff Development
• Blogosphere
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Public Speaking
• Html
• Curriculum Development
• Event Planning
• Curriculum Design
• Educational Technology
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Esl
• Wedding Coordinating
• SEO
• Training
• Program Development
• Management
• Teaching Adults
• Programming
• Social Media
• Events Coordination
• Teaching English as a Second Language
• Research
• Systems Analysis
• Iwork
• Teaching
• Entrepreneurship
• Higher Education
• Community Outreach