Melody Winston

Director of Commercial Assets @Living Word Christian Center

Forest Park, IL, US

Excellence is not an event, it is a lifestyle.”Melody Winston is a woman of distinction and passion with a heart to empower others. Melody began her career serving as a realtor for one of Chicago’s most prestigious realty companies. Her proven success in that arena led to more than a decade of managing commercial properties as well as owning and operating Golden Eagle Construction Company as a licensed general contractor. Melody was born on the Seymour Johnson Air Force base in North Carolina where her father was a Top Gun fighter pilot. She is the eldest daughter of Ms. Carolyn Williams and Dr. William S. Winston, founder and pastor of Living Word Christian Center located in Forest Park, Illinois. Living Word is a multi-cultural, non-denominational church with more than members. Melody is also an heir of Clarabelle Williams who started the first black-owned medical clinic in the United States along with her sons Dr. Jasper Williams, Dr. Charles Williams, and Dr. James Williams. Melody is currently the executive director of Corporate Property Assets for Living Word Christian Center where she manages the organization’s multimillion dollar portfolio of assets. In addition to that role, she is the Director of Real Estate and Construction for Living Word Christian Center, the Forest Park Plaza located in Forest Park, Illinois,(33-acres) as well as the Washington Plaza located in Tuskegee, Alabama (17-acres). Melody oversees operations, construction, and economic development for these entities which garnered the interest and placement of national tenants such as: Walmart, Pizza Hut, Planet Fitness, Ashley Stewart, Taco Bell, Ultra Foods, Hibbett Sports and Famers Home Furniture.

Northwestern Business School

Business Management

American Flyers

Pilot Program

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Early Childhood Development

Intl Academy of Fashion Merchandising

Fashion Merchandising