Name: Melissa Nichols
Current Title: Community Awareness & Opportunities (CAO) Director
Years of Service: 6 years
City: Troy
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What do you like to do in your spare time?
Spend time with my family, promote animal shelter rescue, hike/walk with my dogs, read, cook, paint with watercolors and cheer on the Buckeyes (football) and Reds.
What is your favorite...
Food: Pizza, tacos and ICE CREAM!
Movie: The Wedding Singer and
Christmas Vacation
Book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Music: Mat Kearney, Mumford & Sons, the Pretenders, U2
If you could travel anywhere, money aside, where would you go?
Ireland
What is a fun fact about you?
I've been to Hawaii 3 times and loved every minute.
How would you describe your job?
Fun and exciting!
What do you enjoy most about your job?
It's rewarding to be a part of a team that works hard to help people identify and realize their dreams. Big victories or small...it never gets old.