About Us
Dr. Melvina M. Brown (Riue)
EDUCATION:
Ed.D. Wilmington University – Dissertation – An Exploratory Study of Job Satisfaction and Work Motivation of a Select Group of Information Technology Professionals in the Delaware Valley | GPA – 3.93
- Steering Committee Member – Delaware Urban Farm and Food Coalition, 2020-Present
- Founder, Community Advocacy, Social Justice and Sustainability – InnerSource Wellness Center and Urban Regenerative Farm, 2014 – Present | www.innersourcewellnesscenter.com,
- Advisory Board Member- Delaware Food Hub (Bellevue Farms and Urban Acres), 2019 – Present https://bellevuecc.org/bellevue-farms https://centralbaptistcdc.org/urban-acres/
- Member – University of Delaware Agriculture Food Safety and Growers Training, 2020-Present
- Community Engagement Partner – The Challenge Program, 2014 – Present http://www.challengeprogram.org/
- Member – Delaware Beekeepers Association (DBA), 2020 – Present https://www.delawarebeekeepers.com/
- Back-yard Wildlife Habitat Stewart – National Wildlife Federation/Delaware Nature Society
- Consultant and Advocate for Community Gardens in the Wilmington Delaware
- Certified Permaculture Designer/Teacher – 2014- Present
- Develop and Offer Permaculture Design Certification Program as well as other various classes and workshops.
- Member – American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), 2014-Present
- Member – The International Center for Reiki Training (Licensed Reiki Master Teacher), 2014 – Present
- Delaware Center for Horticulture – 1993-2016
Annual Judge to support the Community Gardens Program Community Gardens Volunteer and Educator
Supported Board in developing Strategic Planning Assessment – Quantitative/Qualitative
- Delaware Nature Society – 1993-2010
- Owner of Eco-Scape Landscaping Services – Offering of Landscaping Design Services
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Dr. Brown’s background consists of a unique and diverse combination of experiences in the areas of Academia, Supply Chain Management, Technology and Finance; coupled with rich entrepreneurial experience in Consulting, Health and Wellness, Education. Training and Sustainability and Community Advocacy. She has worked across multiple industries inclusive of Financial Services and Banking, Healthcare and Wellness, Technology, Manufacturing, Higher Education and Government; and considers herself a servant of people, no matter the role in which she is engaged. At the forefront of her focus is the contribution of service to others: the quality of services offered and improvements to bettering. Dr. Brown has held executive and senior management roles at various companies including Cigna Healthcare, Bank of America (MBNA America), Amtrak, Meridian Bancorp, Reichhold Chemical Corp, PNC National Bank, Primerica Bank and E.F. Hutton and has supported many organizations through her consulting work such as: The State of Delaware Division of Technology; The State of Delaware Department of Health and Safety Services’ American Water, The City of Baltimore; Pennsylvania Veterans Home Association, The City of Philadelphia; GEP Worldwide; The State of Maryland; Philadelphia Gas Works; Harper College ; WSSC Water Company, BWI/Unison to name a few. She has also worked and supported various Community Boards over her professional tenure; providing strategic and financial planning; community engagement and program/project management, as well as serves as an adjunct professor in Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctoral level programs in local colleges and universities.
Dr Brown holds both a Doctor of Education in Education Innovation and Leadership, and a Master of Business Administration from Wilmington University. Her Doctoral work was specifically in the area of Job Satisfaction and Work Motivation as it relates to Technology Professionals. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a Minor in Computer Information Systems from Goldey Beacom College. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Education from Prescott College which is currently her primary areas of interest.
