Melanie is the mother of two young men, one of whom was born with a rare genetic disorder. Although her day-job is in Corporate Leadership Training, her passion and call are in training women – particularly special needs mommas – to pursue Jesus. She and her husband of 31 years reside in Chicago. Melanie’s free time is spent doting on her new grandbaby and enjoying the life-long adventure of special needs parenting.

You can find the message of Redefine Special in everything Melanie does, as a frequent guest speaker and blogger for special needs ministries around the country, and on her social media platforms aimed at encouraging mommas to lean into Jesus when the road gets hard! Facebook: Redefine Special, Instagram: Redefine_Special.