Melanie Bell

Melanie Bell

Director

Location: Dallas, TX

Email: melanie@polihire.com

Melanie brings more than twenty years of operations experience and organizational leadership in the areas of public healthcare administration, education, housing, procurement, public works, and law as well as a particular expertise in executive leadership to her role at POLIHIRE. Across more than a decade with the District of Columbia, Melanie has been a leader in a range of agencies. Most recently, she served as the Operations Manager/Interim Chief Operating Officer for the District of Columbia Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) — the District’s Medicaid agency — where she was awarded the Director’s Special Award for Employee Excellence in 2015 and 2016.

Prior to her positions at DHCF, Melanie was a Management and Program Analysis Officer in the District of Columbia with a portfolio that included 20 agencies within the Health and Human Services, Education and Public Safety Clusters. She served as a liaison between the District’s Office of the City Administrator and the Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Mayor’s Commission on HIV/AIDS, and DC Water Board of Directors. In 2013 and 2014, she served as an Ex-Officio Member of the DC Business Regulatory Reform Task Force.

Melanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Business Administration from Howard University. She is also a graduate of The George Washington University DC Government Executive Leadership Program. She is a member of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) and National Black MBA Association (NBMBA).

Meet the Team

The POLIHIRE team is a group of talented and dedicated professionals who are committed to excellence, accountability, and diversity. With their expertise and passion for identifying top leadership in public-serving agencies and organizations, they have achieved unparalleled success.

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Kenyatta Uzzell

Founder & CEO

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Nana Perry

Managing Director

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Angie Viar

Director

De’Shawn Wright

Brenda Donald

Senior Advisor

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Chuck Kimble

Senior Director

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Jim Banks

General Counsel

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Kamala Uzzell Jones, PhD

Director, Search and Behavioral Assessment
De’Shawn Wright

Kenyatta Shamburger, PhD

Senior Advisor

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KJ Ward

Director

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Leanne Okabayashi

Operations Manager

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Marcia Thompson

Senior Advisor

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Monique Stevens

Executive Coach

Palencia Mobley

Senior Director

Sharon Banks

Executive Coach

Advisory Board

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Gen. Kip Ward (R)

Chair, Advisory Board

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Stephanie D. Nellons-Paige

Advisory Board Member

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Freddie Fuller

Advisory Board Member

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Cindy Kupski

Advisory Board Member

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Dr. Marc A. Love

Advisory Board Member

TESTIMONIALS

What Our Clients Have to Say

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Finding eminently-qualified leaders who defy the stereotypes of industries not known for their diversity can be a tall order. PoliHire proves time and time again that a slate of candidates for executive positions can be both highly-qualified and diverse!

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CEO at WSSC Water
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PoliHire provided exceptional service from start to finish as our recruitment partner for a senior leadership role at DPA. Before initiating the search process, they were committed to understanding our organizational needs and priorities to help us identify ideal candidates.

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CEO and Founder at Digital Pioneers Academy
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I’ve had the opportunity to work with POLIHIRE several times on a variety of recruitment processes.  I would highly recommend POLIHIRE as it is a premiere executive recruiting firm and always yields fantastic results.”

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Carla D. Thompson Payton
Vice President, Program Strategy
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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Kenyatta Uzzell and POLIHIRE have become a trusted partner that I’ve used in multiple communities ranging from 100,000 to 500,000 residents, successfully leading searches for Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Labor Commissioner. POLIHIRE came equipped with a deep understanding of the intricacies of identifying leadership for local government. I highly recommend them to any public agency or organization.

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Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Atlanta