Melinda Spaulding Chevalier is the Vice President of Public Affairs at Rice University. Previously she served as Vice President for Advancement and Communications at Texas Southern University, and an anchor reporter at KRIV Fox 26 in Houston and WGNO ABC 26 in New Orleans; amassing 20 years in print and broadcast news. She is an Emmy Award-winning communicator, brand strategist, crisis management expert, and community affairs leader. A native of New Jersey, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard University and master class credit from Louisiana State University’s Manship Graduate School of Mass Communication.
