2023 Oklahoma Arts Conference
"Promise in the Road Ahead"
Melissa Beck
Melissa Beck is the Director of Community Development for the Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce, specializing in bringing people together. She is a journalist and former news director for public radio with a background in sales, marketing, event planning, and stage production. She has worked and volunteered in the nonprofit arts and business community for 16 years. She is a jeweler and jewelry designer by family trade and grew up working in her family’s jewelry and international diamond trade business. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English/Language Arts from Cameron University, multiple certifications from The Gemological Institute of America, is a graduate of the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber Management Institute and received a Master of Arts in Nonprofit Leadership Arts Administration from Oklahoma City University. Beck worked as the Arts and Science Coordinator for Classical Conversations Lawton campus, served on the board of the Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild for 14 years, the Lawton Fort Sill Art Council Board, the Lawton Business Women board, and the Arts for All Gala Committee. She is currently the President of Lawton Community Theatre and a board member with the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra. She also serves on the Arts for All Festival Committee, International Festival Committee, REI Women in Business Summit planning committee, and she is co-chair of the 2023 Oklahoma Arts Conference planning committee.
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