Melissa Atkins Wardy
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Melissa Atkins Wardy is from El Paso, Texas, United States. Melissa Atkins is currently Chief Executive Officer at Candlelighters of the El Paso Area, located in El Paso, Texas, United States. In Melissa Atkins's previous role as a Administrator of Major Impact at YWCA El Paso del Norte Region, Melissa Atkins worked in El Paso, Texas, United States until Jun 2025. Prior to joining YWCA El Paso del Norte Region, Melissa Atkins was a Director, Texas Family Leadership Council at CHILDREN AT RISK and held the position of Director, Texas Family Leadership Council. Prior to that, Melissa Atkins was a Director, Texas Family Leadership Council at CHILDREN AT RISK from Oct 2021 to Jan 2023. Melissa Atkins started working as Chief Development Officer at Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest in El Paso, Texas Area in Aug 2018. From Jan 2014 to Aug 2018, Melissa Atkins was Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, Birth to Tween at Author. Prior to that, Melissa Atkins was a Owner at Pigtail Pals & Ballcap Buddies, based in Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area from May 2009 to Aug 2018. Melissa Atkins started working as Subpoena Compliance Analyst at Cricket Communications in Nov 2003.
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Melissa Atkins Wardy's current jobs
Serving the communities of El Paso Texas, Ciudad Juarez Mexico, and southern New Mexico to ensure children do not fight cancer alone. Our team provides wrap-around care for the entire family, completely free, during their time in treatment for pediatric cancer. Programs include therapeutic support services, psychosocial experiences, emergency financial relief, food pantry services, holiday celebrations, and family gatherings. Candlelighters provides a light during a time when families need the most hope.
Melissa Atkins Wardy's past jobs
The YWCA is on a mission! YWCA El Paso deal Norte Region is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
TXFLC members come together to improve the quality of life for Texas children, tackling the most pressing issues for families with policy solutions and a united advocacy agenda.
Led a statewide coalition addressing top children’s issues and a legislative agenda supporting Texas families.
Cultivating donors to invest in girls’ leadership across Southern New Mexico and West Texas. Diplomatic executive leader and creative strategist aligning meaningful outreach and donor interests to leverage program success and a strong return on investment in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
Publishers Weekly Top 100 Books of 2014. Redefining Girly provides specific parenting strategies, templates, and sample conversations and includes letters from some of the leading experts in education, psychology, child development, and girls’ advocacy. Containing practical parenting advice; strategies for effecting change with educators, store managers, corporations, and more; and tips for challenging and changing the media, this essential guide gives parents the tools they need to fight back against the modern stereotyping and sexualization of young girls. Activist Melissa Wardy shares tangible advice for getting young girls to start thinking critically about sexed-up toys and clothes while also talking to girls about body image issues. She provides tips for creating a home full of diverse, inspiring toys and media free of gender stereotypes, using consumer power to fight companies that make such major missteps, and taking the reins to limit, challenge, and change the harmful media and products bombarding girls. http://melissaatkinswardy.com/redefining-girly/
Owner of an empowering apparel and gift company for children called Pigtail Pals & Ballcap Buddies. PPBB has become a large social media advocacy group and popular blog on issues involving gender stereotypes and the sexualization of childhood.