Melissa Schenkel
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Melissa Schenkel
Marketing Director
Melissa is a networker, brander, and storyteller for SYM. A communications strategist, she directs the firm’s public relations and marketing plan.
Credentials
![logo-ball-state Logo of Ball State University featuring a red, stylized representation of a winged figure holding a torch in one hand and a laurel branch in the other, with the text "Ball State University" below it.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/logo-ball-state-1-qo91b89e2kn88z8rfkkbdstfv32qs9kvjrxm2wjmdc.jpg)
Master of Arts in Public Relations & Journalism – Ball State University, Muncie, IN
![logo-ball-state Logo of Ball State University featuring a red, stylized representation of a winged figure holding a torch in one hand and a laurel branch in the other, with the text "Ball State University" below it.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/logo-ball-state-1-qo91b89e2kn88z8rfkkbdstfv32qs9kvjrxm2wjmdc.jpg)
![logo-ball-state Logo of Ball State University featuring a red, stylized representation of a winged figure holding a torch in one hand and a laurel branch in the other, with the text "Ball State University" below it.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/logo-ball-state-1-qo91b89e2kn88z8rfkkbdstfv32qs9kvjrxm2wjmdc.jpg)
![logo-ball-state Logo of Ball State University featuring a red, stylized representation of a winged figure holding a torch in one hand and a laurel branch in the other, with the text "Ball State University" below it.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/logo-ball-state-1-qo91b89e2kn88z8rfkkbdstfv32qs9kvjrxm2wjmdc.jpg)
Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications– Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Community
![visit fort wayne logo visit fort wayne logo](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/visit-fort-wayne-logo-qo93o196ogqjqg24888kceelal2x9691viuotmswzk.png)
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Board Chair, Visit Fort Wayne
![turnstone logo A logo featuring a circular, multi-layered design with interlacing blue and yellow curves at the top. Below the design is the word "Turnstone" written in blue, bold, sans-serif typeface.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/turnstone-logo-qo93o0bchmp9eu3hdptxrwn4p77k1h5bje77ccub5s.png)
![turnstone logo A logo featuring a circular, multi-layered design with interlacing blue and yellow curves at the top. Below the design is the word "Turnstone" written in blue, bold, sans-serif typeface.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/turnstone-logo-qo93o0bchmp9eu3hdptxrwn4p77k1h5bje77ccub5s.png)
Board Member, Turnstone
![arts united The image shows the logos of "Arts United" and "Arts Campus Fort Wayne." The "Arts United" logo features stylized letters "AU" in teal shades, while the "Arts Campus Fort Wayne" logo displays two abstract shapes resembling flags alongside the text.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/arts-united-qo93nzdiasnz384uj7fb7evo3tc6ts1l79jpv2vpc0.png)
![arts united The image shows the logos of "Arts United" and "Arts Campus Fort Wayne." The "Arts United" logo features stylized letters "AU" in teal shades, while the "Arts Campus Fort Wayne" logo displays two abstract shapes resembling flags alongside the text.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/arts-united-qo93nzdiasnz384uj7fb7evo3tc6ts1l79jpv2vpc0.png)
Board Member, Arts United
![purdue fw foundation A black background with the text "Purdue University Fort Wayne" in bold, white letters. The words "Purdue University" are in white, and "Fort Wayne" is in gold beneath. There are faint, large paw prints in gray visible on both sides of the text.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/purdue-fw-foundation-qk5kwk57h9hw2wj7sw2gqe639dt7y686ddogjwdmo0.jpg)
![purdue fw foundation A black background with the text "Purdue University Fort Wayne" in bold, white letters. The words "Purdue University" are in white, and "Fort Wayne" is in gold beneath. There are faint, large paw prints in gray visible on both sides of the text.](https://www.sym.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/purdue-fw-foundation-qk5kwk57h9hw2wj7sw2gqe639dt7y686ddogjwdmo0.jpg)
Board Member, Purdue Fort Wayne Foundation
Melissa’s Words to Live By
Everyone is either your student or your teacher. Most people are both.
– Regina Brett
Favorite Book
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant