Seven years ago, Melinda developed an online training network in Haiti to support teachers in orphanage schools. Her next project supports the opening of a new school in Kenya in 2024. She has written over 100 peer-reviewed publications which focus on literacy, inclusion, international teacher training, and resilience in children around the world in addition to presenting hundreds of times to school districts and conferences. Melinda has been actively involved in International Expressions of Kindness: Multimedia showcase and enthusiastically supported different initiatives of the IKR founders.