Stand Up For The Homeland! - a podcast by Dolores Williams

This Weeks podcast is with Melani Burkholder.  Former Special Agent (SA), Melanie Burkholder served in the Department of Homeland Security with the United States Secret Service for almost 6 years. As such, her duties included protection details for the President, Vice President, and many foreign dignitaries.

 As an investigator of Identity Theft, Fraud, Money Laundering, Bank Fraud and Counterfeit in the Los Angeles Field Office, SA Burkholder was an integral part of an investigation into an international identity theft organization based in Nigeria.

Melanie successfully completed a course as an Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor at The Graduate School, in Washington DC, and was a Team Leader at the time of her separation from the Government. Prior to her Government service, Melanie, a native Tennessean and Graduate of the University of Memphis with a Masters in Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research, was a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

 

Melanie is currently Licensed in the State of California, has a PhD in Clinical Christian Counseling and works as an independent practitioner in Carlsbad. She has completed training with the American Red Cross as a provider of Psychological First Aid.

Melanie is the Chairperson of the Americanism branch and the College/Young Republicans arm of the Carlsbad Republican Women Federated and previously received two awards from Senator Pat Bates for her volunteering efforts with the club. Additionally, Melanie is involved with other non-profit organizations: Friday Night Lights as the Cheerleading Coordinator, and a former Webelos Leader with Cub  Pack 740 in Carlsbad.

Melanie is also a member of the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary and was a presenter at the AVID seminar in 2018, and a nominee for the Spirit of Service Award. An avid athlete, Melanie enjoys participating in local events and is also active in volunteering at her church.

She enjoys gardening at home and spending time with her greatest accomplishments, two growing sons Cache and Cheney, who attend Valley Middle. They each participate in the Christin Club, Boy Scouts and Flag football. Melanie and her husband, Shawn, have been in the Carlsbad area for ten years and own their home in Olde Carlsbad.  Since arrival to Carlsbad, Melanie has been active in the local political scene, completing the Leadership Institute in 2015 and the Carlsbad Citizen’s Academy in 2016.

She and other concerned residents participated in and were successful in eradicating the use of Roundup throughout the City of Carlsbad, including parks and schools. Additionally, Melanie attends Planning Commission, City Council and School Board meetings regularly to keep appraised of current issues facing Carlsbad, such as the controversial Palomar Airport expansion, the development of the Village area and the Ponto beach area of Carlsbad.

Melanie was a candidate for the California State Assembly in 2020 and was elected to the San Diego GOP Central Committee in March of the same year. 

 You can reach out to Melanie at: melanie@melanieforassembly.com

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