Melissa Loe, DFPS Director of Strategic OperationsMelissa Loe, DFPS Director of Strategic Operations, has served in various public sector leadership roles for more than 20 years.

She most recently held positions at The University of Texas at Austin, most recently as Chief of Staff to the Vice Provost and Director of Libraries and before that to the Senior Vice President and CFO. In those roles she planned and managed strategic initiatives and administrative operations. During her three years as a Director of Communications, she helped lead the university’s COVID-19 communications strategy which included public health employee guidance as well as operational and policy communications.

Prior to that, Melissa was Chief Communications Officer for Texas Health and Human Services where she oversaw the daily operations of web, marketing, editorial services, and language services. She has also served as the Director of Communications for the Texas Department of State Health Services, where her efforts included reaching diverse communities during the Texas Ebola outbreak and other public health issues, and overseeing public health education campaigns.

Melissa holds a bachelor s degree in business communications from The University of Kansas.