Growing Your Community

Speaker: Melissa Nay, Director of Membership and Community Engagement, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce

Date: Wednesday, October , 2025

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: The Hidden Gem Event Venue, 4230 Charlar Drive, Holt, MI 48842

Cost: $20-35

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​Info: Melissa Nay joined Choose Lansing as Membership Manager in September of 2018. Responsible for all 600 plus #LoveLansing hotel, attraction, restaurant, and hospitality business members that Choose Lansing interacts with daily. Since then, Melissa has taken on running and teaching the Certified Tourism Ambassador program as well as community relations and engagement outreach done through Choose Lansing. Prior to this position, Melissa was Director of Corporate Development for WKAR on MSU Campus and prior to that Key Account Specialist at the Lansing State Journal. Melissa graduated with a BA in Adverting and Communication from Michigan State University in 1999.

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Speaker Bio: Melissa has been an active member of the Lansing Community for many years serving on numerous boards and committees. Currently she serves on board of directors for Impression 5 Science Center, Delta Waverly Rotary Club as Past President, and University Club of MSU and serves on various committees with the following organizations LCC Alumni Committee, Delta Waverly Rotary Club, MABA, Grand Ledge Chamber, Mason Chamber, Delta Side Business Assoc, South Lansing Business Association, Downtown Lansing Inc., Child & Family Charities, Board of Water & Light, and more. Melissa is a past Vice Board Chair of Mason Public Schools Foundation and past Board Chair of ATHENA WIN.

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Melissa resides in Mason with her husband Dr. Andrew Nay, a Professor at MSU, and her 3 boys Lucas 20, Brandon 17, and Alexander 7.

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