BOARD PRESIDENT

Melanie grew up in Carson City, Nevada with very supportive parents who encouraged community involvement. At a young age, she was selected to help start a student to student mentoring program at her high school for conflict resolution.  She later went to college at UNR and volunteered her time to mentor grade school girls all the way up to high school.  From group meetings to one on one meetings, she continued to be a support system for them.  She also went on mission trips with young adults as a leader, summer camps and helped organized events for young adults.

Melanie moved to Redding in 2004 and owns Melanie Vincent Farmers Insurance. Together with her husband John, they are involved with many community charities focused on helping young people and veterans programs. She was inspired to join the Girls Inc. NSV board after witnessing the positive impact that the foundation has on so many young ladies in the North State.

VICE PRESIDENT

Chris Cable grew up in Southern California and moved to Redding in 1992 to attend Simpson University, where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Business Admin.

Chris has owned Caliber Office Furniture since 2010. He also runs a small hobby farm where he raises cattle, and other livestock. He is a Deacon at the church he attends, volunteers in the junior high youth group, and is a mentor with Catalyst Mentoring at a local junior high. Chris has been married for 28 years and they have two children, Jakob and Julianne, who still live in the area. When Chris isn’t busy on his farm, he is volunteering in the community wherever he can. He also enjoys spending time at the gym, kayaking, and golfing.

TREASURER

SECRETARY

Lindsey recently moved back to Redding after living in Georgia, Arizona, and central California for the past 8 years. Lindsey received her B.S. in Computer Information Systems and her M.B.A. from CSU Chico. She leads an international software implementation team with NCR Global, with a focus on building strong processes and mentoring women into leadership roles. She is passionate about educating girls and women to achieve as much as possible and was excited to join Girls Inc. after her daughter attended the Lassen Camping trip and came back excited about what she learned. Lindsey also enjoys volunteering with the Society of Women Engineers and Foothill Area Little League. When not working or volunteering she spends time with her husband and 2 children, and enjoys walking, yoga, watching British period dramas, and playing board games with her family.

FINANCE & FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Ashley Kellogg is a Shasta County native and has lived in the North State her entire life, with the exception of 5 years at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. Ashley is a professional Civil Engineer and first got involved with Girls Inc. in 2014 as a facilitator while she was on a leave of absence from her career to spend time with her young children. After serving as a facilitator and working directly with the girls, Ashley wanted to continue her involvement and impact by joining the Board in 2017. Ashley has chaperoned all but one year of the annual Lassen Camping Trip and enjoys the work of the Board as well as working with girls when the opportunity arises. She is involved in other community outreach events such as SWE Wow! That's Engineering and STEM Career Day. Outside of volunteering her time and working, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband, Jeremy and kids, Ryah and Clay, working and playing on their mini-farm in Anderson. 

BOARD MEMBER

Adam has lived and invested in the local Redding community for over 10 years. Mr. Schwartz has dedicated time and resources to the local community by volunteering with organizations such as Youth For Christ, the American Cancer Society, and The Good News Rescue Mission in an effort to build a healthier stronger community! Adam is a family man devoted to God, his beautiful wife, and two amazing children.

BOARD MEMBER

Throughout my life, helping others has been an integral part of who I am. I grew up in Redding, and I’m proud to have the opportunity to help those in my hometown reach their goals. The bond that I have with my community is very important to me, and this is why I chose to become a member of Girls Inc. NSV. The desire I have to help support young ladies grow into strong, confident, and prosperous women will always be of high significance for me.

I was a successful business owner in the cosmetology industry for 25 years, creating over a 250 person clientele before I perused my degree in business administration/management, and then moving on to a career in finance.

I currently hold the Securities Industry Essentials, series 7, series 63, series 65 and California Life, accident & health insurance licenses.

I have three amazing sons, and two beautiful bonus daughters. We love to take advantage of our surrounding mountains and lakes by hiking, skiing, swimming, and biking. I’m involved with a Business Networking International chapter, and help my husband's Rotary chapter when needed. It feels great to be involved with my community, and I look forward to continuing to support it in all the ways that I can.