Melonie S. Welsh, MS
Robert F. and Myrna L. Krohn Associate Professor, UNMC
Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Community Engagement
Melonie Welsh is an accomplished professional with nearly 40 years’ experience in the Omaha medical and philanthropic communities. Her deep and passionate commitment to the underserved population of individuals with developmental disabilities and complex health care needs has been demonstrated through her work as a cytotechnologist, genetic counselor, fetal care coordinator, development officer and board member. As director of Community Engagement at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center she creates synergies between providers, agencies and stakeholders to build ongoing, permanent relationships with MMI. These relationships result in the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources as well as partnerships and reciprocity, creating a collective vision to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs. A native of Seward, Nebraska, Welsh obtained her undergraduate degree from Doane University and her graduate degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
- MS: University of Nebraska, 1986.
- BA: Doane College, 1979.
Specialty Certifications
- Board eligible, American Board of Medical Genetics.
- Clinical laboratory specialist in cytogenetics.
- National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel.
- UNMC Chancellor’s Inclusivity Committee, board member, 2018-present.
- Student Alliance for People of All Abilities, faculty advisor, 2018-present.
- Genetic Counseling Program Planning & Implementation, inaugural board member, 2018-present.
- Special Olympics of Nebraska, health advisory committee, 2016-present.
- Meyer Foundation for Disabilities, ex-officio board member, 2016-present.
- Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild, advisor, 2016-present.
- MMI Leadership Council, executive board member, 2016-present.
- Faith Regional Health Services Foundation, volunteer, 2003-present.
- American Heart Association, Nebraska affiliate, neighborhood campaign volunteer, 1996-present.
- Great Plains Leadership Institute, 2018-2019.
- UNMC iLead, 2016-2017.
- Collaborative Leadership in Higher Education, Academic Impressions, 2016.
- Leadership mentoring, TENASKA, 2015-2016.
- Discipline of Frontline Fundraisers, Plus Delta Partners, 2015.
Previous course preparation and lectures for UNMC College of Medicine and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Genetic Counseling program in prenatal diagnosis and antenatal screening.
- Association of American Medical College Group on Institutional Advancement.
- American Society of Human Genetics.
- Great Plains Genetics Clinic Genetics Society.
- National Perinatal Association.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
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