Melody McCray-Miller | President/CEO Miller's Inc. & Miller's BBQ Baked Beans presented by The Hive

May 9, 2019, 10:30 PM – May 10, 2019, 12:30 AM

Melody McCray-Miller has served the community in multiple capacities, always leading with the guiding principles of, a strong commitment to community service and a belief in people having a voice in their own destiny. Melody is proud of her rich and diverse background that includes being the President/CEO of Miller’s Inc. for 24 years. Miller’s Inc.

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About this event

Melody McCray-Miller has served the community in multiple capacities, always leading with the guiding principles of, a strong commitment to community service and a belief in people having a voice in their own destiny. Melody served as a State Representative for the 89th House District from 2005 to 2013. Prior to running for State Representative, McCray-Miller served as the first female African American, to represent the 4th District on the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners, following in the illustrious footsteps of her father, Billy McCray. Melody successfully championed reforms in prevention, early childhood education, and the juvenile justice system in her role as a local public official and state legislator.

Melody is proud of her rich and diverse background that includes being the President and CEO of Miller’s Inc. for 24 years. Miller’s Inc. is a product retailer and business consulting corporation. Currently the Miller Bake Bean products, are retailed and wholesaled nationally with Kroger Signature and Market Place stores as well as Sysco and US Foodservice distributors as valued customers. Melody is currently working on securing retail markets in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.

Melody is a Kansas Health Foundation Fellow and alumna of the Kansas Leadership Center. Melody continues her passion for people by serving as a catalyst for urban communities working to change lives and strengthen communities. She currently facilitates a training on Reducing Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality, with the Wichita State University Nursing Program and as the Co-investigator for the Women’s Initiative Network, a PCORI grant funded Wichita State Collaborative. 

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Speaker

  • Melody McCray-MIller

    Miller's Inc.

    President/CEO

When

When

May 9 – 10, 2019
10:30 PM – 12:30 AM UTC

Agenda

10:30 PMCheck in & Networking
11:30 PMFireside chat with Melody
12:30 AMMore Networking

Hosts

  • Christina Long

    Create Campaign

    President/CEO

  • Jacob Wayman

    Wayman Consulting Group

    Founder

Organizers

  • Erin Koehn

    KANZA Bank

    Wichita Chapter Co-Director

  • Mary Beth Jarvis

    NXTUS, Inc.

    Wichita Chapter Co-Director

  • Kristyn Smith

    College of Innovation and Design

    Wichita Chapter Team Member

Global sponsor

Dell Technologies logo

Dell Technologies

Partners

Distillery 244 logo

Distillery 244

depICT Media logo

depICT Media

T&J Studios logo

T&J Studios

Kent Audio Visual logo

Kent Audio Visual

Wayman Consulting Group, LLC logo

Wayman Consulting Group, LLC

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