Melissa Beck, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

Melissa is currently a chief executive officer with Big Brothers Big Sisters overseeing Orange County and the Inland Empire. As CEO of the largest agency in California and one of the largest agencies in the U.S. (out of 300+), Melissa is responsible for the general operations and oversight of 65 staff members and all programming for the over 3,300 children the agency serves annually. During her time with Big Brothers Big Sisters, Melissa has launched a workplace-mentoring program that has partnered the agency with some of the most premier corporations in the country and led the expansion into San Bernardino and Riverside counties. In her first year,  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire received the gold standard award as one of the top performing agencies in the country and was nominated for both agency and board of directors of the year.

Melissa is a tireless advocate for children facing adversity, believing that all children should have the opportunity to succeed in life and reach their full potential.  Through her work, other philanthropic commitments and public speaking engagements, she is bringing awareness to the importance of youth mentoring in helping create systemic socioeconomic change.

Prior to joining Big Brothers Big Sisters, Melissa served as the executive director of the Center for Investment and Wealth Management (CIWM) at the UC Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business.  During her tenure with the CIWM, she helped raise more than $3.3 million for the school, grew the advisory board to include over 55 of the most prominent wealth management firms in Southern California and established the center as a thought leader and source of innovative analysis for new methodologies and strategies within the wealth management industries. Melissa began her career in public accounting working with some of the country’s most prominent professional athletes and musicians on multistate tax strategy.

Melissa received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting with a minor in economics from Northern Arizona University and an Executive MBA (magna cum laude) from the UC Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business. Melissa is a Visionary member of the Dean’s Leadership Circle at the UC Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business, serves on the advisory board for the Brandman University Business School, is a member of Orange County Young Executives and sits on the board of the Economic Self-Sufficiency Policy and Research Institute at UC Irvine. Melissa and her husband Harry live in Laguna Niguel with their three sons.

Tim Chaplin

Director of Human Resources and Leadership Development

Coming soon.

Megan Hartman

Director of Grants

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