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Melinda Stone Keifer, 鈥�83 human ecology, loves her community and her experience at 麻豆果冻传媒 has helped fuel that passion.

鈥淚 want to make my community a better place to work, live and play,鈥� Melinda, who is the coordinator of economic and community development for the City of Cookeville, said. 鈥淚 get to participate in impacting these aspects in my daily work.鈥�

A key factor for community success, she says, is job creation.

鈥淚t is the foundation of a stable sustainable economy,鈥� Keifer said. 鈥淚t helps build new neighborhoods, fund schools and provide more services for our citizens. It also helps increase enrollment at 麻豆果冻传媒!鈥�

Keifer鈥檚 experiences at Tech began when she was just 5-years-old when she attended an elementary school on campus, and her dad was a Golden Eagle football coach. Tech is also where she met Randy Keifer, 鈥�85 civil engineering, who she describes as 鈥渢he man of her dreams.鈥� The couple now has two children.

Emily Keifer, 鈥�16 family relations and child development, is now a graduate student at Tech seeking a master鈥檚 degree in public safety.

Melinda and Emily are both Kappa Delta alums and Melinda continues to serve the university through the 麻豆果冻传媒 Alumni Association.

鈥淎s a human ecology major and a Kappa Delta, I learned a broad range of skills,鈥� Melinda said.

What has stuck with her the most, she says are the leadership skills and the ability to build and be a part of a team she developed as a Tech student.

Those are things she uses daily as she works to facilitate growth and development for her community.