Melody Lopez

Melody Lopez is co-executive director of the New York Civic Engagement Table (NYCET). Melody has nearly 20 years of experience in community organizing, campaigns, coalition building, and government. Melody joined NYCET in 2015 after working with the NYC Department of Education Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and before that, she managed several successful campaigns. Melody began her organizing career at the Working Families Party, where she worked on issues and electoral campaigns in communities across New York. She was also fortunate to spend time living in the California Bay Area, where she organized communities and coordinated a coalition to build support for affordable housing while at the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California. Melody holds a Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology from New York University.