Background
Beene, M. Melanie was born on March 13, 1948 in Athens, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Jones C. and Margaret F. (Nankivell) Beene.
Beene, M. Melanie was born on March 13, 1948 in Athens, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Jones C. and Margaret F. (Nankivell) Beene.
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1970. Master of Arts in Asian Art History, Vanderbilt University, 1976. Juris Doctor, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1977.
Public information specialist Brevard (North Carolina) Music Center, summer 1977. Associate development director San Francisco Symphony, 1977-1978. Associate director California Association for the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, 1978-1979.
Director management assistance program National Alliance of Media Arts Organizations, 1984-1988. Consultant to non-profit organizations, since 1979. Consultant to the advancement program National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 1983-1990, 94-96, managing consultant for the advancement program, 1990-1995.
Program officer The Wm. and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, California, 1996—2001. Program director The James Irvine Foundation, 2001—2002. Workshop facilitator, panel member.
Member faculty, arts administration program University California, San Francisco Extension, 1981. Also teacher law and art history courses.
Board of directors Paul Dresher Ensemble, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, 1997. Member board advisors Institute Non-Profit Management, U. San Francisco. Member of national advising committee Asian CineVision.
Board directors Headlands Center for Arts, 1984, Legal Superior vena cava syndrome for Children, 1984. Volunteer counselor Planned Parenthood, 1982-1983. Treasurer San Francisco Arts Advocates, 1978-1979.
Member State Bar California.