Background
Hayden, Melva Joan was born on March 1, 1956 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Willie James and Emma (Ivy) Hayden.
Hayden, Melva Joan was born on March 1, 1956 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Willie James and Emma (Ivy) Hayden.
Bachelor, City University of New York, 1986. Juris Doctor, City University of New York, 1989. Master of Divinity cum laude, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Flushing, New York, 1995.
From assistant regional counsel to environmental justice coordinator United States Environmental Protection Agency region II, New York City, 1989-2000, assistant regional counsel, Title VI coordinator, since 2000.
Assistant pastor St. Catherine African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, New Rochelle, New York. Former associate minister Rush Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, South Ozone Park, New York. Pastor Brownsville African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, since 1995.
Member American Bar Association, National Association of Female Executives, New Jersey State Bar Association (young lawyers division), International Congress Professional Black Women (Brooklyn-Queens chapter).