On International Women’s Day – This is a fitting day to be sharing with our community the efforts that were made by our school staff, parents, and this “Remarkable” Deputy Town Manager for Erie, Melissa Wiley, to come visit Meadowlark School to speak to our students. Thank you to all those who teamed up to make this experience possible! ~PTSA

As part of the “Share Your Rare” campaign, Meadowlark was honored to host Melissa Wiley. Melissa is not only a writer and keynote speaker but also a nationally recognized leader in local government, serving as the Deputy Town Manager for Erie. Remarkably, she stands as the only woman with a facial disfigurement to hold an executive level leadership position in local government across the United States. Her presentation perfectly complemented our anti-bullying curriculum, focusing on the transformative power of storytelling to redefine concepts of beauty and disability for children. 

We cannot thank Melissa enough for speaking to our children and we hope to partner with her again in the future.