Melissa Heeke joined RGI in 2019 and serves as Membership Director. She is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communications from Indiana State University and a Master’s degree in Leadership Development from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College.

With more than 20 years of experience in association management, Melissa brings deep expertise in volunteer leadership, membership growth, and engagement program development. Her career includes a range of membership, marketing, and communications roles across both trade and individual membership associations, serving domestic and global audiences.

An active volunteer leader, she has held key positions with the Indiana Society of Association Executives and the American Society of Association Executives. Her contributions to the profession have been recognized with ASAE’s “Power of A” Silver Award and ISAE’s Association Professional of the Year.