Melody Babbitt is employed by the Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation as a Business Outreach Specialist in the Colorado Springs office. Over the last 25 years Melody has served the most vulnerable members of our society in the role of caseworker, employment advisor, crisis intervention counselor, special needs advocate, job developer, resource advisor, facilitator, transportation coordinator, teachers’ aide mentor, and helping people with disabilities seeking employment. She is also fluent in sign language and can communicate well with the deaf community. Melody has always championed the causes of the disabled and works tirelessly with all community agencies in an effort to enable the best services possible for this segment of the population. She is currently serving on the Employment Alliance of Southern Colorado, DBTAC Leadership Network, and the El Paso County Community Re-Entry Committee. In 2006, Colorado College bestowed upon her a degree of Bachelor of Arts, honoris causa.