Melanie Elsey has been on staff with CHEO since 1994. Over the years she has been instrumental in safeguarding the rights of families to freely home educate. Having formerly taught in the public schools, she left the classroom to focus on home educating her (now grown) children. Melanie’s work today primarily focuses on researching public policy and communicating with state and federal legislators regarding the impact on families and communities. In addition to her work with CHEO, Melanie serves as the National Legislative Director for the American Policy Roundtable and is a Panelist on The Public Square® radio broadcast. She can be heard weekly bringing the message of responsible citizenship to the public on The Public Square® radio program, co-hosted by Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd. Melanie lives in Uniontown, Ohio with her husband, John.