Chop's Teen Club

Melissa Stewart has been at Chop’s Teen Club for 20 years and has been focused on youth development in Sonoma County for nearly twenty five years. For twelve years, Melissa served Chop's as the Program Director and has recently been promoted to Executive Director. She is passionate about creating an environment and opportunities that empower youth to expand their capacity to be confident and well-prepared for whatever future endeavors they pursue. Melissa has worked closely with teens of different cultural and economic backgrounds and helped to create programs focused around sexual orientation, gender and juvenile justice history.