Melanie Houston is the founder and president of Alabaster Box Media Group, a division of Vision Resources, Inc. Alabaster Box Media Group is a company dedicated to publishing, producing, and promoting literary works that advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Melanie also serves as the chief operations officer of Daniel Houston & Associates, a provider of training and executive coaching services.

Melanie's professional background includes human resource and management experience that exceeds 30 years in corporate America and with her own management consulting firm. Clients include national and international profit and nonprofit organizations in the areas of community service, publishing, energy, telecommunications, microelectronics and chambers of commerce. She has served as an executive editor for an award-winning national publishing house, an international magazine, and several independent publishers.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Melanie is a graduate of Capital University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art therapy. She received a Master of Arts degree from The Ohio State University, with a major in labor and human resource management.

In her spare time, she enjoys creating works of art, jewelry design, and reading a good book. She celebrates the covenant of marriage with Daniel A. Houston, president of The 1750 Group, Inc./Daniel Houston & Associates.