Mel Ellis
Acting State Director for North Carolina
Melchior (Mel) Ellis is currently the North Carolina Deputy State Director for the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development.
Mel’s career with USDA began in 1994 as an Assistant County Supervisor with the Farmers Home Administration, forerunner agency of USDA Rural Development. His tenure with the department includes serving as an Area Director, Single Family Housing Program Director, Administrative Officer and Sr. Loan Specialist at the USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Mel holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from North Carolina Central University and a Masters Degree in Economics from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.
Mel and wife, Joyce, have a son, Mel, Jr. and a daughter, Mallory.