Ms. Melara has been the Director of the Instituto Nacional de la Juventud de Honduras (INJ) since 2006. From 2002 to 2004 she was the Executive Director at Logistic Integrated Services Group, a customs agency and distribution agent of raw materials and packaging in Central America. Prior to that, from 2000-2002 she was the Marketing Manager for Family Care Latin America and Brazil for Kimberly Clark Corporation. From 1995-1997 she held various positions at Corporación Cressida a consumer goods and manufacturing and distribution company in Central America. She holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras and an MBA focusing on Global Marketing from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management.