Melany Desrochers (she/her) is the Associate Director of SUN Community Schools with Latino Network. In this role she supervises the SE Portland SUN Community Schools and Hunger Relief efforts in Latino Network. 

Melany is originally from New Hampshire and has lived in Oregon since 2010. While in New Hampshire, Melany attended the University of New Hampshire where she majored in Psychology with a minor in Spanish. After completing her BA at UNH, Melany studied Applied/Experimental Psychology at Central Michigan University. While at CMU, Melany became enchanted with the idea of moving to the West Coast- specifically Portland, Oregon. After earning her MS in Michigan, Melany made the leap to Oregon and enrolled in the Post-Bacc program at Portland State University studying Community Health Education. While at PSU, Melany volunteered with the Expresiones program at Hacienda CDC and reignited her passion for working with youth and the Latino community. 

Melany began her journey with the SUN Community Schools in 2012 as an Activity Leader and then an AmeriCorps Member with Metropolitan Family Service in the Gresham Barlow School District. After leaving MFS Melany joined ImpactNW as the SUN Site Manager at Bridger K-8, a Spanish Immersion school in SE Portland. When Latino Network expanded to include a SUN Community School Department, Melany was excited to join that team in 2016. After leading the SUN Community School at Bridger for 6 years, Melany stepped up to open a new SUN Community School at Kellogg Middle School in 2021, and to become the new Associate Director of the SUN Department. 

 In her spare time Melany enjoys walking in the woods, running road races when possible, spending time with her partner and new baby, and planning for future travel. 

Email: melany@latnet.org