Turning Hardship into Strength – Episode 32

In this episode of EmpowHER, hosts Nicole Graham and Tanya Dempsey sit down with Melissa Maddox-Evans, Esq., CEO and Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis, to explore her extraordinary journey through leadership, resilience, and advocacy.

A lifelong advocate and attorney, Melissa shares how her family’s immigrant roots, her experience raising a child with autism, and her early years in community development shaped her unwavering belief in education, empathy, and action.

Her leadership extends far beyond housing: as co-founder of the Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative, she helped lead the City of Charleston to issue a historic apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade—a groundbreaking step in community accountability and healing.

They discuss:

This episode is raw, honest, and full of lessons every leader needs to hear.

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