Angels for Change Board Member

Melanie Bonanno

Director of Advocacy

Melanie Parrish Bonanno is the Senior Director of Employment Legal for Publix Super Markets, Inc. She has worked as an attorney for Publix since 2003, and has served in her current role since 2016, leading a team of lawyers, directors, managers and investigators. Melanie serves as a Commissioner on the Florida Commission on the Status of Women and previously served on Enterprise Florida Board of Directors and the Advisory Board for the Emergency Care Help Organization. In 2014, Melanie was awarded the Most Powerful & Influential Woman by the National Diversity Council. In 2022, she won the Mr. George Community Service Award which recognizes Publix associates who exemplify a commitment to service.

Melanie’s life has been touched by cancer. Her mother passed away from lung cancer, her aunt passed away from brain cancer and her father passed away from pancreatic cancer.

Melanie has three children: Aldo, Amelia and Robby. During a class field trip, Melanie overheard Laura on the phone pleading with a manufacturer for the potentially life-saving drug Abby needed and Melanie asked if she could help. This began Melanie’s journey with Angels for Change.