Melody Banks provides administrative support to the State Director and state office of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center as an Administrative Associate. She is the primary contact for the state director’s office – meeting individuals and the general public, providing information pertaining to procedures and services as well as maintaining the director’s calendar and scheduling appointments. Along with the daily operations of the state office, Melody assists SBDC offices throughout the state with mailings, Pcard purchases and registrations. Melody joined the University of Georgia in 1998 working for Business Services, before joining the Small Business Development Center in 2002.