Faculty Profile: Melanie Bradsher

Melanie Bradsher serves as Director of EEO in the Office of the General Counsel, EEO/ADA Division of the Tennessee Department of Human Resources (DOHR). In that capacity, she serves as the coordinator of the Tennessee Employee Mediation Program by providing oversight, education and guidance to state agencies and state employees. Ms. Bradsher also provides daily oversight and guidance on matters pertaining to workplace discrimination and harassment, abusive conduct in the workplace, and issues such as Title VI, ADA, FMLA, and Affirmative Action. Ms. Bradsher previously worked within DOHR’s Division of Legal Services, where she coordinated the mediation program and assisted in the disciplinary appeals process. She has been employed with DOHR since 2013. A “War Eagle” girl from birth, Ms. Bradsher grew up in Auburn, Alabama and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Auburn University. She obtained her law degree from Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Montgomery, Alabama. While in law school, she served as both Senator and Treasurer of the Student Bar Association and sat on the Executive Council of the Board of Advocates. She was an active member of the Advocacy Program. Ms. Bradsher is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and is a Rule 31 trained mediator and certified facilitator. She is a 2015 graduate of DOHR’s Next Level Leadership Academy, a participant in the Tennessee Government Leadership Black Belt Program (yellow belt), and a current member of the 8th alliance of LEAD Tennessee. Ms. Bradsher is also a member of Young Professionals in Government (YPG). She lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her three “fur babies”: two dogs (Elphie and Zeus) and a cat (affectionately known as “Mustache” Max).