Melissa Steagall-Jones

Professional Highlights: Partner specializing in audit services, healthcare consulting, governmental, employee benefit plans and tax services; Member of the AICPA and the TSCPA; ETSU College of Business Horizon Award; ETSU National Alumni Association Award of Honor; Top 40 Business People Under 40; Distinguished Leadership Award by the Community Leadership Association; Serves on several community boards and has held and currently holds several leadership positions on those boards. Currently, I serve on the Board of Trustees for ETSU.  

Personal Interests: My personal interests have changed as my children are now young adults but I will always choose something that includes them when I can. Living on the lake allows us many summer days of lake activities and fun with them and their friends. In the Fall and winter, you can often find me at football and basketball games. I love sports. I am also a lover of music. I have led the children’s choir programs in my church for 20+ years.  

International Travel Experience: I have traveled to Europe three times. My most recent trip was a river cruise with my daughter to visit the Christmas markets of Germany, Switzerland, France, and Amsterdam. Another trip was with my entire family. We traveled to London, Paris and Marbella. We did all of the traditional museums and sites but Euro Disney also made the list. My husband surprised me with a Rick Springfield fan cruise on my 40th birthday, and we traveled to Cozumel with several celebrities from the ‘80s. That was a great time. One of my family’s favorite places to visit is Aruba. The people, atmosphere and weather are wonderful. 

Noteworthy Travel Experiences within the U.S.: I have traveled to several larger cities: New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Baltimore and St. Louis. Large cities are fun to visit, but I would never choose to live there. One of the most surprising to me was how much I enjoyed San Francisco. It’s one of my favorite cities. I would definitely go back. We often travel as a family to Hilton Head Island, SC or Sugar Mountain, NC. One of our best U.S. trips was Dallas. We surprised the children with a trip for Christmas. We managed to keep it a secret for six months. Lydia had a day of shopping and Evan got to see the Cowboys play. They each enjoyed their day in the long weekend. We have also traveled to Hawaii. We visited three islands and enjoyed experiencing the differences of the islands but Kauai was definitely my favorite. The best trips are with those you love. Our latest big trip was to return to New York City to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Marching Bucs. That was a trip I always wanted to make made more special as the pride I felt as the band marched by me during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.