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Office: 513.241.3400 x246 (primary) 513.910.1100. (secondary) 513.321.6582 (other)
Cell: 513.479.1100
E-mail: mrichardson@comey.com
Fax: 513.321.6583 Melody Richardson, a former Wall Street attorney and a former psychiatric social worker, returned to Cincinnati in 1994 and worked as Vice President Community Relations and General Counsel for the Cincinnati Arts Association during the construction and opening phases of the Aronoff Center. She is an ardent arts supporter and strong advocate for diversity. She is a real estate investor and passionate about the revitalization of Over the Rhine.
In addition, she is very active in the non-profit sector. Melody serves on the boards of the Southwest Ohio Transit Authority (SORTA), the Fine Arts Committee of the U.S. Department of State, The Mt. Vernon Ladies’ Association which owns and manages historic Mt. Vernon, the National Advisory Council of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Advisory Board of The International Sculpture Center and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Opera. (She is a former board member of the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, Enjoy the Arts, Artworks, The Arts Consortium Advisory Board, May Festival, the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, the Cincinnati Wine Festival, The Carnegie Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Northern Kentucky and the Ohio Humanities Council, having been appointed by Governor Taft). Other interests include Board membership on the SPCA of Cincinnati (animal adoptions) and the Cincinnati Ballet. She is an advocate for regionalism and co-chaired the Big Pig Gig, a regional public arts project summer of 2000; and two years later was a co-chair of the Bats Incredible pubic art project, (which utilized Louisville Slugger Bats to create sculptures in honor of the new Reds Stadium).
This year Melody chairs Second Sunday on Main, a street festival from 12-5 every second Sunday from May through October and December for which the OTR Chamber has given her the 2006 Star Award for Individual Leadership.
In the past Melody has chaired: the Salute to Pat Corbett Dinner, the Freedom Center’s Rosa Parks Dinner, and co-chaired the Ground-Breaking Ceremony on the banks of the Ohio River with the 700 voice choir, co-chaired the Opera’s 80th Anniversary Gala and its 85th; the Aids Volunteers of Cincinnati gala: Cirque du Bizarre, and the International Sculpture Center’s Hats Off to Pat Renick. Most recently, she co-chaired the 1600 person Opening Gala for the Freedom Center at which Oprah was a guest.
In recognition of her commitment to the citizens of Greater Cincinnati, Melody has been given the Enquirer Woman of the Year Award, The Sowell Award for Arts Advocacy, the Tiffany & Company Award for Excellence presented by the Chamber of Commerce, and the Distinguished Leadership Award presented by Leadership Cincinnati, the 2005 Post Corbett Award for Leadership in the Arts and the 2006 Cincinnati Human Relations Commission Award for Connecting Cultures and Communities. "I especially appreciate Melody's eye for detail. Dealing with Melody was one of the best experiences I've had professionally."
Martin Wade "Melody
Sawyer Richardson is one of the most professional, diligent, and
responsive brokers I have had the opportunity to work with...her
passion and enthusiasm about Cincinnati is contagious. It was a delight
working with Melody on this historical landmark."
Larry Sheakley C.E.O. of The Sheakley Group
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