Melissa Mitchell joined HealthLinc in 2008 and has been instrumental in the growth of the organization and its impact on health care in the region. She has held multiple positions, including Managed Care Specialist, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer before becoming the Chief Executive Officer in 2024.

In 2014, she graduated from the Johnson & Johnson Health Care Executive Program at UCLA. She currently serves as Chair for the (NACHC) National Association of Community Health Centers and Intergy user group.

A native of Indiana and graduate of Ball State University with a BS in communications, Melissa lives in Knox with her husband and three children. She is active in the community as a member of Victory Christian Church in Knox and on the Ivy Tech South Bend campus IT Advisory Committee.

Melissa has worked to make HealthLinc a nationally respected and often-modeled community health center that makes a difference in the quality of life for so many living in northern Indiana.