Cloud & Fire Ministries Staff
Melody RossiFounder, Executive Director
"The Mother of the Hood"
Melody Rossi has been an advocate and champion for youth from poor communities since 1995. While working as a Special Education teacher at Sepulveda Middle School in North Hills, Melody became aware for the first time that schools in the Northeast San Fernando Valley were some of the worst in the nation. Students were also facing tremendous pressure to join gangs, take and sell drugs, and become involved in crime. Melody’s motto is, “If you don’t like it, change it!” So she did.
In 1999, Melody Rossi founded Cloud and Fire Ministries to provide a place of belonging and safety to children and teens in dangerous neighborhoods. Today, countless youth refer to her as teacher, pastor, mother—or all three. Under her leadership, Cloud and Fire has grown from an after school club to a thriving organization that provides multiple programs and a wide array of services to more than 400 youth each year (read more about Cloud and Fire's history).
Melody Rossi speaks throughout the United States for churches, women’s events, and universities, sharing about her work with at-risk, incarcerated, and gang youth. She is also sought out for her many messages dealing with finding hope after loss. Melody is also the author of an award-winning book entitled: May I Walk You Home? Sharing Christ’s Love with the Dying. In her book, she recounts how her mother, father, and stepmother all came to personal faith while struggling with terminal illness.
If you would to book Melody as a speaker, please contact Christian Speaker Services.
The CFM Staff
Emily Swan
Office Manager
emilyswan@cloudandfire.org
Jennifer Farrell
Special Projects Coordinator
Jennifer@cloudandfire.org
Emma Rios
Executive Assistant
emmarios@cloudandfire.org
Carole Walker
Anger Management Coordinator
carole@cloudandfire.org
Mario Galeano
Interim Tutoring Center Coordinator
mario@cloudandfire.org
Yahaira Galeano
Tutoring Center Assistant
yahaira@cloudandfire.org
Shakeh Osepans
YouthBuild Teacher
shakeh@cloudandfire.org
Kevin McDonald
Part-time YouthBuild Teacher
kevin@cloudandfire.org
Rick Piasecki
YouthBuild Construction Manager
rick@cloudandfire.org
Jeff Erickson
YouthBuild Construction Trainer
jeff@cloudandfire.org
