Melany Champagne is a teacher, wife, and mother of two children living in Lafayette, Louisiana. She is a middle school gifted educated teacher and is involved with several grassroots organizations devoted to education advocacy, anti-censorship, voting rights, antiracism, including VOTE, Voice Of The Experienced, League of Women Voters, and 10,000 Women. She is a board member of Lafayette Citizens Against Censorship where advocates at the local and state level to ensure the freedom to read. Melany holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Education with an academically gifted endorsement.