Melissa L. Harts, Ed.D.
Melissa L. Harts, Ed.D., is Director of Technology and Information Services for Hernando
County Schools in Florida. She is a native of New York, where she attended Fordham University for her undergraduate studies. She later received her first master of science degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Following her passion for education and teaching
young people, she then enrolled in Columbia University Teachers College, where she received a master’s degree in education and a doctorate in instructional technology. She credits her humble accomplishments to her faith and her supportive family, especially her mother, Leonidas Harts,
who is the wind beneath her wings; her father, Preston Harts, who is her lighthouse in the storm; her brother Preston Harts, Jr., who is her best friend; and her daughter, Katieri, who is her sole inspiration.