Meet the Director

Dave A. Melling

David has been speaking professionally for over 18 years. He caught the bug while a high school debater, winning many state and regional forensic competitions. Over the years, David has spoken to around 40,000 people, on topics from finance to politics. Since 1993, he has conducted seminars for Personal Benefit Services, an investment company serving government employees. He is a featured speaker at many corporate and government agency events.

David received the Silver Medal in Oratory from the Buckley School of Public Communication in Camden, South Carolina. This achievement prompted Reid Buckley, founder of the Buckley School, to choose him to head up the new Buckley School West campus in Colorado. David is a member of the National Speakers Association and the Buckley School Forensic Society.

Reid Buckley says of David Melling:

"Dave has enormous assets as a speaker. His commanding appearance, agile intelligence, abundant temperament, and razor sharp wit charm audiences and keep them interested. His irrepressible sense of humor and talent for making others laugh at life's absurdities along with his willingness to work for his audience and to poke fun at himself enables him to gain the attention of even the most discriminating listeners and win them over to his side."

Testimonials:

"Dave is able to make the most complicated information easy to understand. Not only did I absorb his points, I was able to relay the information clearly to my colleagues when I got home."
J. Morrison, Retired school teacher

"Mr. Melling didn't confuse us with boring slides and bullet points. His ability to "show" us how the information he was giving pertained to us, to our investments, to our futures was clear, concise and eye-opening. I came away wishing I had attended his class two years earlier."
M. Iverson, federal government employee