Press Kit
Official press kit for media, conference organizers, and event producers.
Short Biography (100 words)
Melissa Barton is an AI consultant, marketing executive, and speaker based in Palm Beach County, Florida. She is the founder of PalmBeachCounty.ai, where she helps businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies implement practical AI strategies. Melissa holds a Google AI Professional Certificate and seven Anthropic Academy certifications. She brings more than 25 years of marketing leadership experience and a decade of nonprofit executive experience as Senior Executive Director of Autism Speaks Palm Beach. She is a nationally recognized advocate for disability rights and has been featured in Fox & Friends, CBS News, NBC Miami, and the Palm Beach Post.
Extended Biography (250 words)
Melissa Barton is the founder of PalmBeachCounty.ai and an AI consultant, marketing strategist, and speaker based in Palm Beach County, Florida. She works with businesses, nonprofits, economic development organizations, and government agencies across South Florida and the Treasure Coast to implement practical AI strategies that deliver measurable results.
Melissa holds a Google AI Professional Certificate and seven Anthropic Academy certifications covering AI fundamentals, prompt engineering, AI safety, and responsible AI deployment. She brings more than 25 years of marketing leadership experience to her consulting work, with deep expertise in marketing operations, GTM engineering, marketing automation, and AI-powered content strategy.
Prior to founding PalmBeachCounty.ai, Melissa served as Senior Executive Director of Autism Speaks Palm Beach, where she led fundraising campaigns, corporate partnership development, and community awareness initiatives across South Florida. She became a nationally recognized advocate for disability rights following the Alex Barton case, which drew coverage from Fox & Friends, CBS News, NBC Miami, the ABA Journal, and dozens of national outlets.
Melissa speaks on AI strategy, marketing operations, nonprofit leadership, and the future of work. She is available for conferences, corporate events, nonprofit forums, and government agency presentations. Her writing on AI strategy, governance, and marketing is published at PalmBeachCounty.ai, where she maintains a library of 51+ articles.
Melissa speaks on AI strategy for business leaders, AI governance and responsible AI deployment, marketing in the age of AI, GTM engineering, AI for nonprofits, AI and the future of work in South Florida, and advocacy and leadership. She is available for keynotes, workshops, and panel discussions.
For media inquiries, interview requests, speaking engagements, and press materials, please contact Melissa directly.
Media interview requests can be submitted through the contact page. Melissa is available for interviews on AI strategy, marketing operations, nonprofit leadership, and the future of work in South Florida.
Melissa Barton has been featured in Fox & Friends, CBS News, NBC Miami, CBS12, the Palm Beach Post, the ABA Journal, the Herald-Tribune, and Disability Scoop, primarily in connection with her advocacy work following the Alex Barton case.
A professional headshot is available for media use. Please contact Melissa through the media inquiry form to request a high-resolution headshot and any additional press materials.
Melissa is available to comment on AI strategy and adoption, AI governance and responsible AI, marketing operations and GTM engineering, nonprofit leadership, workforce development and AI, and the future of work in South Florida. She brings both practitioner experience and formal AI credentials from Google and Anthropic.
Yes. A full archive of media coverage, broadcast interviews, and advocacy timeline is available on the media and press page at palmbeachcounty.ai/media-press.