Meet Kristin Melville, WCA Foundation's executive director. Melville, a Jamestown native, has over a decade of experience in fundraising and executive leadership.

Melville is a graduate of the State University College at Fredonia and Jamestown Community College. She received advanced fundraising training in Major Gifts, Planned Giving, and Capital Campaigns through the Veritus Group, a national fundraising consultancy for fundraising executives.

Melville has worked as the director of philanthropy in the healthcare industry in Maine where she led successful fundraising campaigns in the completion of capital and annual funds resulting in $50M in fundraising revenues. She recently completed the initial campaign work for a new hospice administration and bereavement center in southern Maine. She served as the Director of Development and Community Relations at Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice; Hospice of Southern Maine; The Salvation Army – Northern New England Division; and senior leadership positions at Maine Health hospitals.

She is an accomplished writer in healthcare philanthropy and business publications. As a consultant, she has conducted training in donor solicitation, capital campaign assessments, annual campaigns, and donor recognition.

She is a former mentor with Senator Olympia Snow’s Women’s Leadership Institute; a member of the Maine Women’s Fund; Planned Giving Council of Maine; Association of Fundraising Professionals; National Hospice and Palliative Care Association; National Council on Planned Giving; and the New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.

Melville resides in Jamestown. 

Meet Emily Cama, WCA Foundation’s donor relations specialist. A lifelong Chautauqua County native with a background spanning education, sales, real estate, and community involvement, Cama brings a passion for connecting with people and serving her community to her role with the Foundation.

Cama earned her master’s degree in education and spent seven years teaching 5^th grade in Denver before returning to the area to raise her family. Throughout her career, she has worked in a variety of people-focused roles, including education, direct sales, hospitality, and real estate. These experiences have strengthened her ability to connect with people from all walks of life and build meaningful relationships.

Cama joined the WCA Foundation team in October 2024, bringing her relationship-building experience and deep connection to the community to her work in donor relations. She especially enjoys being part of the Foundation’s philanthropic efforts to support local healthcare, patients, and the people who care for them.

Her connection to UPMC Chautauqua is also a personal one. Cama was born in Jamestown when it was WCA Hospital, and three of her four children were born there as well, making her work with the Foundation especially meaningful.

Cama is an active member of the community and is involved with the Rotary Club of Jamestown, Zion Covenant Church, Southwestern Little League, and other local organizations.

She resides in Jamestown with her husband and four children.