Occupation:
As the marketing and sales coordinator for York University’s community radio station, CHRY 105.5 FM, Melissa Beckford works to ensure that alternative musical voices have an influential and supportive home on the airwaves.

Contribution:
As a performer and active member of the Caribana community, Beckford aims to promote culture through a unique blend of roots, rock and reggae.

Inspiration:
“Music is my rhythm. It helps to give me my spirit and my soul. If I didn’t have music in my life, my soul wouldn’t be around. It represents my life because it just moves me.”