Jan Melnik is an original board member serving with Career Thought Leaders since 2009 and has written or contributed to more than 25 books in the career management field. She earned her master's degree from Wesleyan University and holds two undergraduate degrees in business. She teaches communications at the University of South Florida and business at Bay Path University. She works with executive clients through her private practice, Absolute Advantage, in Siesta Key, Sarasota, Fla., and Portland, Conn.