Monthly Meeting – A Bird’s Eye View. Why preservation and conservation matter to our modern society

Date/Time
Date(s) - November 12, 2024
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Melissa Evans Andris – Hilton Head Land Trust

Preserving Land, Local Island History, The Raptor Cam and More

Melissa Evans Andris and her husband, John, have been homeowners in HHP since 2013, splitting their time between Hilton Head and Louisville, Kentucky. Melissa’s career was spent as a professor of sociology at the University of Louisville, and she retired in 2015 as the Associate Dean for Research in the university’s College of Education.

Melissa’s parents, John and Gene Evans, purchased their lot in Hilton Head Plantation in 1974, built their home in 1981, and lived there for nearly 25 years. During that time, her dad, along with other concerned residents, started the Hilton Head Island Land Trust, and he served as its first president.

Melissa and John have five grandchildren. In her spare time, she loves hiking, kayaking, skiing, golfing, and tennis. She is committed to preserving and protecting land, especially natural and historical habitats on the Island, and has been a member and served as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Hilton Head Island Land Trust for several years.