Melissa T. Seale
Melissa Seale is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who owns a pediatric mental health practice in Glens Falls. She has served on the Lake George Central School District board. This is her first run for state office.
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About Melissa T. Seale
Melissa Seale is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and small-business owner running for the 45th State Senate District. According to her campaign, she lives and works in the North Country, where her career has centered on helping children, parents and schools deal with mental and behavioral health needs, particularly in rural areas with limited services. She founded Well Child Psychiatric and the Well Child Foundation, which her campaign describes as efforts to widen access to mental health care for young people, with an emphasis on early intervention and coordination with families and schools. She has not previously held elected office, according to her campaign materials. Her campaign says she would work to expand primary, pediatric and mental health services, including telehealth and care based in schools; push for fair and dependable school funding; extend high-speed broadband; and support small businesses, family farms and local transportation and infrastructure projects.
ClickNNY profile, written from the campaign’s biography and public records. Sources: sealeforsenate.com