Melanie Marks Hitchen brings deep experience in employee benefits and self-funding to Snellings Walters Insurance Agency. She is known for her steady leadership through change and conviction around doing what is right, even when it is not easy.
Melanie earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Shenandoah University, where early experiences in business and entrepreneurship helped shape her approach to strategic problem-solving and client-focused work.
Her professional path includes several leadership milestones. She was a Partner in an investment firm, where she gained experience in financial strategy and long-range planning. She later founded and led her own benefits firm, which she successfully transitioned to a larger organization and continued to serve through subsequent professional transitions. Across all phases of her career, Melanie has built a reputation for integrity, resilience, and purposeful growth.
Melanie is a true leader in Employee Benefits with deep expertise in self-funding and alternative funding strategies, and she brings both depth of experience and genuine character to her work.
She resides in Middleburg, Virginia, on a farm with her 2 daughters. Outside of work, Melanie enjoys life outdoors and staying closely connected to her family, her many animals, and her community.
