Melissa Snell, the vice president of business development for Snell Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory, Little Rock, Arkansas, has been named to Arkansas Business’ “40 Under 40” list, which honors Arkansas’ top 40 young business and political leaders of the year. Snell was chosen for the honor through nomination by the magazine’s readers and subsequent selection by the editors of Arkansas Business.
Snell, who has served for six years on the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities as both vice chair and chair, joined Snell Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory as a marketing coordinator in 1999. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and a master of business administration degree from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri.