Melinda Maendele joined the Nebraska Athletic Department in 2005 and serves as marketing operations manager. Maendele works with all athletic department sponsors to help make Nebraska's partnerships a successful investment.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
A native of Harper, <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Kan., Maendele earned a bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant management from KansasState in 1995. Maendele and her husband, Jiggs, have two boys, Chet and Ben.