Advocate. Educator.
Storyteller. Disruptor.

Transforming pain
into purpose.

Championing Digestive
& Liver Health Equity

ABOUT MELODIE

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25+ YEARS

Undiagnosed

Global
Movement Created

COGI

Founder of

Multi-million
dollar equity driver

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Hi, I'm Melodie

I’m not just changing the conversation

After living over two decades undiagnosed, I turned my own journey with Crohn’s disease into a movement for equity, representation, and humanity in healthcare.

I'm changing who's having it

Mission

Statement

Today, as Founder and President of the Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses (COGI), my mission is to transform how the world sees digestive health — through truth, culture, and community.

Through MelodieWithIBD and The Bathroom Break, I’m making gut health real, relevant, and unapologetically human. From Capitol Hill to college campuses, from boardrooms to bathroom stalls, I bring real stories to the spaces where decisions are made and lives are shaped.

Whether I’m educating patients, partnering with pharmaceutical leaders, or blending humor and hip-hop to talk about gut health, my goal is the same: to make sure our voices — especially Black and Brown ones — are seen, heard, and centered in the future of medicine.