# Melissa A. Howell

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-0 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:mary-l-howell |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/mary-l-howell |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 9 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 2 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-02T16:42:39.534035+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T04:25:01.274+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Melissa A. Howell
- Display name: Melissa A. Howell

## Leadership

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Roles

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- NOT_ASSERTED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:1, alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:2.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:1.

## Committee assignments

- Committee assignments: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:1.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:1, alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:2.

## Executive company

- Executive at KELLANOVA. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:2.
- Executive at V2X. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:1.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chairman. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:1.
- Executive title: Senior Vice President, Global Human Services. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:2.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:1, alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:2.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Leadership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Board and committees | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Governance | PUBLISHED |
| Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE |

## Public sources

- alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:1: [ASTE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792987/000110465926027745/tm261360-1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:mary-l-howell:2: [K 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55067/000162828025007118/k-20241228.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
- Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
- Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
- Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/mary-l-howell)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/mary-l-howell.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mary-l-howell)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mary-l-howell?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/mary-l-howell` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp