mˈɛl tˈiːdʒˈɪɹdsmə ; bˈɔːɹn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks ɪz ɐ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈʊtbɔːl kˈoʊtʃ ænd æθlˈɛɾɪk dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ æt nɔːɹθwˈɛst mɪzˈʊɹɹi stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn mˈɛɹivˌɪl, mɪzˈʊɹɹi.
Mel Tjeerdsma ( ; born May 24, 1946) is a retired American football coach and athletic director at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri.