Melissa is an insightful and intuitive executive coach who helps senior leaders leverage their inherent creativity to overcome obstacles. Melissa developed expertise in change management, leadership development, and high-performance people management through ten years leading human capital work in national K-12 school networks. A graduate of Brown University, Melissa is a former classroom teacher with a master’s in executive public leadership from the LBJ School at the University of Texas and a Leadership and Performance Coaching Certification from Brown University's School of Professional Studies.

Melissa has expertise with focus groups, design-thinking sessions for leaders, pilot groups, core values revision, executive team alignment, and coaching managers to identify and retain their top talent. Her coaching portfolio includes C-suite Leaders, Executive Directors, Vice Presidents, and Owner/Entrepreneurs.

Melissa is also a ceramic artist with a personal studio and is an avid runner. She lives in Austin, TX with her husband and two young kids.