Melissa is a Northern California native who grew up on the beaches of Santa Cruz and the romantic streets of San Francisco.
She is an award winning business woman, Founder of MoWicks, the CEO of M Online, a published poet and writer, professional actress and singer, and inspirational speaker. She won a Gold Stevie Award for Social Media Manager of the Year in the Asia Pacific in 2023, was a finalist for Young Executive of the Year for CEO Magazine in 2023, received 2 Stevie Awards in 2023 in innovation in marketing. She is also 1/5 founders of Antipodes Theatre Company.
Mel is the former Head of Growth & Engagement at Clyne Partners, former Co-Artistic Director at Brooklyn Runaways, former Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad in Victoria, 1/4 founders at Expat Women at Work. She was an Advisor for She's the Boss, Mentor at Business in Heels, Member at one roof, and for We Aspire.
She is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of Tennessee, which is a top program in the world. She received her BA from California State University, Fullerton and went to San Francisco School of the Arts. Depending on work she lives in New York, Melbourne Australia, and Italy.
She is an award winning business woman, Founder of MoWicks, the CEO of M Online, a published poet and writer, professional actress and singer, and inspirational speaker. She won a Gold Stevie Award for Social Media Manager of the Year in the Asia Pacific in 2023, was a finalist for Young Executive of the Year for CEO Magazine in 2023, received 2 Stevie Awards in 2023 in innovation in marketing. She is also 1/5 founders of Antipodes Theatre Company.
Mel is the former Head of Growth & Engagement at Clyne Partners, former Co-Artistic Director at Brooklyn Runaways, former Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad in Victoria, 1/4 founders at Expat Women at Work. She was an Advisor for She's the Boss, Mentor at Business in Heels, Member at one roof, and for We Aspire.
She is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of Tennessee, which is a top program in the world. She received her BA from California State University, Fullerton and went to San Francisco School of the Arts. Depending on work she lives in New York, Melbourne Australia, and Italy.
