strategic communicator.
executive advisor. cat herder

About me

Taking your strategy from ‘what does this mean?’ to ‘let’s do this.’

Hi, I'm Melissa, a communicator, connector, strategic partner, and, on occasion, corporate therapist. I’ve spent my career helping companies talk to their customers and employees in ways that actually matter. That means cutting through the noise, bringing clarity to complexity, and making sure the right messages land at the right moments.

I've been in communications and marketing for almost two decades, doing everything from creating and managing strategic communications programs, developing content marketing and thought leadership strategies, fueling and planning demand generation campaigns, driving internal communications and lots more. I’ve also spent nearly a decade building and managing high-performing marketing and creative teams.

What else do I bring to the table? Thoughtfulness. Calm in the chaos. I’m a natural dot-connector and someone who looks to find the commons threads. Strategic but scrappy. Curious and experimental. Willing to jump into things I've never done before and learn as I go.

Other things to know: I'm an em dash enthusiast, and I’m a recovering Oxford comma hater. I spend my down time obsessing over crosswords and Connections (s/o to the NYT Games app), negotiating dramas between my twin preschoolers, and when not in the throes of parenting, enjoying cycling and snowboarding.

Experience

Today, I work at Quickbase, supporting our Chief of Staff and executive team. I sit at the intersection of internal comms, executive alignment, and strategic operations, playing a key role in how decisions get communicated, how priorities get set, and how we bring employees along through moments of change. I’m often brought in for the hard stuff: navigating uncertainty, rebuilding trust, or helping leaders say what needs to be said (and mean it).

But it’s not all doom and gloom. Some of the most rewarding moments come from helping employees feel connected, engaged, and part of something bigger than themselves. When people understand where the company’s headed and how they fit in, that's when real magic happens.

That’s why I love what I do: helping people feel grounded in where we’re going, clear on how they contribute, and connected to the work they do every day.

In my time at Quickbase, I’ve served in multiple roles, supporting our transition from 400 employees to just under 800 today. Some highlights include:

Launching a snazzy new brand
Building our first-ever, research backed thought leadership program with Harvard Business Review
Standing up the company’s first brand team
Building Quickbase’s internal communications engine from scratch
Reinventing our company kickoffs and producing our first in-person sales kickoff in five years