Melissa has HR experience in the corporate setting with many years at Costco Wholesale and more than twenty-five years in small business. start-ups, and mid stage companies with such companies as Colt HR, Thumbtack, Nextdoor, Gnip (acquired by Twitter), Klout (acquired by Lithium), Chewse (acquired by Foodee), Mic Network (acquired by Bustle), Mashery (acquired by Intel), Lattice, Reddit, Rocketrip, and Tonal.  She has extensive experience in all HR disciplines including payroll, benefits, employee relations, coaching, M&A, training, and compensation.