Everything Happens for a Reason

Melissa has an Honour’s Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Human Resources Management from the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. She also has a Certificate in HR Law for HR Professionals from the Osgoode Hall School at York University and a Workplace Investigations Certificate from the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA), in partnership with Bernardi HR Law LLP. Additionally, she is a member in good standing of the HRPA. 

Her other designations include being a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) through the HRPA, Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator (CWMF) through Mindful Leader, Flow-Certified Business Coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and currently completing a Mastery Method Coaching Certification, also recognized through the ICF.

Melissa has over 10 years of HR consulting experience working independently and at a firm. She has held internal HR roles within for-profit and not-for-profit organizations across various industries and was a Board member at The Ottawa Hospital Civic Auxiliary. These opportunities provided Melissa with a unique view of human resources and managing employees from multiple different business perspectives. 

On the side, Melissa teaches yoga and embodied wisdom classes in her community and at local businesses. She loves infusing mindfulness, somatic experiencing, and well-being practices into her classes to support students both on and off of their mat.

Aside from her fulfilling work, Melissa enjoys relaxing lakeside and on the farm, exploring outdoors with her dogs Schooner and Charlie, laughing and spending quality time with her fiance, and being a student to life.