Melinda M. is a Manager Total Rewards - Leave and Time Away at Nordstrom. She possess expertise in strategy, social media, marketing communications, analytics, event planning and 30 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I worked with Melinda at Nordstrom for over 9 years as part of the Benefits leadership team. As a strategy leader for leave and time away programs, Melinda is passionate about developing creative solutions that support employee work/life balance and well-being while also making it easier for them to navigate a myriad of federal and state leave options. She has an outstanding ability to simplify the complex, allowing her to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to drive initiatives that support employee needs as well as business goals. Melinda meets challenges with curiosity and an open, collaborative approach that I truly appreciate. I highly recommend Melinda as a strategic partner and would welcome the opportunity to work with her again!", "I had the good fortune to work with Melinda for several years at Waggener Edstrom. Melinda is an exceptional program manager with unbounding levels of passion and creativity; she is a true solution-seeker and analytics sage with incredible integrity and strong character. Melinda was an exceptional colleague and she drove a lot of success for our team and clients.", and "Passionate, resilient senior analytics program manager who always has a smart, strategic idea up her sleeve. Melinda was one of my direct reports for 2 years and we teamed up on various measurement projects at Waggener Edstrom prior to that as well. Her natural ability to improve and foster client relationships is incredible and she is absolutely dedicated to a project once she takes it on. Not long ago she inherited a very challenging client team and converted them from critics to advocates in a single quarter; something I’ve still never seen repeated at WaggEd. Beyond being great at her job, she’s someone who brings a fun, authentic attitude to the office and seems to get along with everyone seamlessly. If given the chance, I would absolutely hire her as she’s a strong asset either in a managerial or major contributor role."