Melissa W. Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Tumwater, Washington, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Advisor supporting The Ascend Fund for gender parity in politics and the Collaborative Learning for Impact Philanthropy initiative, focusing on how to get more and better resources to nonprofit organizations.

Work alongside Afghan American leaders, veterans, and NGOs locally and nationally to advocate for the needs of Afghan refugees and immigrants, and those left behind. This includes for the Afghan Adjustment Act, coordinating organizations providing legal support to refugees, and developing and managing community events and activities. It also involves supporting dozens of refugees and immigrants to help them navigate low-income housing, education, mental and physical health care, legal services and jobs.

Seattle, Washington, Us

A member of the core global management team, strategic advisor to the president, and leader of staff across five countries to develop and implement policy, advocacy and communications strategies that increase access to health products and services for under-reached populations. Developed and led an initiative to increase the likelihood innovations will be integrated, scaled and sustained within the public sector. - Led and supported programs to improve health systems in DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan and Zambia.- Supported program teams in strategy development, setting objectives, defining collaborations and assessing policy and advocacy needs. - Led CSO coalitions to consider community and country needs in the delivery of a COVID vaccine for sub-Saharan African countries. - Developed a Learning Network of more than 400 participants. Led development of Journey to Scale with Government tool with 50 people from 16 countries to support collaborations that build government stewardship and addressed power issues with traditional funders. - Supported the recognition, professionalization, pay and support of Community Health Workers through country and global policy change. Helped develop coalition that has raised $20+ million to bring 50 million items of PPE to Community Health Workers across sub-Saharan Africa.- Served as an active participant on numerous global coalitions including Catalyst 2030, Community Health Impact Coalition, CORE Group, the Gavi Alliance supply chain taskforce, Pandemic Action Network. - Helped develop and operationalize practices and policies that reflect VillageReach values of diversity and inclusion, including overarching principles, communications guidance, photo guidance and anti-racism and anti-colonialism statements and reporting.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Policy, advocacy, communications and grantmaking on health issues including family planning, nutrition, MNCH, tobacco control, vaccine-preventable diseases and polio eradication. Several years focused on deep collaboration with community, religious and government leaders in polio-endemic countries to increase access to routine immunizations and end polio. Received an organizational award for high impact in global health. - Helping develop a six-year plan to eradicate polio in advance of The Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi, which secured $4B in pledges toward eradication;- Serving as relationship manager with Rotary International, managing $500million grant and working with 1.2 million members committed to fundraising and advocating for polio eradication, particularly in countries like India, Pakistan and Nigeria;- Developing and implementing strategy to successfully increase US government funding for polio- Negotiating the Gates Foundation’s first marketing partnership, with FC Barcelona, to increase awareness and drive global fan engagement toward ending polio.- Bipartisan political assessment to determine the level and breadth of Melinda Gates’ and Gates Foundation support for family planning and reproductive health.- Supported strategy development and message research for a campaign to emphasize progress, optimism and opportunity of U.S. investments in global health, and specifically immunization, among U.S. voters.

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Led a team of consultants providing marketing, advocacy and communications strategy for health and technology clients. - Established the Amgen Foundation in Washington and oversaw distribution of $1M+ in grants. - Improved reputation of Amgen among key influencers in Washington following Immunex acquisition. Managed legislative visits, established corporate sponsorships, and built relationships with community influencers. - Helped develop brand, messaging, stories, web site, and donor marketing materials for Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) to increase revenue and community engagement - Increased customer loyalty and brand awareness for Expedia. Developed integrated marketing campaign in print and for sites like MSN.com.

Created and implemented go-to-market plan for Isilon and its products, including branding, marketing and lead generation. Led writing and production of the company’s business plan and financing presentation. Helped secure initial $15 million in financing by top investors in two months and subsequent rounds of investment before successful acquisition by EMC.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Developed agency presence in Washington D.C. to manage policy and government affairs for Microsoft and other technology clients. Provided strategic counsel, government relations, and communications for Microsoft initiatives including platform technologies, privacy and security, and intellectual property.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Business Administration (Marketing And Finance)

Master’S Degree, Applied International Studies