Melissa has been providing federal, state, local, commercial, and foreign tender proposal support services to companies across the US for more than 15 years. She volunteers in the APMP international Board of Directors and was nominated for APMP’s Executive of the Year award in 2023. Her experience has spanned a variety of technical industries, including space, Information Technology, Operations and Maintenance, network communications, cybersecurity, intelligence, construction, facilities management, and corrections. Melissa has worked in many, vastly different proposal environments, being flexible to the needs of each company, applying just right process improvements, and successfully developing compliant and compelling proposals. She has been a major contributor to proposals resulting in billions of dollars in contract wins.Passionate about positive changes in the business development field, Melissa provides opportunities to upcoming and recent graduates of local universities to gain experience and to provide our clients with new talent. Palmer Consultants provides innovative cost efficiencies to our small business clients, benefitting even the smallest companies with top notch proposal support without the typical exorbitant cost. We are passionate about helping to drive down contractor G&A through reduced overhead expense, leading to more wins!Melissa served on the APMP Colorado Chapter from 2014 to 2016, as the Marketing Director and the Chapter Chair. During her work on the Colorado Chapter Board, she inspired board members to uncover new and creative ways to bring tailored value to chapter members and helped increase membership by more than 125%. Melissa is passionate about giving APMP members the value they expect and appreciate. By providing ample bi-monthly educational opportunities and semi-annual networking events, members continue to grow in their field and make connections that lead to advancement in their own career and in the proposal industry, as a whole.