Founding Collaborator

Experience: Melissa brings 15+ years of experience largely in the public sector.  Melissa served in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Public Policy and Finance from 2011 - 2018.  She spent the last two years as the City / County’s Budget Director overseeing a $12 billion budget and process aligning hundreds of stakeholders and serving as senior advisor to the Mayor.  Additionally, Melissa oversaw a large special project to co-locate 12+ City departments into a friendly, streamlined and efficient new Permit Center focused on improving the customer and staff experience from 2018-2020. 

In 2020, Melissa began consulting in the public sector and in 2022, she co-founded EQ.  She has worked on a range of projects across the State of California for public sector as well as nonprofit clients.  She is especially passionate about improving government services and supporting more healthy, fun team cultures in all environments including at EQ.

Education:  Undergraduate degree from U.C. Davis in Economics and Political Science; Masters in Public Policy from the University of Chicago. Completed coaching courses with the Co-Active Training Institute in Spring 2022.

Skills: Public policy analysis, strategic & long range planning, public finance / budget, facilitation, coaching, leadership, and management.

Equilibrium is: Yoga, meditation, hiking, swimming in open water, reading books (especially personal growth or spiritual variety!), spending time with my family, volunteering (currently in foster care) and seeking a joy filled life.

Connect with me: melissa@eqcollab.org