Melissa brings over 17 years of experience to Samsara, where she is responsible for leading the People team. Before Samsara, Melissa led People Operations at Meraki and focused on creating a great employee experience from its high growth startup stage to a successful integration as part of Cisco. In addition to her experience with Meraki, Melissa previously held leadership positions at Medallia and Altman Vilandrie & Co. bringing expertise in recruitment, HR operations, employee engagement programs, and workplace services.
Melissa has a B.A. in Cognitive Science from University of California at Berkeley, and an M.S. in Organizational Learning & Development from Suffolk University.