ABOUT

Hello! Thanks for being here.

If you prefer formality, my resume is here.

If you’d like the short version, this is for you.

street creds

As a professional writer for over 30 years, I’ve written everything from TEDx talks to chapters in legal textbooks, legal and corporate conference presentations, feature stories, case studies, white papers, speeches, one-sheets, books, website copy, sales pages, landing pages, email marketing campaigns, video scripts, ads, blog posts, educational curriculum, online courses, and more.

Specifically, I have:

  • Written over 5,000 blog posts
  • Written and hosted over 4oo recorded video interviews with subject matter experts
  • Conducted hundreds of interactive livestream video interviews
  • Created and delivered educational courses, seminars, and manuals to tens of thousands of people
  • Edited thousands of emails and external company communications
  • Spent over 8,000 hours managing educational and content-related projects

Social creds

During Melani’s tenure at the Foundation, she completely transformed and rebuilt our body of work – both educational content and our communications. She is one of the most skilled writers, copywriters, editors, researchers, content producers, and strategists I have ever worked with. The quality and quantity of work that she produces – every single week – is unprecedented.

Polly Dawkins, Executive Director, Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s

Melani’s work is always best in class and has garnered worldwide attention for the Foundation as a leading and trusted source of education and information about Parkinson’s.

– Jenna Deidel, Director of Programs & Outreach, Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s

Melani is one of the smartest, sharpest people I’ve ever worked with. She is thoughtful, highly responsive, and much more than just a writer—Melani is a strategic thought-partner, idea generator, copywriting ninja, and business magnifier.

– Jenny Blake | Author and Founder of Free Time and Pivot

Working with Melani is one of the very best things I’ve ever done for my business. I’ve made her swear she’ll never leave me.

Jennifer Louden

“If you want an incredibly generous but “loving kick in the butt” writer + business and marketing coach to help you communicate your message to more people and get big-time RESULTS, Melani is the way to go!

Marie Forleo

formal creds

SECONDARY EDUCATION

  • MEd – University of Virginia
  • Post BA – University of Colorado, Boulder
  • MA – University of Colorado, Denver and University of Detroit
  • BA – Marquette University

POST BACCALAUREATE WRITING & MARKETING EDUCATION

  • NEXT MBA – Seth Godin
  • University of Chicago: Certificate in Medical Writing & Editing (in progress)
  • UC Berkeley Extension: Professional Sequence in Editing
  • Essential Skills Certificate Program – American Medical Writers Association
  • Copy Hackers: Certified Conversion Copywriter
  • Copyblogger: Certified Master Level Content Marketing Strategist
  • Hubspot: Certified Inbound Marketing Specialist
  • Digital Marketer: Certified Customer Value Optimization Specialist
  • MediaBistro: Copy Editing Certificate Program