Melissa serves as the Director of Philanthropy Operations for Sanford Burnham Prebys. She oversees the areas of revenue strategy, analytics, database optimization, moves management, pipeline development, reporting, donor research and annual fund.
Melissa has worked in philanthropy for more than 13 years, with a focus on operations and annual fund. Prior to joining Sanford Burnham Prebys, she held positions at San Diego Jewish Academy, California Western School of Law and National University.
She holds a Bachelor of Art degree from the University of California, Irvine and a Master of Business Administration degree from National University.