Mel is a creative marketing executive and award-winning producer. Mel has spent 14+ years at Meta Platforms, Inc., building Facebook and Instagram’s Global Content Development department. As Global Director, Mel sets the creative strategy and vision, and leads the design and content production for Meta’s business digital channels. Outside of Meta, Mel’s films have been featured in top film festivals around the world including Sundance, True/False, Rotterdam, and cultural institutions like the Smithsonian and MoMA. Mel produced her first feature in 2020, Some Kind of Heaven, now available on Hulu, with The New York Times, Los Angeles Media Fund, and Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan). The film received critical acclaim upon its release (93% on RottenTomates). Mel has also produced four short documentaries with The New York Times Op-Docs, which were notably featured at The Tribeca Film Festival, Smithsonian and the Fondazione Prada. Mel is the co-founder of To Be Formed Productions.
Additionally, Mel is the co-founder and creative director of Oh My Millie, a character-driven retail brand, inspired by her dog Millie, that aims at supporting pets in need. Oh My Millie can be seen on the likes of Millie Bobby Brown, Bethenny Frankel and Gisele Bündchen. Mel also regularly paints and illustrates.
Mel’s background is grounded in the History of Science, with a specialization in photography and silkscreening. She graduated from Harvard, and got her start in the arts oil painting with her grandfather.