Melanie Brkich

Melanie Brkich has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Melanie'smost recent role is as a Foodservice Sales Manager at Matriark Foods, which they started in 2023. Prior to that, they worked as an Event Specialist from 2022 to 2023. From 2021 to 2023, Melanie was a part of the opening team for St. Jardim, a popular natural wine bar, where they had responsibilities in menu curation, operations management, customer success, and pop-up design and execution.

In 2019 and 2020, Melanie worked at L'Observatoire International, first as a Special Project Coordinator and later as an Executive Assistant until 2021. Before that, they were a Customer Service Lead at Wythe Hotel from 2018 to 2019 and a Lead Cheesemonger at Campbell Cheese & Grocery from 2017 to 2018.

Melanie's earlier experiences include roles such as Communication Manager and Instructor at the University of Houston from 2014 to 2017, Nonfiction Editor at Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature & Fine Arts from 2014 to 2017, and Photo Technician at The New York Times in 2013. Melanie'searliest significant role was as an English Language Teacher in France as part of the TAPIF program, where they taught English, conducted private tutoring lessons, and assisted with academic translation in 2013 and 2014.

Melanie Brkich began their education in 2009 at the University of Florida, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism with minors in French and English. In 2011, they briefly attended Georgetown University to study Journalism. Later on, Melanie earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. Melanie attended the University of Houston again from 2014 to 2017, where they completed their MFA degree. Additionally, Melanie has some unspecified academic experience at Sciences Po Lyon - Institut d'Etudes Politiques and Université Lumière Lyon 2, although the specific details are not provided.