Melissa Ninegar

Melissa Ninegar has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Their most recent role is as the Sr Director of People and Culture at Once Upon a Farm, a position they have held since September 2022. Prior to that, they were the Director of People Operations & Culture at JuneShine from March 2019 to September 2022. Melissa also served as the People Operations Guru at Modern Times Beer from October 2015 to November 2017. Their previous roles include working as Otter Relations & Operations for Otter Products, LLC, a Human Resources Manager at Live Nation Entertainment, a Human Resource Coordinator at Pipette.com/Accutek Lab, a Human Resource Intern at Sagres Financial, and a Personal Assistant for the Gabai Family. Melissa's early work experience includes retail customer service at Spyder Surf / Moroccan Blue Boutique and a teaching assistant/tutor position at Santa Barbara City College Business Department.

Melissa Ninegar received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from UC San Diego's Eleanor Roosevelt College in 2009. From 2008 to 2010, they also obtained a Human Resource Certification from UC San Diego's San Diego Extension program.