Melissa Utz

Melissa Utz, MA LPC, serves as a Senior Digital Project Manager at Oregon Health & Science University since February 2022. With a background in mental health, Utz previously worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor at Oregon Counseling and as a Clinical Therapist & Digital Project Manager at Whole Connection. Prior to these roles, Utz gained experience as a Senior Executive Coach at LIFE Cross Training, promoting lifelong habits of well-being, and as a Counselor at Naropa University, providing mental health services and academic coaching. In earlier positions, Utz demonstrated leadership as the Director of Project Management at Connective DX and as an Operations and Digital Project Manager at Black Walnut Inn & Vineyard. Utz holds a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Naropa University and a BA in Communications, Political Science, and Philosophy from Santa Clara University.