Melanie Kingdon

Melanie Kingdon, SHRM-SCP, has extensive experience in human resources and people management. They currently hold the role of Vice President, People & Culture at sparks & honey. Prior to this, they served as a Board Member - Speaker Relations at DisruptHR Long Island. Melanie also worked as a Senior Director HRBP at AvePoint and as an HR Director at Iovino Enterprises, LLC. They have also held various HR roles at Travers Tool Co., Inc., Freelance, Prestige Employee Administrators, Exusia, Inc., Smarte Carte, and Best Buy, where they were involved in recruitment, training, and sales performance management.

Melanie Kingdon, SHRM-SCP (they/them) obtained a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University at Albany, SUNY from 2005 to 2010. Additionally, they hold certifications including the SHRM - Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) obtained in 2018 and the SHRM - Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) which does not specify the year of obtaining.