Melissa Fusoni Payne

Melissa Fusoni Payne currently holds the position of Director, HR Business Partner at Syneos Health Communications, a role started in September 2024. Prior to this position, Melissa served as Vice President of Human Resources at McCann New York from January 2022 to September 2024. Earlier experience includes multiple roles at Mindshare, where Melissa advanced from Manager to Director of Human Resources between June 2016 and January 2022. Melissa also held a Senior Associate position at Digitas North America from January 2013 to June 2016, with initial HR experience obtained as a Recruiting Coordinator at Morgan Stanley and as an intern at both Digitas and Barneys New York. Melissa holds a BA in Communications and Human Resource Management from Rutgers University.