Melissa Stafford

Melissa Stafford (Newton) currently serves as the Contract Manager for the Performance Solutions Division at W. L. Gore & Associates since January 2022. Previously, Melissa held the position of Contract Manager at Summit Aviation Inc. from November 2018 to January 2022. Prior roles include Senior Manager of Government Contracts at Smiths Detection Inc. and Manager of Subcontract Relations at Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., overseeing subcontract management and related activities. Earlier experience includes managing subcontract and contract functions at The Logistics Company and working as a Payroll & Accounting Assistant at American Financial Resources. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Keene State College and a Graduate Certificate in Commercial & Government Contract Management from Villanova University.