Melissa Chapman
Melissa is a bilingual Project & Portfolio Manager and former Program Director with over 15 years of experience managing people and projects. Her expertise spans international nonprofit and educational leadership, project portfolio management, HRIS implementations, and managing multilingual teams of over 100. She resides in Oregon and loves to spend time hiking and backpacking in the Pacific Northwest.
Melissa currently works as a Project & Portfolio Manager at Chaucer Foods where she manages a portfolio of commercial projects in the B2B business.
Previously, as the first Project Manager at HCM Unlocked, Melissa designed and implemented essential templates and processes across the organization. She co-founded and led an Enterprise Steering Committee, working to improve internal processes through gap analysis and collaboration with executive leaders. She worked closely with cross-functional leaders to fine-tune processes and eliminate inefficiencies, enhancing satisfaction for both clients and employees.
Melissa is the co-creator and instructor of The Project Manager Accelerator, a five-module program providing career changers with LIVE coaching on project management skills and tools, job search strategies, and 35 education hours to qualify for the PMP exam.
While pivoting from education to project management, she found there weren't a lot of resources for "non-traditional" project managers, and she wanted to change that. She wrote an ebook/guide on the PMP application process, helping hundreds successfully apply and get accepted to take the PMP exam.
Today, Melissa shares her career pivot journey and how she successfully transitioned out of the classroom into project management to help others take the steps to transform their careers and lives. She offers free resources and coaches former teachers and anyone wanting to pivot into project management. She provides resume reviews, PMP application help, and career coaching sessions. Check out her Topmate account for all her coaching and PM resources:
https://www.bettercareer.org/pm-accelerator
https://topmate.io/melissa_chapman and connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissachappy/