Kristie Sigler Global Lead and Senior Partner, Food, Agribusiness and Beverage – FleishmanHillard

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Melissa for both in-person and virtual FNCE events, where she has served both as the moderator and a panelist. She is always the consummate professional—active in pre-event calls, purposeful about shaping an agenda, thoughtful and fact-based in her responses and all of this with a positive attitude. As a subject matter expert, she presents content in an approachable manner and is engaged with the other participants. An experienced media trainer, she is calm and thorough in responding to even the most controversial questions. As a moderator, she works hard to build rapport with the panelists during preparation, evolves her discussion guide as the conversation ebbs and flows and ensures everyone has their voice heard. Melissa is exactly what we look for on behalf of our clients:  smart, balanced and gracious.