Melissa has nearly 20 years’ experience in property tax compliance industry, coming from CSC and PowerPlan. She is a member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation and on the committee for the CMD Ad Valorem Tax Conference. She has consulting and managed service experience in property tax and business licensing applications, as well as project management experience in workflow process and automation engagements. She holds a PMP certification and a Masters in Organizational Leadership. She also has 2 teenagers who love travel and adventure as much as she does. She currently resides in San Diego, CA.

About Us: Avalara helps businesses of all sizes get tax compliance right. We provide prebuilt integrations with the big-name financial and business management systems you trust, as well as a robust API for do-it-yourself business builders. Avalara delivers cloud-based compliance solutions for transaction tax types, like sales and use, VAT, GST, excise, communications, lodging, and more. If you are an accounting practitioner, Avalara has a suite of Avalara for Accountants solutions, purpose-built to help you directly support your clients. We’re headquartered in Seattle, with offices across the U.S. and in Canada, the U.K., Belgium, Brazil, and India.