Melissa recently joined Netflix
as Vice President
overseeing event programming across the spectrum of
kids and family entertainment. Melissa’s goal is to offer powerful, timeless family entertainment with global appeal,
including animation, live action, tween sitcoms and interactive shows.
Prior to Netflix, Melissa was Chief Creative Officer and Head of Studio for Oriental DreamWorks
based in Shanghai, China.
She has also served as a producer at DreamWorks Animation, responsible for producing animated feature films including the Academy Award-nominated “Kung Fu Panda” trilogy which grossed over $1.8 billion worldwide!
Before that, Melissa worked in senior executive and production roles at Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox
and VH1.