Melissa Haworth

Melissa Haworth is a visual designer, storyteller, and team leader with 25 years of experience bringing ideas to life across advertising, digital, and product design. Her career has spanned visual design, content, campaigns, and cross-channel digital experiences, always with a focus on helping people discover and connect with something new.

Most recently, Melissa led a team of 22 in product design and user research for a Digital Adoption Product. Before that, she held creative and design leadership roles at companies including McKinsey, Braze, Jet.com, and BBDO, where she began her career directing digital campaigns for clients like E*Trade, GE, and the Special Olympics.

A lifelong arts enthusiast and Maplewood local, Melissa is excited to bring her hands-on creative skills to SOPAC, an organization she sees as vital to the cultural life of the community she calls home. In this role, she hopes to learn the ins and outs of running a nonprofit as she plans to one day open her own arts nonprofit.