Melanie Reid is a human resources consultant and a member of Columinate. She has been involved with natural food co-ops since 1998. Prior to starting her consulting business, she held the position of Human Resources Manager for 12 years in two different co-ops. She also served as General Manager of Just Food Co-op in Northfield, MN for 4 years.

Melanie’s areas of expertise include understanding and developing organizational culture, improving HR systems and practices, leadership development and facilitating excellent processes for Boards of Directors who are hiring General Managers. In the last 5 years, she has supported over 30 GM searches in our sector. She has also conducted over 100 employee satisfaction surveys in food co-ops in the last 10 years.

Melanie is passionate about creating healthy, participatory workplaces in our food co-ops and believes that begins with strong leadership. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience with others and brings an engaging style and warm personality to her work. When not in a food co-op either working or shopping, you might find Melanie biking in the woods, reading beside a body of water or working on her bungalow.