Melissa S.

Background

About Melissa S.

I am an educator and leader with more than a decade of experience inspiring clients to look inward, keep learning, grow stronger, and create conditions for thriving. I am known for bringing compassion, deep listening, and natural positivity to coaching, facilitating, and consulting in high performance, leadership development, and organizational well-being. I serve as Director of Well-Being Programs at George Mason University, and I founded The Leadership Project, LLC, a leadership coaching and consulting practice. My clients— high performing executives, leaders, athletes, and performers—benefit from my multidisciplinary professional approach that applies wisdom from the fields of sport psychology and mental training, positive psychology, resilience, well-being, leadership, change management, and organizational development. I prioritize my learning and professional development in order to support my clients with my very best. International Coaching Federation (ICF) Certified Coach, ICF Metro DC Chapter Strengths-based approach: CliftonStrengths and VIA assessments Mental Health First Aid Certification (2022) Trained Rx Racial Healing Circle Facilitator (2020-Present) Certified in Polarity Thinking (PACT, May, 2019) Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute participant (June, 2019) Practiced in EmWave biofeedback and Heartmath technique