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Melanie Hayward

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happy brand advocate at happy®
📍 Sag Harbor, New York, United States

Melanie Hayward is a founding team member and brand advocate at happy®, focusing on corporate social responsibility and partnerships. With over 18 years in the nonprofit sector, including senior roles at Teach For America, she holds an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler. Colleagues describe her as passionate, bright, and positive.

Outside of work, Melanie is deeply involved in her local community of Sag Harbor, where she lives with her husband and two children. She has run for the local school board and actively supports community programs focused on youth education and closing opportunity gaps.

As a "justice and joy enthusiast, " she helped build a people-first coffee company from the ground up.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
happy brand advocate
Location
Sag Harbor, New York, United States
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Social Responsibility
Her role at happy® is centered on corporate social responsibility, and she has over 18 years of experience in the nonprofit sector.
Mental Health Advocacy
Works for a coffee company committed to mental health and has established a partnership with NAMI.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
happy brand advocate
happy®
2023 - 8-2024
Founder
Better Good
2-2021 - 6-2022
Vice President, Regional Executive Leadership & Learning
Teach For America
6-2019 - 2-2021
Senior Managing Director, Development Knowledge & Learning
Teach For America
1-2015 - 6-2019
Managing Director, Development Knowledge & Learning
Teach For America
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Education
6-2022 - 6-2024
Master of Business Administration - MBA
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
2014 - 2014
Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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