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Melanie Reid

Melanie Reid

Melanie Reid

Human Resources Consultant
Melanie C Reid Consulting, LLC

melaniereid@columinate.coop
612-919-0508

Areas of Expertise:

  • Assessing, understanding and enhancing organizational culture.
  • Supporting the process of recruiting and selecting talented leaders to take your organization to the next level.
  • Measuring employee satisfaction and engagement and utilizing the data to suggest organizational improvements.
  • Developing, expanding and strengthening Human Resources systems including Employee Handbooks, job descriptions, performance evaluation systems and all aspects of the HR function.
  • Training, support and mentoring for General Managers and Board members.

I consider myself an unlikely grocer. I never planned on making my career in grocery co-ops, but I sure am glad that I found my happy place among the amazing, inspiring, incredible people who make our sector what it is. I love my work and the people I get to meet and work alongside. I am grateful for the opportunities to share my knowledge and experience and hope that I can inspire others in their work and in their lives.

— Melanie Reid

Biography:

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.

Experience:

  • Conducted over 100 employee satisfaction and engagement surveys in co-ops all over the country.
  • 15 years managing retail natural food co-ops.
  • Over 10 years consulting in the cooperative sector.
  • Supported over 30 successful General Manager hiring processes.
  • Presented at numerous conferences, led training sessions, provided coaching, helped co-ops implement open-book management initiatives and facilitated numerous performance evaluation processes.

Melanie Reid’s experience and knowledge bring me a sense of calm and confidence. Melanie has conducted both staff surveys and an HR audit for our Co-op as well as support in dealing with difficult situations. Melanie is both a professional and a pleasure to work with. Her work is thorough and her recommendations for improvement are backed by years of personal experience.

Jen Girty, HR Manager, East End Food Coop, Pittsburgh, PA

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