Melissa Gillespie has more than a decade of experience in the fields of event marketing and public relations, with past positions at Cox Communications and the United States Mission to the United Nations. As a freelance copywriter, she counted Citigroup and FedEx Kinkos among her clients.

Melissa's primary focus at Common Sense Advisory is public and media relations, securing research and analyst quote placement in major media channels such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times, as well as international speaking engagements inside and outside of the language services industry. She also directs the firm’s event strategy and social media marketing.