Melissa Clark-Reynolds
Melissa Clark-Reynolds ONZM | |
|---|---|
 Clark-Reynolds for Edmund Hillary Fellowship in 2018 | |
| Born | 25 July 1964 |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington Rutgers University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Notable work | MiniMonos |
Melissa Jannet Clark-Reynolds
Personal life
Aged 15, Clark-Reynolds became the then-youngest woman to ever attend university in New Zealand.[2] While still a student, she was a single mother. After graduating from Victoria University of Wellington with a BA in Anthropology, she completed a combined Masters Degree in Environmental Health, Waste Management and Epidemiology at Rutgers University.[3]
Entrepreneur
Returning to New Zealand, Clark-Reynolds launched her first entrepreneurial venture, a health and safety and Workers Compensation Insurance consultancy named GMV Associates. The consultancy was sold to Southern Cross and became Fusion, New Zealand's largest private Workers Compensation insurer.[4]
In 2009, Clark-Reynolds began
Professional director
Clark-Reynolds became a professional director in 2013 and has since served with organisations including
References
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2015 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 28 May 2015.
- ^ "'Paid to think' and loving it". Otago Daily Times. 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Up close with a serial entrepreneur". NZ Business. 1 June 2009.
- ^ Collette, Devlin (1 June 2015). "Queen's Birthday honour for Wellington entrepreneur Melissa Clark-Reynolds". Stuff.
- ^ "Virtual world makes a real-world difference", b1g1, archived from the original on 8 March 2012
- ^ Martinez, Inma (21 November 2012). "'Eco-doom': Silently Trending on Teens Virtual Networks". Huffpost.
- ^ Rogers, Claire (10 April 2012). "MiniMonos heads to million members". Stuff.
- ^ Pullar-Strecker, Tom (30 April 2013). "Online 'virtual world' MiniMonos to close". Stuff.
- ^ "Our National Board". birthright. 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Jasmax appoints two independent directors". Architecture Now. 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Broadcasting appointments announced". Beehive.govt.nz. 30 April 2014.
- ^ "B+LNZ appoints first independent director". Farmers Weekly. 31 July 2017.
- ^ Huband, Bronwyn. "Our Stories: Melissa Clark-Reynolds". New Zealand Business Women’s Network.
- ^ "Strategy with Melissa Clark-Reynolds ONZM". New Zealand Institute of Management and Leadership.