Melissa Berliner

As Senior Vice President, Melissa Berliner enjoys developing tailored, innovative strategies to address her clients’ core challenges and opportunities. Collaborating with individuals who have a variety of personalities and skill levels, Melissa’s clients appreciate her ability to build consensus among organizational leadership, staff and volunteers to drive impact.  

Melissa’s work spans multiple sectors, including education, human services, and arts and culture. Melissa is also a seasoned guest speaker and lecturer on a variety of fundraising topics, and has spoken at the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Women in Development, Loyola University, DePaul University, and Columbia College. 

Prior to coming to Campbell & Company, Melissa managed multi-million dollar fundraising programs at the Columbia Art Museum, Victory Gardens Theatre, and Steppenwolf Theatre. She is the current Past President of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Melissa graduated from the Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in English.