Melissa McDonald

Melissa is a former three-time PMO Director and PMP.  Before that, she proudly served on Active Duty in the United States Army as an Engineer Officer. She is also a Military Spouse where she served the military community for over 20 years.  

Melissa has 20+ years of experience leading and managing people, projects, and portfolios in both the government and private sectors. She has supported clients in various industries, to include Defense, IT, Healthcare, Finance, Engineering, HR, and Operations. 

Melissa has a Master of Science Degree in Project Management (MSPM) from Boston University and Bachelor of Science in Physics from Xavier University. In addition, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), and Certified Smartsheet Sales Professional & Solutions Consultant.

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Melissa loves hiking and cycling and wandering the globe. Having been to over 40 countries, she loves experiencing new cultures and ways of bringing people together.

Kathleen Brennan

Kathleen has a proven track record in delivering, developing, deploying, and evaluating systems aimed at improving quality and efficiency.  She mentors, coaches, and helps teams and individuals develop their technical and professional skills.  

Kathleen utilizes exceptional leadership and communications skills to collaborate within large and small business units, ensuring client goals and profitability targets are met.  She has strong networking skills and abilities to build relationships internally and externally with clients and the community.

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Prior to joining The Smart PM, Kathleen honed her skills at Wells Fargo Bank, Salt River Project and, more recently, as IT Manager at Builders FirstSource where she created and launched the business analysis team. 

Kathleen has a Bachelor of Science from Northern Arizona University (go Jacks!) and is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Tester (CTFL). When Kathleen is not busy solving complex issues for clients, she enjoys running, hiking and the beach.  Kathleen currently resides in Dallas, TX.