The document provides information on Melissa Feezor and her background and objectives. She is looking for temporary or project-based graphic design, art, and marketing work to help solve world problems and engage people in doing good. Her long-term goal is to build relationships with visionaries working towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and regenerative economies. She has experience in sustainable fashion design, graphic design, activism focused on issues like human trafficking and the environment, and engaging corporations in volunteer programs and digital campaigns.

1. Immediate Objective: temporary or per project contract work using my graphic design/
artistic/marketing skills to creatively solve world problems and inspire meaningful engage-
ment of large groups of people to do good.
Long Term Objective: looking to build long term relationships with visionaries who are
aligning their resources with Sustainable Development Goals and regenerative economies.
“making goodness look good, using all the crayons in the box and coloring way, way outside the lines”
-Melissa Feezor
Founder, Activist, Designer, Artist,
Melissa Feezor
melissafeezor@icloud.com|407.619.0865|Central Florida & St. Augustine
@rawmaterialsbymelissa| raw materials by melissa | Melissa Feezor
Founder (1994--present)
Sustainable fashion designer and founder of raw materials, @rawmaterialsbymelissa (Oct.2016-present, 2006-2008)
Upcycled high fashion line and product development company that makes use of billions of tons of textile waste (fashion industry:
#2 behind oil industry in negative impact on our planet) and creates sustainable social enterprise for non profits/underserved
segments of the population. Developed first ever online, upcycled, bespoke experience, rawmaterialsbymelissa.com
greenorlando.com teachingchangepodcast
-fashion designer and founder of raw materials, private collection couture, Winter Park, FL (2006-2008)
produced several large production fashion shows, appeared in local magazines/tv/radio and featured on
a tv show pilot that won a PBS award
Graphic designer and founder of backdoor design (1994-2002)
Niche market advertising design firm that provided graphic design to smaller advertising firms /PR firms/printers.
Over this 8 year period, 2,000 hours of gratis design services were donated to non profits.
Activist (2011-present)
Innovation Session @rollinssocialinnovationhub for fashion, social media & body image (11.2019)
Developing peer led solutions for teen depression and suicide with a social media weekly break #unselfieSunday
Sustainable fashion day and speaking engagement @ideasforus.orlando (8.2019)
Promoting sustainable fashion industry, circular economies and sustainable development goals
Workshops on upcycling fashion, “Let’s get Frayed”. First of its kind denim fraying technique workshop (7.2019)
Idea that could create work around the world for underprivileged women and bring communities together
@rawmaterialsbymelissa upcycled several thousand pounds of textiles and hits first environmental milestone (7.2019)
Conservation of 1Million gallons of water
Worked with non profits focused on saving sex trafficking survivors. Developed best practices for work program based
on upcycling. Into the Jordan, Fort Meyers FL/Samaritan Village and One Purse, Central Florida (2016-2019)
Humanitarian Programs developed for Wyndham Worldwide (2013-2016)
Hero Project: This engagement program tackled the poor participation rate (30%) of paid volunteer days
Virtual Food Drive: This online food drive allowed large groups (schools, corporations, cities) to participate
in a collective online food drive. Part of a suite of gaming and giving products that promote impulse giving.
Graphic Designer (1990-present)
Contracted and employed in-house for dozens of clients and advertising agencies in Florida and Pennsylvania including Wyndham,
Disney, David Leadbetter, Nice’n Easy. First female, non rider to design for Underground Products BMX.
Artist (always)
Archived: Winter Park Historical Museum, Couture gown entitled: “Peacock Proud”
Showings: Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursdays, 6 appearances for oil painting and upcycled textile couture
Featured: City Arts Factory and Avalon Gallery, Orlando, FL
Galleries: digital fine art on permanent display at Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort, Wyndham Grand Rio Mar
Beach Resort, Norwegian Cruise Lines
Early job experiences:
Advertising Production Manager, 60 person staff for 72 store chain, Hess’s Department Store, Allentown PA, age 20-23
Advocated to become first female night crew worker in a tri-state area, Acme Markets, Allentown PA, age 18
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