Melissa Menta is Senior Vice President of Global Brand and Communications for Peanuts Worldwide. In her 24 years with Peanuts, Melissa has overseen a myriad of ambitious initiatives, including a long-running partnership between Peanuts and NASA; the international multi-year Take Care With Peanuts initiative promoting good global citizenship; a collaboration with the Foundation for Hospital Art that brings colorful Snoopy murals to hospitals worldwide; and Peanuts’ wide-ranging 75th Anniversary celebrations in 2025, including the Snoopy In Style fashion exhibition in Paris. Melissa is the co-host of the new podcast “You Don’t Know Peanuts,” and has met Peanuts fans on all seven continents. Her previous executive positions have included pets.com and the Jim Henson Company.