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Background

Mellita grew up in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Since she loves the water, especially the sound of the waves and smell of the fresh ocean air, growing up on an island was perfect. Mellita moved to Saint John to attend the Saint John campus of the University of New Brunswick. She enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology program because of her interest in Anatomy and how the body moves during athletics. She played both basketball and soccer her first year and then went to Fredericton to continue her second year of studies.

Mellita realized after two years she wasn't on the career path she wanted to pursue so she made the decision to move back to Saint John where she looked at more unconventional paths to obtain certifications in fitness theory and fitness instructing. She loves learning, so is always looking for opportunities to learn about new things. 

Career

Mellita found she was interested in working in the banking industry. She worked for TD Bank and then TD Insurance prior to taking some time off to start a family. During her time away from a traditional work environment she became a sales representative for a direct sale company. This really sparked an interested in sales and she realized she was pretty good at it.

When Mellita was ready to go back to working outside the house, she wanted to follow the sales path. About a year and half after re-entering the workforce, she joined the team at Irving Oil and now works as a Commercial Account Manager, responsible for managing 2,000 businesses in Cape Breton, Northern Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Irving Oil delivers Furnace Oil, Propane, Diesel, and Gas to these commercial customers to use in the running of their businesses − everything from heating their stores, to running restaurant equipment, or fuelling their tractors and fishing boats.

Mellita's favourite part of her job is building strong relationships with her customers and co-workers. She says it's rewarding when a customer reaches out to you to help with an issue they have and you're able to solve the problem with them.