International Orange

Melissa Ferst is of a third generation of Northern California orange growers and a graduate of UC Berkeley. She ran the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, a non-profit organization and did public relations, brand development, media relations, and event planning for Alexander Ogilvy Worldwide, which drove her to learn, explore and practice yoga as a means of relaxation and growth. She left a dot-com before the slump to add her marketing and organizational skills to help create IO. Melissa has been practicing yoga since 1998 and is a Yoga Instructor, certified by The Mindful Body Teacher Training program.