Melanie Carpenter joined MAA in March 2000 as a Human Resources Assistant and held positions in various specialties within Human Resources, including organizational development and employee relations and recruitment, until being appointed Director of Human Resources in 2011. As Director of Human Resources, Ms. Carpenter was responsible for MAA's associate training and communications.
In 2016, Ms. Carpenter was promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining MAA, Ms. Carpenter worked in the human resources field for Cooperative Marketing Concepts from November 1996 to February 2000.