Owner/Founder
Great.full Goods products and refillable options are curated by Melissa Nguyen. The shop’s decor full of thrifty eco-vibes and upcycled art give it Mel’s unique touch. Melissa is a mother of 4, living as sustainably as possible since 2010 and an American Sign Language Interpreter that specializes in medical interpretation. She lives with her family just a few miles North of the shop in rural Virginia.
Melissa Nguyen
SMM & Chief of all things that plug in
Computer Science Major / Business Minor - James Madison University
Nevina loves working the shop because she gets to be apart of the local Harrisonburg community & constantly build upon her communication & marketing skills! Nevina stands for the shop’s mission and is always creating new ways for us in Marketing and Social Media.
Nevina Frese
Event Curator & Social Media Stories Guru
Political Science Major at James Madison University
Anya loves seeing how excited people get when it’s their first time coming in. She finds a lot of joy when people remark “Oh my Gosh this place is amazing!”. She loves slinging alternatives to nasty mainstream products and feels like working at Great.full Goods is like being a local consumer advocate.
Anya Strogonova
Shop Organizer & Go-getter
B.s in Geography & M.s in ISAT & Environmental Management
Elena is Mel’s right hand gal when it comes to organizing, moving products around and creating new displays. She’s always early, always has a positive attitude and truly lives a sustainable life herself! We can’t wait to see what Elena does with her Environmental Management skills!
Elena Finelli
Sampling Queen
Psychology major and minoring in Studio Art at JMU
She loves working at Great.full Goods because of all of the wonderful people she gets to meet! Lillie loves learning new and accessible ways to live more sustainably, and chatting with customers. She’s always willing to try something new and swears by so many of the self care products in the shop, like the Dip shampoo bars, all our bar soaps, and the Koji House body scrub. Lillie says “It's such a loving and encouraging environment at Great.full Goods <3”
Lillie Daschil
Shop Pop & Just always nice to people
Randy is Melissa’s Dad! He’s typically in the shop 2 days a week when he’s not playing music all over the Shenandoah Valley. When Melissa found out her youngest would have special needs and she wouldn’t be able to be in the shop as much as she wanted- Randy offered to work and the rest is history! Customers actually ask where Randy is if Mel is in the shop on a day they expect him. When asking him what his go-to advice for working in retail is he says “you just have to be nice to people. Smile, talk to them. It’s easy”. Randy helps make Great.full Goods a super friendly place!
photo by Alan Grossman Photography