Kate Jakubas

Overview

Kate first asked the question of what's in our cleaning products while studying for her Masters of Environmental Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology in 2012. After winning the Quinlan School of Business's Sustainable Enterprise Competition in the spring of 2013 Meliora was born! From the beginning Kate's vision has been to use business as a tool for change for the better. Using better ingredients and disclosing 100% of them as well as our recipes! has been a cornerstone of Meliora Cleaning Products from day 1.Kate started asking how things worked at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign studying Materials Science & Engineering. After graduating she spent several years in the plumbing products and biking industries working on material specifications and compliance with increasing regulations around what goes into the products we use everyday. She pursued and attained her Six Sigma Black Belt certification in 2015 to make sure our operations are efficient and use a minimum of natural resources. Born and raised here she's proud to call Chicago home.