Melissa is the Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development at The Benevolent Society, where she leads the First Nations Strategy. Her career spans leadership roles at The Minderoo Foundation and Commonwealth Bank, focusing on Indigenous employment and leadership. She holds both a Bachelors and Masters degree from QUT.
Describing herself as a "teacher at heart, " Melissa is driven by community empowerment and cultural integrity. She is a passionate advocate for First Nations voices in all levels of decision-making and is committed to fostering environments where others can succeed, showing pride in the success of young professionals.
Unique fact: She directed the strategic transition of the First Nations Employment Index to an Indigenous organization to uphold Indigenous data sovereignty principles.
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