Melanie is the Director of Engagement and Impact at The Social Deck. She oversees The Social Deck’s engagement, research, data analysis, evaluation and community development work. She has an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW, specialising in Social Impact.

She is experienced at facilitating research and engagement activity, including co-design and delivering training courses in human-centred design approaches and social impact measurement. Melanie specialises in inclusive and accessible facilitation, engagement and design practices.

Melanie has recently been a lead designer and facilitator for national consultations and engagement on a broad range of issues, including the new National Obesity Strategy, National Disability Strategy, National Declaration for Educational Goals of Young Australians and supporting employment opportunities for people with disability.