Policy & Research Manager
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Melissa works to implement EEC’s education policy initiatives, including equitable school finance reform, anti-racist teacher professional development, and ending the school-to-prison pipeline.
Melissa received an undergraduate degree in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with an emphasis on criminal justice reform,and a Master’s in sociology from the University of Washington.
She previously worked at the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the UW and, prior to that, as an independent researcher, legal case manager, and private
investigator. Melissa’s work on both education and criminal justice reform is driven by a deep belief in both
anti-racism and the power of education to end cycles of poverty.
In her free time, Melissa enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest with her partner and two
daughters.