Melissa is a researcher, facilitator, and teacher with thirty years experience in academic administration at Harvard University and Duke University, including such positions as Assistant Provost, Associate Dean for Information Science and Technology, and Special Assistant to the Dean for Long-Range Planning. Her research brings together knowledge from across the disciplines, blending economics, science, and human values into a narrative that provides common ground and autonomy for individuals and groups. She is executive director of Climate Cooperators, a nonprofit start-up promoting electric vehicles and climate innovations to foster a mainstream attitude change through education and action. She uses the tools of systems thinking and mindfulness to focus individuals and organizations on practices that promote communities of trust and development of co-intelligence.
She is a member of the Rotary Club of Durham, NC, USA, and served as chair of the District 7710 Ethics Committee from 2012-2015. She is currently Secretary of the Board of the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group. She is also a member of the Society for Organizational Learning.
EDUCATION
She is a member of the Rotary Club of Durham, NC, USA, and served as chair of the District 7710 Ethics Committee from 2012-2015. She is currently Secretary of the Board of the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group. She is also a member of the Society for Organizational Learning.
EDUCATION
- Certificate in Positive Psychology, Coursera, offered by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Master of Theological Studies, Duke University
- Advanced Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership, Duke University
- Master of Business Administration, Duke University
- Bachelor of Arts in History, Connecticut College
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