Work
Projects
Initiatives Mel has led, built, and championed across environmental advocacy, education, and social enterprise.
End Plastic Soup
Rotary · Regional Director, Oceania
Leading the Oceania chapter of the global Rotary initiative to end plastic pollution in oceans, rivers, and ecosystems by 2050.
Read more → Education & InnovationMacquarie University Incubator
Expert/Enabler-in-Residence · Since 2021
Designing and facilitating programs that teach startups and researchers to think more creatively about solving global challenges.
Read more → ConsultancySensibilizer
Founder · Social Enterprise, Sydney
A prototype laboratory for frameworks that help organisations escape conventional thinking and accelerate systemic change.
Read more → Social EnterpriseFOOD4FACE
Founder · Startup
A startup disrupting eco-friendliness in the cosmetics industry, using science-backed natural ingredients to rethink beauty and sustainability.
Read more → ResearchPhD Research
University of Technology Sydney
Doctoral research into how Knowledge Innovation Communities can accelerate systemic climate action. Completed, then left behind in favour of putting the findings directly into practice.
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