Work

Projects

Initiatives Mel has led, built, and championed across environmental advocacy, education, and social enterprise.

Environmental

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.

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Macquarie 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.

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Sensibilizer

Founder · Social Enterprise, Sydney

A prototype laboratory for frameworks that help organisations escape conventional thinking and accelerate systemic change.

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FOOD4FACE

Founder · Startup

A startup disrupting eco-friendliness in the cosmetics industry, using science-backed natural ingredients to rethink beauty and sustainability.

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PhD 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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