Melissa supports the Executive Director of Global Outreach and Extended Education (GOEE) on a broad portfolio of initiatives to advance international and domestic priorities, including the International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) project. Her work focuses on managing high-level delegation visits from government, industry, and academic partners, overseeing the development and execution of formal partnership agreements; and supporting strategic proposal development.
Previously, Melissa managed student engagement and retention programs in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE) Academic and Student Affairs office including: the FSE Peer Mentor program; on-campus housing and first-year student academic intervention and retention initiatives; student clubs & organizations; Entrepreneurship + Innovation initiatives; hackathons; leadership consortiums for historically minoritized students; and the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) and Masters Opportunity for Research in Engineering (MORE) research programs.
Prior to Fulton, Melissa worked at the Downtown Phoenix campus Office of Student Engagement advising the Programming and Activities Board, Changemaker Central, student clubs and organizations, and managing large-scale events, and for ASU University Housing. Melissa began her professional career in politics in Connecticut in the legislative branch (Connecticut General Assembly) and executive branch (Office of the Governor) for two administrations: Governor M. Jodi Rell and Governor Dannel P. Malloy, where she contributed to policy and constituent engagement at the state level.