Midlife opened the door to a new way of living, leading, and supporting others.

After navigating her own reinvention during midlife, Melissa founded Her Playbook Rewrite to help women move through their Second Season with clarity and courage. Today, Melissa coaches women who are rewriting their next chapter, and she partners with organizations to develop menopause-inclusive training, policies and guidelines, and workplace cultures that support women in (peri)menopause.

Melissa's Background:

• More than 20 years of experience in equity education, organizational transformation, and global consulting

• PhD in Social Justice Education from the University of Toronto

• MA in Sociology and Equity Studies from the University of Toronto

• Life Coach Certification from Canada Coach Academy

• Menopause Trainer Certification with Women of a Certain Stage (UK)

Melissa’s teaching, leadership and consulting experience:

• The United Nations Population Fund | Senior Anti-Racist Consultant

• The United Nations Secretariat | Anti-Racist Consultant

• Brock University | Director of Human Rights and Equity

• The Ontario Water Works Association | Equity Consultant

• Peel District School Board | Principal

• Peel District School Board | Coordinator of Anti-Black Racism Education

• Peel District School Board | Coordinator of Indigenous Education

• Humber College | Law, Sociology, and Human Rights Sessional Instructor