Melissa is a founder and partner at Kemban Kolektif: a feminist, intergenerational and collaborative consultancy particularly in the intersections of gender within larger human rights. She has multisectoral experience in access to justice, gender equality and children’s human rights in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. She was a human rights advocate at WCC Penang and WAO for almost 10 years. Prior to NGO work, she was a Deputy Public Prosecutor and Senior Federal Counsel at the Attorney-General’s Chambers for almost 10 years.