Melissa is the Managing Director of BC Rent Bank, a project of Vancity Community Foundation funded by the Province of BC. BC Rent Bank supports a network of rent banks across the province that provide essential eviction prevention and housing stability supports. She has almost 20 years of experience working in the non-profit sector, both domestically and internationally, and is passionate about social justice and housing affordability issues. In her work with BC Rent Bank, she focuses on what’s important: assisting renters with practical solutions in their time of crisis. Apart from work and study, Melissa enjoys hiking, cycling and enjoying the great outdoors.