Melissa
Session(s):
It’s Not Too Late: Building Blocks for Intersectional Inclusion in Youth Economic Opportunities
Melissa Matlock, Director of Gender and Social Inclusion, develops strategies to help empower women and youth by integrating considerations related to gender, youth, and other marginalized populations across ACDI/VOCA’s projects and new business efforts. Melissa has over 14 years of experience working on gender, youth, finance, value chains, access to technology and market development issues. Prior to joining ACDI/VOCA, she provided technical assistance and managed agricultural finance and market development projects at Connexus Corporation and the SEEP Network, including supporting youth entrepreneurship and the development of a youth financial product for a USAID project in Rwanda. She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica, teaching English and business classes to high shcool students. Melissa holds a BA in global affairs and economics from North Central College and an MS with distinction in gender, development, and globalization from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
