Legal Assistant
Melany joined CAIR Coalition as a legal assistant in January 2020. Prior to working at CAIR Coalition, she worked for Microsoft as an IT support specialist and has over eight years of experience in the information technology industry. She also served as the Information Technology Industry Council’s Latin America Global Policy Graduate Fellow where she drafted recommendations for stakeholders that advanced market access and innovative capacities for ICT companies in Latin America.
She holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Affairs from Cleveland State University. In 2017 she moved to Washington D.C. to combine the experience she has in technology with her passion for Latin America. In May of 2020 she will graduate from the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies master’s program, specializing in security and development, at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.
