Melissia serves as NCHRC’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Coordinator, where she oversees Fayetteville’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program, works on expanding LEAD and helps oversee NCHRC’s law enforcement projects.  Melissia is a experienced public safety project manager with 16 years experience serving as lead on a variety of issues. During her work with a sheriff’s office in NC, she implemented over 60 projects and served as project director for several innovative state and federal initiatives focusing on domestic violence, mental health diversion, and human trafficking.