Melissa Dunlop

Samoan, Māori (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui) • Master of Education Psychology

Melissa Dunlop is Service Lead for the Wellington region.

Appointed to her role in Vaka Tautua in November 2021, Melissa previously worked in Early Childhood Education for more than nine years, and was a Primary School teacher before that. She holds a Master of Education Psychology, a Bachelor of Education, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood Education), and a Diploma of Teaching (Primary).

Melissa is passionate about improving the wellbeing of Pacific peoples and has strong community involvement and networks in the Central Wellington area. She enjoys spending time with her family and reading in her spare time.

“E so’o le fau i le fau” – Unity is strength