Melissa Young, Developer, Planning for the Next Season

Melissa has worked in the aged care not for profit sector in the US and Australia for 28 years. She has most recently been Community and Sector Transformation Principal Consultant at CommunityWest. Her range of experience both on the front line and in executive management covers community care, residential care, hospital, independent living (government subsidised) and social enterprise. She has been an independent consultant at Encore Innovation, and worked alongside elders and organisations in the community under the social enterprise Planning for the Next Season.    Melissa has a BA in Behavioural Science and post graduate study in Gerontology. She has been a member of TEC (The Executive Connection), Director on the Board of Aged and Community Services, Western Australia (ACSWA), Chair of the Community Care Committee (ACSWA) and currently on the Advisory Board of Careseekers.com.au-a start up which matches people who need care with carers.