Melissa Elliott
Governance | NC, United States
2024 Communities First Global Collaborative Fellow

Melissa Elliott has served on the Henderson City Council for eight years; she recently became the city’s first Black mayor and the first woman to hold the position. Melissa has had a long career serving in the criminal justice field. She was awarded the Delta Sigma Theta Community Service Award for her work informing community members about gang culture and an Outstanding Community Service Award for her contributions as a Gang Specialist to Warren County’s Gang Assessment. Melissa’s background in the field led her to found her own organization, Gang Free Inc.