About

Melinda Barbosa is a facilitator and trainer for mission-driven organizations.  She is a storyteller and facilitator who believes our narratives are the pathway to healing and social change. Melinda regularly presents her work in curiosity and courage, positive youth development, and professional development of staff at local and national conferences. n 2009, she began her career as a youth worker, while also building a presence as a body positive lifestyle blogger and consultant to plus-size fashion brands. She has just under ten years of experience managing and developing program cultures that encourage youth-owned ideas and projects supported by staff members trained to nurture growth and who encourage youth to imagine inconceivable possibilities for themselves.

Melinda brings her Youth Worker approach to help clients develop pathways through self-discovery and a strengths-based approach to solve their problems and confront their challenges with confidence and a sense of power. Melinda attended Bryn Mawr College and was a Posse Foundation Scholar where she committed herself to equity and social justice.