Melissa Hamilton

Melissa Hamilton (she/her) is an artist, organizer, and Philadelphia native that has supported changemakers and organizations in social and cultural sectors for over fifteen years. Committed to economic, racial, and gender justice, Melissa has worked in nonprofit, educational, and philanthropic environments. Most recently, she was the Deputy Director at Leeway Foundation, a grantmaker supporting women and trans artists working at the intersection of art and social change. Prior, she served as the Engagement Director at CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia, a management commons and fiscal sponsor for creative communities. Melissa has served as a panelist for various funders and is a Justice Funders’ Harmony Initiative and Bread and Roses’ Gender Justice Giving Project alumni. She believes deeply in the power of art and media as tools for liberation.