Travels From Victoria
Speaker Topics
Belonging and Power of Connection
Bullying, harassment, intimidation and sexual harassment
Confidence
Diversity and Inclusion
Effective Advocacy and overcoming challenges
Gender Identity
How to create an inclusive workplace for transgender people
Leadership
LGBTQIA+ issues/rights
Organisational Gender Diversity and Policy
Social media – The importance and value of it in a modern world
Transgender from all angles – How to create an inclusive workplace for transgender people
Melissa Griffiths
Transgender advocate and authority
Melissa is an award-winning transgender authority, advocate for LGBTIQA+ rights, media professional, author, mc and keynote speaker.
Since 2017 she has devoted a lot of her time advocating for the gender diverse and and transgender community. She has also previously worked as a board director for two years for has spent over 20 years also working for government.
Since 2017 Melissa has also been a freelance journalist, media commentator as well as speaking at various conferences and events including the 2018 National Employment Solutions Conference. More recently she spoke at Priceline Pharmacy’s Customer Operations Conference in Melbourne.
In 2017 she was a finalist for Victorian LGBTI person of the year and has been a finalist for other awards including finalist for Agenda Setter of the Year in the 2018 Women’s Awards. In her role, she has spoken at many events as well as speaking on podcasts, radio and tv in Australia and overseas.
Melissa teaches organisations about diversity and inclusion as well sharing her experiences and knowledge about gender diverse and transgender people. She has also teaches about effective advocacy and gender diversity policy. She has online LGBTIQA+ terminology information sheets and tips for employers how to deal with an employee transitioning in the workplace.