Melania is the Strategic Energy Lead within the Greener Futures team at Surrey County Council. She leads the team that works to realise Surrey County Council's ambitions to become a net zero Council in its buildings and operations by 2030, and for Surrey to become a net zero county by 2050. Previously she worked for the non-profit and for the private sectors on renewable energy and environmental management matters. She holds a master in Environmental Technology at Imperial College London and a bachelor in Environmental Management, and she is a member of the Future Leaders Council at the UKRI's Natural Environment Research Council.