Dr. Melodie Bissell

Having worked with churches, charities and not-for-profits in Senior Executive and risk management roles for most of her career, Melodie launched Plan to Protect®, in 2006 with a desire to provide the HIGHEST STANDARD of abuse prevention and protection for organizations serving the vulnerable sector. She accomplishes this through consulting and training and providing leaders with the tools, training and momentum needed to accomplish their vision and goals while safeguarding the mission of the organization and their people.  Melodie is the author of numerous books and journal articles. As a Victim-Advocate, Melodie is committed to giving voice to victim-survivors of abuse as she stewards the disclosures and stories of abuse on behalf of clients. In 2022, Melodie received her doctorate at the University of Toronto. Her focus of her thesis was on nurturing the spiritual healing of victim-survivors of abuse.