Melissa is the Director of Community Impact at LISC, a national community development and finance intermediary.

Melissa Kim (she/her) believes solutions to complex social challenges are most effective when they are imaginative, pragmatic, and co-created with communities. She has more than 15 years of experience working with resident leaders, community-based organizations, institutions, and government agencies on collaborations and community capacity building.

Currently, Melissa is the Director of Community Impact at LISC, a national community development and finance intermediary. Previously, she served as Deputy Director of LISC Philadelphia and managed arts and culture-based community economic development programs at The Village of Arts and Humanities, Asian Arts Initiative, and the North 5th Street Revitalization Project. She also serves on the Friends of the Rail Park and The Merchants Fund boards and is an alumna of the Center for Community Investment’s Fulcrum Fellowship and Field Catalyst programs.