Hannah Melnicoe

Hanna Melnick is senior policy advisor and director of early learning policy at the Learning Policy Institute, where she co-leads the early childhood learning team. Her work focuses on policies that strengthen early learning systems in California and other states, particularly in preparing a high-quality, diverse educator workforce. She is a member of the Deeper Learning team, with a focus on school climate and social-emotional learning. She was previously a senior program manager at Pivot Learning (now part of UnboundEd), where she worked with high-needs school districts across the country to develop solutions to educational equity challenges and support student readiness for college and career. She was an analyst fellow with Education Pioneers in Marin County and began her career as a public school teacher in East Palo Alto and San Jose, California as a Teach for America corps member. Melnick earned an MPP from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.

updated 2025