Melanie Bates

Melanie Bates is an experienced professional currently serving as the People Officer for Volunteering and Communications at Dementia UK since April 2023. Prior to this role, Melanie held the position of People Coordinator at Entertainment Partners from September 2021 to March 2023 and worked as an HR Administrator at Lucid Group from September 2019 to September 2021, providing generalist HR support across various aspects of the employee life cycle. Earlier career experience includes a role as a Case Handler at Medreport Group from April 2018 to September 2019. Melanie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Birmingham, obtained between 2014 and 2017, and completed A levels at South Dartmoor Community College from 2011 to 2013.