Melanie Francis

Melanie Francis is the General Counsel and Director of People & Culture at Evergreen Canada since January 2023. Prior to this, Melanie held the position of Director of People & Culture at Evergreen from May 2019 to January 2023. Melanie also served as the Executive Director of Human Resources and Labour Relations at the Government of Ontario - Office of the Premier from February 2015 to June 2018. Before that, Melanie worked as an Associate at Blaney McMurtry LLP from September 2010 to February 2015, specializing in Labour & Employment Law and Election Law. Melanie also has experience as a Communications Assistant at the Government of Ontario from September 2004 to August 2006. Melanie holds an LLB in Law from the University of Ottawa and an Hon BA in Political Science and Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University.