Melissa Da Gama

Bio

Melissa Da Gama is a program coordinator at the FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for the state-funded cybersecurity initiative, the Cybersecurity Leadership & Strategy Professional Education Program. Melissa coordinates cross-functional efforts and operational logistics to provide impactful training state-wide.

Melissa graduated from Florida International University with a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations in 2023, with a certificate in Human Rights and Political Transitions. As a student researcher in the Honors Diplomacy Lab, she steered her focus toward Cybersecurity and Latin American policy. She researched the connection between the Belt Road Initiative and Chinese civilian security foreign assistance and assessed effective developmental interventions that reduce gang influence in Latin America.