Melissa Novock (she/her)

Melissa Madonna Novock is currently a Victim Specialist with the FBI(Detroit). She primarily works with the VCAC squad (Violent Crimes Against Children) and handles human trafficking cases across southeastern Michigan. Her history of working with survivors of human trafficking spans over two decades covering both Detroit and New York City. Her experience includes working within the criminal justice, legal, and health care systems along with NGO’s. She is a graduate of Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, and the University of Detroit Law School. Her true teachers are the survivors she is privileged to work with every day where she allows the lessons learned to light the way for healing and change.