mbaptiste26@nul.org

Melissa Jean-Baptiste is a first-generation Haitian American and former New York City high school teacher. As the “Beyoncé of personal finance,” she paid off $102,000 in student loan debt on a teacher's salary while writing and producing the award-winning “Millennial in Debt” web series. She has since pivoted into personal finance and career coaching to help millennials and Gen Z build generational wealth and gain financial freedom in a shame-free digital environment. Her journey and money lessons have been featured on Good Morning America, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Forbes, and CNN, among other media outlets. She can be found at millennialindebt.com and millennialindebt on all social platforms.