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Melissa, thanks for joining us today. Quami, I'm so excited to be here. Yes, we are excited to have you,

my friend. So how would you get it started by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do?

I can do that. So my name's Melissa

Fortunato. I'm an FBI agent. Have been for 23 years. I'm not your typical FBI agent. I have not

my whole life wanted to be in the FBI. I started with a psychology degree and I was a counselor at a

rape crisis center.

And I really thought that's where my life would go.

I would go on to be a psychologist and do counseling the rest of my life.

Just the way life turns out, opportunities present themselves.

Always try to say yes to just the next step and see where it goes.

And I had opportunity and it developed

into me applying to the FBI and getting in. So I started in, I've been in our New York City

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