She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Edinboro University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education. She worked as an education assistant at the Erie Zoo for three years during college, where she taught classes, gave tours, and helped with teacher workshops. She taught preschool for eighteen years, fifteen of which were at St. George, and she is currently in her second year of kindergarten. She is working toward her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction and hopes to earn her degree in December. Melissa enjoys working at Saint George because of the close relationships that are built here between teachers, parents, students, and faculty.