Throughout her 20 years of teaching, she has taught 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th grades. She attended Kent State for her undergraduate degree and got her master's in administration at John Carroll University. Melissa is passionate about equal rights for children around the world. She volunteered at Rift Valley Children's Village in Tanzania, Africa. While there, she lived in a house with 10 girls, taught preschool, and wrote the curriculum and assessments for the Pre K and Kindergarten programs.