Melissa is a wife and mother to two teen daughters. She received her BS degree from the University of Delaware in Business Management with a minor in Management Information Systems. She then went on to earn a certificate from the Institute of Professional Youth Ministry and worked full-time as a Youth Minister in Louisianna before relocating to Western New York and joing Fisher-Price. During her 13 year career working for Fisher-Price, she earned her M.B.A. while raising her family, working full-time, and serving as a volunteer catechist for her home parish. When her job was eliminated, she once again considered her call to serve God in His church and was hired as the Director of Faith Formation at Annunciation Parish. Since working at Annunciation, Melissa has earned her Certificate of Continuing Education in Theological Studies from Christ the King Seminary, a Certificate in Parish Catechetical Leadership from the Diocese of Buffalo and is currently pursuing a Certificate from Franciscan University of Steubenville in Parish Catechetical Leadership.