Before joining the Saint Basil family, Melissa  earned her Associates in History at Lake Michigan College and later transferred to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. At UNK she double majored in Native American History and Recreation. She later went back to school and earned her degree in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Melissa started working at Saint Basil as a part-time preschool aide 4 mornings a week in March of 2015. As our numbers grew, she started the next year as a full-time aide. Now Melissa works alongside Miss Sue in the 4-year-old preschool room.  When not at school, Melissa and her daughter, Leah, enjoy traveling, hiking, combing our beautiful beaches for seaglass, and trying new dishes at our local restaurants.”