Melissa is a New Orleans Native. She graduated from Ridgewood Prep and attended Tulane University and University of New Orleans in Early Childhood Education.  Melissa joined the Personnel Consulting group in 2016; before that she spent time teaching school, followed by opening a Café which was open for 5 years.

Away from work, Melissa  is a mother of two adult boys and a grandmother of a baby girl.  She has a passion and volunteers in the NonProfit world for multiple ecosystems. Melissa opened a New Orleans branch for Remember Betty called TeamBettyNOLA, whose mission is to help minimize the financial burden associated with breast cancer for patients & survivors so that they can focus on recovery & quality of life.