Melissa received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Bethel College in Mishawaka and her master's degree in nursing from Indiana University South Bend. She served as a staff nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Children's Hospital for 10 years. Melissa was also a member of the Children's Hospital's Pediatric Transport Team. She worked as a family nurse practitioner at University Park Family Medicine at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. She is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Nurses Association. For the past two years, she has been collaborating with Dr. Luzzi in the Behavioral and Developmental Clinic.