Melissa lives in upstate New York with her husband and four kids. She serves as Campus Chaplain at Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, and leading Women’s Ministry at her local church where she and her family have been attending for over 20 years. She has worked as an English professor, journalist, freelance writer, jewelry maker, waitress, you name it!

Melissa is ordained through the C&MA, and is passionate about teaching the Bible and its power to transform our day-to-day lives into well-springs of joy and meaning. She loves kids, tacos, books, and Jesus.