Melissa is a St. Francis graduate of the class of 2000 and earned a B.S. in Business Administration (Financial Services) and a minor in Public Administration from San Diego State University in 2006. She also has a Construction Management Certificate from Auburn University.  Melissa has worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) since 2008 in both the Baltimore and Sacramento offices. She works in procurement supporting local levee infrastructure projects on the Sacramento and American Rivers as well as Military bases from California to Utah.