Melissa joined the staff of Hindman Settlement School in 2005 and currently serves as a Reading Intervention Specialist at Hindman Elementary where she works one-on-one with students and manages all aspects of that site’s Reading Lab Partnership program. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Alice Lloyd College and a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from Morehead State University. She loves helping kids learn to read, and she appreciates Hindman Settlement School’s commitment to providing opportunities for members of the community.
Melissa has been married to her husband, Denver, for nearly 15 years. While they have no biological children of their own, they are proud foster/adoptive parents. Melissa has one dog named Hershey, and she enjoys reading books by Beverly Lewis.