Melyssa was born and raised in Bend, Oregon. She graduated from Mountain View High and is currently enrolled at PennFoster to become a Certified Veterinary Technician. She is happily married with their amazing son and living their best life with their fur babies; Emmy, Peach, and Koda. Melyssa loves her job because she gets to be around animals all day doing something she loves and be there for both the good and bad days. She gets to help people with someone who is very important to them. She loves to see how much people love their pets In her downtime, she enjoys being outdoors, hiking, swimming, fishing, going on walks, camping, and just having a day with her family hanging out at home and watching movies. Her favorite things include her family, her dogs/cats, reading, watching true crime, and listening to podcasts. Wisdom from her dogs is to enjoy every moment and live in it, not to worry about the past, and not to plan too far in the future, just live in the present [citation].