Melissa is in her first year with the Thunderbirds after serving the last three years as the facilities liaison for the city of Winston-Salem.
She is from King, N.C. and graduated from North Forsyth High School. Melissa has two associates degrees in criminal justice.
In her free time, she enjoys attending races at Bowman Gray Stadium and watching her kids race. Her son, Justin, was the 2019 Bowman Gray Stadium sportsman series season champion. She and her husband, Jason, are also parents to another son, Austin and a daughter Anna.
Melissa is a proud grandmother of two grandbabies, Jaxson and Haven.
In addition to being a Thunderbirds fan, Melissa is a die-hard Alabama Crimson Tide fan.