Melissa graduated from Vermont Law School, now VLGS, with her MSEL in 2003 and her JD in 2006. Melissa grew up in Royalton and graduated from South Royalton High School. As a high school student, Melissa worked in the faculty secretarial pool after school and in the Admissions office during the summer before she went to college. Melissa was the 3rd SRHS graduate to be awarded the VLS scholarship for South Royalton High School graduates.
While a student at VLS, Melissa was involved with the Women’s Law Group, participated in the Vagina Monologues, worked in the Cornell Library and in the South Royalton Legal Clinic, and was a legislative volunteer for the Vermont Commission on Women for three legislative sessions. Melissa was awarded the VLS Equal Justice Fellowship in 2005 for her work with Vermont Refugee Assistance. She also completed a JD externship with the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Vermont State House. Melissa returned to VLS in 2022 and is now a member of the staff at the Cornell Library.
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