Melissa has a combined 30 years of clinical and instructional experience in all areas of maternal-neonatal nursing. She received her BSN from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, her MSN from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a post-master’s certificate as a family nurse practitioner from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

She has held faculty positions at Motlow State Community College and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing teaching maternal-child nursing in the classroom and clinical setting. She now practices as a neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) for Children’s Minneapolis Hospitals and Clinics. She has traveled extensively as an advanced practice nurse and has had the opportunity to work in a variety of maternal-infant environments.

As the creator of Neo-Productions, Melissa has developed and/or presented multiple continuing education lectures for students and staff. She also maintains her neonatal resuscitation (NRP) and S.T.A.B.L.E. Program instructor status.

Melissa holds four certifications from NCC. She is certified as a registered nurse in Inpatient Obstetrics, Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Electronic Fetal Monitoring. She also holds board certification as a neonatal nurse practitioner.