Melanie joined RMS in August 2013. She earned her BA degree at Randolph-Macon College and her Masters of Education in Curriculum & Instruction through Averett University. She became IB certified in 2011 and finished her Montessori Secondary Teacher training with CMStep in the summer of 2019. Melanie homeschooled missionary children and taught English as a second language for three years in Argentina and has been a teacher of Spanish (K-12) for the last 19 years. She is the proud parent of two current RMS students.