Melanie has been a Licensed Social Worker since 2017, a Medical Assistant, and a Licensed Massage Therapist. She has worked in people oriented careers her entire adult life, as she believes it is crucial to always help the whole person - body, mind and spirit. As a Medical Assistant and Social worker, she has worked in the mental health, elder care, and foster and adoption fields. She is a Certified Adoption/ Foster care Assessor and a Licensing and Training Specialist, training our licensed foster/ adoptive parents. Melanie was adopted and is passionate about creating some type of support group for those involved in any capacity with reunification of families. She herself is the mother of three adult children and three grandchildren. Melanie finds great joy in helping kinship, foster and adoptive parents work to be the best they can be for the children they are charged with caring for.