Melissa joined the Russell Regional Hospital Rehabilitation Department in 2005 as an Exercise Physiologist. She obtained her Master’s of Exercise Physiology from Fort Hays State University.

Melissa has been a member of the RRH team for over 20 years. Prior to coming to RRH, Melissa worked for Hays Medical Center. She takes pride in seeing her patients improve and their daily activities become manageable and easy for them. She likes to treat her patients with the same care that she would expect for herself and the way she would want her family members treated.

Melissa and her husband have two teenage daughters and 3 dogs. As a busy mom, Melissa never misses attending her daughter’s sporting activities. In her free time, you can find Melissa fishing and hunting.