Melissa, also known as Tiffany, is the Program Coordinator for the Upward Bound Classic program at Alvarado and Venus High School. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Tiffany began to pursue higher education at Tarrant County College and then transferred to the University of Texas at Arlington, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in May 2021.

Before transferring to UTA, she began working at ORS as a part-time tutor and then returned to school full-time to accomplish her goals. Her ultimate goal is to become a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Tiffany is a dog mom of three, Bella, Rosko, and Daisy, and loves to go on adventures with her dogs whenever she has the chance. She says she would love to create an animal sanctuary and help needy animals when she is older.