Melissa joined the PPCA team's Chicago office in early Spring 2011 after moving cross-country from San Diego, CA. Before PPC Associates, Melissa worked as a marketing associate for a physical therapy company in San Diego, generating new leads, analyzing referral data, and managing the company's social media outlets. A self-proclaimed foodie, Melissa enjoys documenting her culinary adventures and exploring her new city of Chicago. She is also in the process of learning Japanese and hopes to visit Japan with her family in the next year. Melissa graduated from UC San Diego with a degree in Economics in 2007.