Melissa is the founder and author of a successful travel blog, Professor Melissa's Adventures, specializing in the cruising niche. There, she provides free travel guides, port information, tips, and advice for all things cruising.

In addition, she runs the Nonprofit Prof blog, designe d to provide free resources to assist nonprofit professionals and volunteers will better managing the business side of their organizations.

She is also the author of the nonprofit management textbook, Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations: Leading Relationships with Stakeholders, published by Routledge.