Melissa Brady Petrillo is an experienced educator serving as an English and Special Education Teacher at Nutley Board of Education since September 2014, where duties include teaching in LLD, resource, and inclusion settings, as well as advising the Student Council. Additionally, Melissa is an Adjunct Professor of English at Caldwell University, a position held since June 2022, and has been a book author with Christian Faith Publishing since December 2019. Melissa holds a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration from Caldwell University, completed in 2018, and a Bachelor of Arts in Education, majoring in English and Special Education, obtained in 2014.