Melissa Becker has extensive experience in the field of pharmacy and law, currently serving as the Associate Executive Director for Professional Affairs and previously as the Policy and Communications Director at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy since 2005. Prior to this, Melissa held positions as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Law at Midwestern University from 2005 to 2012, and worked as an Associate Attorney at Smith, Rickert and Smith from 2003 to 2005. From 1995 to 2003, Melissa was the Professional Affairs Manager at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, and earlier in their career, served as a Pharmacist Practitioner at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Melissa holds a Doctor of Law degree from DePaul University and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago.