My name is Melissa Abshire, and I am forty four year old single mother of two daughters, one son. I also have one granddaughter and one grandson. I am originally from Phyllis, Kentucky. I have lived here in North Carolina since I was four years old. I attended school at Mineral Springs elementary and middle school, and then on to North Forsyth High School. I have attended Forsyth Technical Community College working toward my Psychology Degree. I'm currently enrolling to Winston Salem State University to complete my Psychology Degree. I will also be working toward three other certifications in between everything else.

I currently hold two fulltime careers. I am an Office Assistant for one company and I am a Community Navigator for the other. I have been in the Mental Health, Intellectual Developmental Disability field for eleven years now. I love what I do and how I get to help the people we serve, at the end of the day seeing people we serve succeed at their goals is all worth it in the end. In my spare time I like to go to spend time with my kids and grandkids, watch movies, meet up with friends, paint, help out modeling clothes for The Curvy Fox Boutique on their Facebook Lives when I have the time.