Melissa M. Stewart has been a professional writer, editor and multi-channel communicator for 23 years, including serving as editor-in-chief for a variety of lifestyle print publications and their digital components.

She remains passionate about her career mainly because she loves learning something new nearly every day. When not on deadline, Melissa enjoys cooking, travel, fitness and volunteering.

She resides in Virginia Beach a few miles from Naval Air Station Oceana with her husband and two daughters.