Melissa Gilbert was born and raised in Pensacola, Fl. She always loved traveling and going to new places. She received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from San Francisco State University and her Master of Music from the University of Montana. While in San Francisco, she began working at Ocean Ave Presbyterian Church as their music director. She also started a community organization with the church that presented music concerts to benefit local non profits who goal was to help grow and nurture the community of the Excelsior District of San Francisco.

After her Master’s degree in Missoula, she moved back to Pensacola to be near her children’s grandparents. There she began her now 19 year career of teaching music in public school. However, she missed the mountains, and moved back to Montana. She currently teaches Pk-12 music at Power Public Schools and is the music director at United Spirit Community Church. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her three children and traveling around the state to watch them play sports and play music.