Vineyard

Melissa Vineyard taught humanities for eight years at a school for the gifted in the Bay Area and currently lives in Pasadena, teaching history and geography to high schoolers at an international boarding school. She earned her MLitt. at St. Andrews University in Scotland and her MA at UCLA – both in Medieval Studies. Mrs. Vineyard has participated in the JFCS Educators Council for two years and is thrilled to be invited to return. She especially appreciates the camaraderie and support provided by being on the council and participating in the Summer Institute. Originally from Northern California, Melissa is a proud Pacific-Northwesterner who prefers the rain to the sun, rocky beaches to sandy ones, and a walk among the redwoods to a stroll down Rodeo Drive.