Melissa McGrath is CCSSO’s Chief of Staff and oversees the Council’s member services, leadership, communications, federal relations and National Teacher of the Year Program. As Chief of Staff, Melissa is tasked with keeping her pulse on key work across the organization and policy landscape and proactively identifying opportunities to advance CCSSO’s reach.

Melissa joined CCSSO in 2014 as the organization’s Director of Communications. Before joining CCSSO, she spent more than seven years as the Communications Director for the Idaho State Department of Education. Melissa holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and government and politics from the University of Maryland. She holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flager Business School.