Melissa Gagne

Melissa is happily married and has three children; her youngest son, Ryan, is on the severe end of the Autism Spectrum. She has spent the past 18 years advocating for his needs and is currently attending Quinnipiac Law School to become a special education attorney and fight for families with disabilites.

Melissa Gagne is Pre-K-12 educator who has been working in schools around the country for over 20 years as a teacher, Department Chair, Assistant Principal, Principal and currently as a consultant. Melissa has worked with the Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence to help bring Social and Emotional learning into school communities and corporations with the RULER program. Melissa is a certified Yale RULER trainer and works with school and district leaders to maximize program effectiveness.

Melissa holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Music and Theatre from the Boston Conservatory of Music, a Master of Arts and Teaching Degree from Connecticut College and a Sixth Year Degree in Education Leadership from Sacred Heart University. She loves to read, write, sing, dance, spend time with her family, cook, drink cabernet and margaritas and eat!