Melissa Berger earned her Bachelor's degree from the UW-Madison in Political Science and International Relations in 2000. She is now pursuing her Master's in Public Affairs at the LaFollette School and has worked for the Center for Financial Security since 2009. She helped organize CFS's flagship symposium "Family Financial Security: Implications for Policy and Practice" and co-wrote chapters in the Wisconsin Homeownership Preservation Education (WHPE) curriculum. She is now helping CFS bring financial coaching to Wisconsin via community outreach, program evaluation, coach training programs, and an interactive financial coaching website.