Melanie has been in private practice since 2009. She has performed conservation treatments for museums, galleries, churches, and private collectors.

• Owner and Chief Conservator, Brussat Sculpture Conservation 2009-

• Assistant Conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2006- 2009, 2011

• IMLS Fellow at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT 2005-2006

• Conservation Intern at the Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique in Brussels, Belgium 2004-2005

• Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
• Master of Arts in Art History with Advanced Certificate in Conservation
  Graduation date: September 2005

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Bachelor of Arts in Art History
  Graduation date: May 2000