Melissa Schaak serves as the Program Coordinator for the Montana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) . She manages the LTAP main office, provides training coordination for statewide workshops and meetings, provides program management in conference planning, and develops communications and outreach for Montana LTAP.

Melissa  graduated from Montana State University in 2007 with Bachelor of Science Degrees in Business Marketing and Agricultural Business. She has worked at MSU for almost 10 years, previously in the Counseling & Psychological Services Office as the Medical Records Administrator, in Professional Development and Training as the Training Program Manager, and most recently in the Office of the President and Office of Legal Counsel.