Melissa Dreyfus is an Environmental Health Scientist in EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI). In the Community Involvement and Program Initiatives Branch (CIPIB), Melissa works to strengthen early and meaningful community engagement in the Superfund cleanup process through efforts such as the development of materials that directly translate complex and scientific information for the general public, and by coordinating technical assistance with external partners such as the NIEHS Superfund Research Program. Melissa came to EPA in 2008 as a Presidential Management Fellow. She received her MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health from the George Washington University, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Colgate University.