Born and raised in New Mexico, Melissa Sanchez primarily grew up in Deming New Mexico and lived between Santa Fe and Albuquerque before making Santa Fe her home in 2009.  Melissa held the position of bartender and hotel night auditor before joining Paychex as a Junior Payroll Specialist in 2008.  She completed their self-study program and was promoted to Senior Payroll Specialist a year later.  She was responsible for processing payroll for 300+ clients in their California market.  Over the next 9 years with Paychex, Melissa became a certified mentor, Wellness Champion, Change of Entity Coordinator, and acting Client Service Supervisor.  Melissa met her husband, a Santa Fean, in 2009.  He brought her back to the City Different and they had a beautiful son together in 2010.

Melissa left Paychex to join The Hire Firm family in October of 2017 as our Bookkeeper. Outside of her day job, Melissa is also a talented crocheter who runs The Grave Yarn, her own small crochet business.  She is a one-woman crochet machine whose wares can be found in her Etsy shop.  She has also had several patterns published in Happily Hooked Magazine.

Melissa is currently pursuing an accounting degree at Santa Fe Community College.