 John Rich, her personal mentor on Nashville Star, successfully produced a number of tracks, which Melissa was able to secure the rights to the recordings, for future release.In 2009 Melissa and her ex-husband Rick co-wrote "United We Stand" for their appearance on the "Breakthrough with Tony Robbins" show and were nominated for two Grammy awards.Melissa serves on the Levitt Pavilion board, a non-profit, that offers outdoor, family friendly ampi-theatres nationwide which provide Free music and concerts to their local areas.