Melisa Kaiser is an architectural designer and homeschool mom of four. She completed an undergraduate degree in architecture at the University of Nebraska, and a Master of Architecture degree at the Illinois Institute of Technology where she received the Henry Adams Medal for graduating with highest honors. She studied high rise design, with an emphasis in energy efficiency and façade technology.

Melisa has practiced architecture in residential design, including high-end kitchen design at a world-renowned Chicago firm.  Melisa’s teaching experience spans a broad range of ages; she has taught freshman level design at the Judson University Department of Architecture, and art & design to K-8th graders at her homeschool co-ops. Melisa has also taught architecture summer camps at local universities, which are week-long camp experiences for high school-aged students interested in pursuing architecture or design in college. She has been teaching online architecture classes to high school students since 2014. With three kids in college, Melisa is currently homeschooling the youngest and does an occasional freelance design project. Melisa and her family live in southern California.