Melissa Robb

Member Advocate

The ENRICHri Advocacy Team supports our members by keeping on top of any potential threats to our current homeschooling rights in Rhode Island. Taking action before a problem occurs is key. This is true at a state level but especially important at a district level, yes, we monitor all 36 school districts in our little state. I am proud to lead this hard-working team of 9 (including me!) dedicated homeschool parents. 

I live in Warwick with my husband, son, and the 2 most adorable cats in the world. My son, Ian, was homeschooled since birth and is now a pre-law student at Roger Williams University. We chose to homeschool for many reasons but maintaining our scrumptious family lifestyle was certainly right at the top of the list. It was, in part, a selfish decision because I loved being with Ian so much that sending him to school seemed unimaginable. I have no regrets!

I was almost a founding member of this group, joining very soon after the first mamas gathered together in a backyard to create what would become ENRICHri (my family was membership #27!!). Since that very beginning, I have served on the ENRICHri Executive Board in various positions before moving to the Member Advocate Director position. Since 2015 I have been happy to support the incoming military families as Homeschool Liaison for the Newport Naval Base. In that role, I am able to use my experiences as a native Rhode Island homeschooler and advocate to smooth their transition to our state.

Homeschooling led me to my “paying job”.. Druidawn! Druidawn is an RPG (think Dungeons and Dragons) but with a creative writing element at its core. I first experienced Druidawn by Ian’s side at an ENRICHri class. I was hooked, fast forward 10 years and now I have the best job in the world as a teacher/gamemaster (I don’t mind being called Druidawn Master of the Universe) running Druidawn adventures on Outschool.

I enjoy traveling (most often as part of Ian’s extensive Pokémon TCG tournament schedule) with my family. I dabble in paper and fiber arts (I learned to use a spinning wheel!), board games (if you have to ask “do we own too many games?” the answer is YES!), and taking daily walks (in ALL weather) with my husband.  And, yeah, I enjoy helping homeschoolers in Rhode Island, it’s a very enriching part of my life!