Melissa is the manager of Café Wren. She earned her business degree from Penn State World Campus and gained work experience managing both small and large businesses over the years. A proud Milford resident, Melissa is looking forward to making the café a welcoming community space for all.

At home, Melissa enjoys baking, playing piano, and spending time with her husband and two children.

John “Aaron” Stark is an attorney and environmental steward based in Branchville, NJ at the foot of the Kittatinny Ridge and the Appalachian Trail. Raised as a hunter, angler, and avid outdoorsman in Sussex County, Aaron obtained a B.S. in Wildlife & Fisheries Science at Penn State University. He worked as a watershed biologist for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection through AMERICORPS, and as a commercial fisheries observer with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Honolulu, HI. He earned his Juris Doctorate and Environmental & Natural Resources certificate from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, OR where he also served as an associate editor of Environmental Law and a student board member of the Northwest Environmental Defense Center. Aaron then went on to serve five years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is the president and founder of Hike Toward Healing and an advisory-board member of the American Wolf Foundation and the Delaware Water Gap Defense Fund. Aaron is licensed to practice law in Oregon, California, and New Jersey and spends his free time enjoying nature and creating art.