Melina Dimadi was born and raised in Thessaloniki. She holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Alexandreio Technical Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, with post-graduate studies in Renewable Energy Sources (RES) at the University of Glasgow. She holds first level degrees in Italian and French, and has attended teacher training courses at the Thessaloniki branch of the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE). In the past, she has worked as airport personnel at Olympic Airways and has taught courses in her area of expertise in the Electronics Department at the Professional High-school of Komotini (Greece). At IAKENTRO, she has been working since 2009 as an IVF Coordinator in the Italian Department.