She attended Centreville High School in Centreville, Virginia.
Graduated from James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with a Bachelor's degree in Media Arts and Design with a concentration in journalism in 2000.
One of 2 children in family of Chet Czarniak, a sports reporter and editor at USA Today, and Terri Czarniak, a former principal at Rose Hill Elementary School .
Has a brother named Andrew Czarniak, who is a 2005 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and now serving in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Has 2 children with her husband Craig Melvin: a son Delano Joseph Melvin (born March 10, 2014) and a daughter Sybil Ann Melvin (born November 5, 2016).