Melissa McAllister

Melissa McAllister owns Dungeon's Gate, a friendly local game and book store in Ankeny, Iowa (a suburb of Des Moines), which she and her husband, Rob, opened in July 2020 and have operated since. Melissa grew up in mid-Missouri and graduated from Mizzou, where she studied political science, then went on to get her law degree. Melissa is the front-end manager, social media/marketing manager, and event/programming coordinator for the store--and the finder of things. In another life, she was a juvenile law attorney, a stay-at-home mom, a room mom, a school volunteer, and a jewelry maker. She has served on volunteer boards for community nonprofits, including TAKE (The Ankeny Klothing Exchange) and Ankeny Pride. She is a lifelong reader and it's common knowledge that she is always reading at least three different books (sometimes four or five) at the same time--some with her eyeballs, but most with her ears, as that allows her to do all.the.things.