Amie got involved with EBSQ very early in its inception, when her husband Bill, in his infinite wisdom, suggested she try selling some of her artwork on eBay. She served on EBSQ's first board of directors and helped reshape the look and feel of the site while keeping the community true to its mission to provide services and opportunities for artists who wished to present their own work to the public. Amie and Bill later bought the company from EBSQ founder John Seed and their lives have never been the same since!

Amie's background includes studies in Art, Art History, and Film Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as past experience working with and for various Pittsburgh galleries and interior designers.

After realizing that all the drawings and prints she as making were over running her home, Melissa joined EBSQ in the spring of 2001 with an eye to selling on eBay. She never did get around to selling much online, but when Amie and Bill Gillingham bought EBSQ she offered her help and never left.

Melissa has a BA in Theatre. She studied acting in London, England and New York, NY. She has done her time in various theatres and galleries in New York and Wilmington, NC.