Melissa S.

Melissa S. has a diverse range of work experience. Melissa is currently an Instructional Designer at Aptly since December 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Customer Success Manager at Aptly from September 2022 to March 2023. Melissa also worked at Bonsall Unified School District as an Educator from August 2018 to June 2022. In this role, they led multiple grade levels in selecting and cultivating essential standards, onboarded kindergarten parents and students, and supervised and coached a teacher credential student in an online teaching environment. Before that, Melissa was an Educator at VALLECITOS ELEM SCHOOL DISTRICT from August 2016 to June 2018, where they served as a Teacher Representative in the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), co-chaired the English Language Development (ELD) committee, and executed successful community events that raised over $20,000 for the school. Additionally, Melissa has experience as a Sales Associate at LOFT BY ANN TAYLOR, a Long Term Substitute Teacher at Kavod Charter School, a Hospitality Specialist at Century 21 Action, Inc., and a Freelance Photographer at Melissa Grace Photography. Melissa also worked as a Substitute Teacher at Bechtel Elementary School and as a People Manager at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Melissa's earliest work experience was as a Student Services Assistant at UC Santa Barbara from January 2007 to June 2008.

Melissa S. holds a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Teaching Elementary Education K-8 from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, which they completed from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History of Art and Architecture from UC Santa Barbara, where they studied from 2005 to 2008.

In terms of additional certifications, Melissa obtained a Certificate in CLAD to CTEL from Brandman University in 2017. Melissa also obtained a Certificate of Completion in E-Marketing from Palomar College in 2020. Additionally, they have several certifications from LinkedIn, including Camtasia 2020 for Mac Essential Training, Elearning Essentials: Storyboarding, Customer Success Management Fundamentals, Project Management: International Projects, and What Is Program Management?, all obtained in 2022. Prior to this, Melissa achieved Yoga Instructor Certification - Level I from Caribe Yoga Academy in 2019 and a Teacher Of English To Speakers Of Other Languages (TEFL) certification from Via Lingua International in 2018.