Melissa (Eichstead) Medellin Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

• Oversee communications team and overall communications strategy, with 1-2 direct reports
• Manage email campaigns and donation requests using Luminate Online (a Blackbaud product)
• Work to make sure language, tone, and voice of written communication materials is consistent
• Edit and write presentations, abstracts, articles, web content, and more on topics related to child development.
• Manage social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter), produce content and monitor engagement

Chicago, IL

• Coordinate medical resident education program, set up conferences, and prepare conference materials
• Maintain relationships with health professionals
• Develop communication materials such as brochures, website content, and presentations
• Manage Google Adwords Account and Google Grant
• Write press releases
• Manage social media accounts

Chicago, IL

• Coordinate medical resident education program, set up conferences, and prepare conference materials
• Maintain relationships with health professionals
• Develop communication materials such as brochures, website content, and presentations
• Manage Google Adwords Account and Google Grant
• Write press releases and maintain Cision account
• Coordinate continuing education course by tracking course materials and cultivating relationships with individuals who use the materials

Westmont, IL

• Managed and updated website content
• Coordinated promotional materials for tradeshows
• Wrote monthly newsletters

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Wrote monthly e-newsletter and web feature stories about upcoming park events and activities
• Investigated and brainstormed potential market research initiatives
• Maintained social media accounts and blog posts
• Assembled press kits for important park events
• Collaborated with park staff members and businesses to coordinate events for nearly 100 people

Instructor for CMN 101: Public Speaking

• Assist people who enter office and help them to find information on advising, professors, and department policies.
• Help professors in the preparation of course materials.
• Basic office tasks: filing, sorting mail, faxing, copying, etc.

• Prepare materials and research for media interviews.
• Create a presentation for college students in order for them to better understand farm project.
• Collect contacts and maintain community relationships in relation to the farm project.

• Developed a media contact list to be used when distributing press releases.
• Helped to review and rewrite content of the company’s recruitment brochure.
• Worked with senior members of the company to create content for a flow chart detailing the company’s loan lifecycle.
• Researched Crisis communication plans and corporate leadership communication plans.

• Located the needed speeches in congressional volumes and read them in order to supplement Professor Kramer’s existing research.
• Formatted documents pertinent to Professor Kramer’s research so they could be easily used when he worked on his book.

• Collected information on perspective graduate students and organize files for each student.
• Helped with the preparation for department events.

M.A., Communication, 3.9

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Association

B.A., Communication & American Culture

Activities and Societies: The Quito Project, PULSE, Michigan Argentina Tango Club, Circle K, Alpha Gamma Delta