Melissa Knepshield, Ms Email & Phone Number

I served as a Head Camp Manager (HCM) traveling primarily with UCA summer camps over summer 2023. I was hired to JUDGE for Varsity all-star 23-24 competition season, but have not been able to help at an event yet due to our home athletic schedule. I do plan to continue next summer if I am needed.

Deland, Florida, United States

• As the first full time head cheerleading coach for Stetson University, I am responsible administration of recruiting, fundraising, team management, team travel, compliance, budget development and supervision, scholarship allocation, adherence to all Sports Medicine policies, and general coaching responsibilities to develop a championship program. • I am also responsible for the team training, practice schedules and material development, equipment/uniform purchase and care, squad discipline, recruiting, strength training sessions, team bonding, competition schedule and choreography, and coordination with marketing and promotions to be used at ambassadors for the university. • I am also in charge of our mascot, which includes but is not limited to training and program development, costume care, coordinating all appearances, and being available to travel to all promotional and post season events.

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

▪ Delta Life Fitness is an all-women’s HITT gym that I was a member at for almost 3 years. Their focus is 30-minute works designed to help enhance a women’s overall fitness level. Once they switched studios, and I had switched jobs, it happened to work out that I could help lead a few classes a week during my off season at Stetson. It was a great experience, and I loved every minute of helping our local ladies lead a healthy lifestyle.

Deltona, Florida, United States

▪ As a Physical Education Teacher at Galaxy, I taught 6 periods of 30- 55 students ranging from 6th – 8th grade. There were four gym classes that share the gym per class period (averaging 120 students in the gym), and we worked together as a team to ensure the needs of all students in every period were met. ▪ Under direction of our Assistant Principal and Elective Leader, I have developed my own curriculum for both my Personal Fitness and Comp classes. Under the guidance of the Sunshine State Standards and APHERD, I did my best to help develop activities that foster a passion for lifelong activity. ▪ During covid, I also took over all online learning for our Galaxy PE classes, built our Canvas virtual courses, and delivered hybrid lessons with the completion of different learning targets each day.

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

• As the Dean of Students, I oversaw all the school’s attendance records and attendance staff. I developed protocols to streamline and ensure accuracy of records, while putting into place a robotic calling system when students are not present. • I was the first point of contact for any educational building student emergencies or conflicts, as well as a support system for all teaching faculty regarding behavior. • I oversaw our school discipline program, which entails but not limited to, minor school uniform violation detentions, all the way through student searches and sitting on the expulsion school level committee. I was an Administrator on duty when needed, and in charge of the courtyard during lunch as well as the parking lot after school. • As well as I was the main point of contact and designer for our school wide uniform update and new contract negation through Land’s End • As a coach I had the pleasure of instilling my passion for athletics in our students’ athletes. I was the inaugural coach for our competitive cheer program. Which made me responsible for uniform design/purchase, fundraising, banquet planning, team scheduling, hiring of a contract gymnastic coach, facility rental, and responsible for balancing a team budget of approximately $20,000 a year • St Paul School Board, Father Lopez Representative for 2018-2019

Dearborn, Mi

I was the Assistant Athletic Director for Dearborn Divine Child High School. Divine Child High School lays claim to the largest co-ed athletic program in the Archdiocese of Detroit, and one of the largest programs among all parochial and private schools in the State of Michigan. Divine Child offers 25 sports and 52 teams, offering athletic opportunities to students in all grades. Each year, nearly 600 students participate in at least one competitive sport.I also was the Director of Student Activities, were I had the opportunity to oversee all activities out side of the educational experience, from clubs, to field trips, to traditional school events such as graduation. I worked hard to develop new policies, and take the position paperless, and truly establish a direction/identity for why we do the events that we do.

Dearborn, Mi

Canton, Mi

I volunteer with the Canton High School Varsity Competitive Cheerleading Program.

Twelve Oaks Novi, Mi

I focus on the betterment of our team members! I train on new company programs, drive credit accounts, make sure the schedule meets our stores needs, focus on hiring new quality team members, as well as I am a manager on the floor, and IT when needed :)

Novi, Mi

*I was hired to help open a new model white store, that opened August 24, 2012*I assist the Store Manager in all aspects of store operations, as well as developing sales associates in all phases of store business including but not limited to store operations, merchandising and sales training, and coaching them to achieve personal sales excellence and providing exceptional customer service.*I work to personally maximize store sales and implement the company’s visual standards and directives. I run the store in the absence of the store manager, and oversee a staff of six employees.

Novi, Mi

*Circle of Excellence award winner 2012*Corporate sponsored management training program participant Jan 2012 – July 2012, where I mentored and trained new associates and was in charge of the stores Bridal division.*I used my organizational and communication skills to the fullest to provide superior customer service to each bride, while still maximizing sales and customer satisfaction.*I built relationships with customers and am expected to keep in constant communication throughout the entire life of the event, and each time they were in the store.*I worked to keep the store’s appearance up to the professional company standards; I performed housekeeping duties as needed, and made sure the received merchandise is on the floor promptly.

Ann Arbor And Westland, Mi

Dearborn, Mi

Marshall, Wv

*Worked with all Olympic sports game contracts*Primary coach’s contact and coordinator for National Read To Me! Day on 11-20-08*Preliminary planning the 2009 Sweetheart Clinic.*Performed office responsibilities as assigned by the SWA – i.e. filing, corresponding, cleaning, answering the phone etc.

Marshall, Wv

*During football season I was the primary person at general will call, sold tickets when needed, and helped out in the office during prime hours*Also, during Girls Volleyball matches and Boys Soccer, I was responsible for overseeing and performing game time operations as part of the staff team.

Kalakaska, Mi

*Developed the field sports and fitness curriculum, wrote lesson plans, and taught three classes a day (1 fitness and 2 field sports).*Planned all competitive sports days with other camps *Lead the morning mile runs and optional afternoon road walks*In charge of all 4 athletic sheds and the corresponding athletic equipment*Implemented an all camp sports program called “Leagues”, where the campers where split into teams by age and competed twice a week in a sports tournament*For two consecutive summers I was a counselor in a cabin with 8 girls’, who were 14/15 and going into 9th /10th grade. Where my primary responsible in the cabin was being in charge of, looking after, and caring for a camper who was mentally disabled.

Allendale, Mi

*Visiting Team host for NCAA Division II Women and Men’s Basketball and Softball*Assistant Game Day Event Coordinator for the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Conference and Regional Tournaments.*Responsible for helping the game day events run as smoothly as possible.

Master'S Degree, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Master'S Degree, Athletic Administration

Master'S Degree, Sport And Fitness Administration/Management

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant to the Senior Women's Athletic Director, Game Day Operations and Athletic Ticket Office.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Physical Education Teaching And Coaching

Activities and Societies: Founding Archon of Phi Sigma Sigma, All Girl Cheerleading Team, Student Ambassador, RHA, MORHA, Resident.