Melissa Patrice Thomas, Cmp, Des Email & Phone Number

United States

• Strategize with meetings and marketing team on ways sell the ASTM Experience boosting attendance by more than 10% as well as enhancing the experience for meeting participants.• Define Association's goals in a team environment and develop educational opportunities for our members that align with those goals.• Monitor meeting history to decide future meeting locations and educational content. Analyze evaluations in an effort to constantly improve the association's educational offerings.• Develop budgets and maintain financial goals for 10-20 meetings per calendar year.• Logistics management, including but not limited to: management of site selection; contract negotiation; food and beverage; audiovisual; speaker recruitment and management, security, transportation, EMT, insurance documents, and ADA compliance.• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors, suppliers, exhibitors and customers that result in a positive attendee experience and all me to effectively stay within my budget constraints. • Keeping registration and attendance databases up to date.• Review expenses, authorize payments and develop post-conference reports for Executive Team upon completion of the event.

• Provided instruction and educational opportunities in accordance to each students Individualized Education Plan (IEP).• Kept accurate records as required by District and State mandates.• Supported colleagues in differentiating instruction to meet the needs of assigned students.• Served as an integral part of the IEP team and worked closely with each students case manager.• Integrated technology into the instruction of students with IEP's.• Consistently received positive teacher evaluations from students.

• Helped resolve issues for customers in a busy retail environment.• Contribute to a constructive work environment by consistently treating all Gap Brand workers and shoppers with respect.• Worked with a team to effectively merchandise and open new stores to enhance initial customer shopping experience. • Actively contributed to store and individual sales goals.• Replenished and transported stock as needed to guarantee client satisfaction and size availability.• Worked varying hours and some overnight shifts to ensure store success.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Reading

Bachelor'S Of Science In Education, Elementary /Special Education And Teaching

Associates Degree, Liberal Arts

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Elementary Education And Teaching