Melissa Johnson

Background

About Melissa Johnson

Bachelors of Science Degree in Secondary Education with a study emphasis for Social Sciences. I hold DESE-Missouri teaching certifications in the following fields: Secondary Education-Social Science (9-12), Family and Consumer Sciences (K-12), Elementary Education (K-6), Early Childhood (B-3), and Early Childhood Special Education (B-3). In my years as an educator I have had the privilege working with students ranging from preschool-12th grade and educating students in private, public, and alternative learning environments. Currently employed in the public school setting as an early childhood educator with both general education and special education students. In addition to my work inside the classroom, I serve on different learning committees and act as a mentor teacher to newly hired teachers and college students completing the necessary requirements for their degrees in education or early prevention specialty fields. Prior to entering the field of education, my work experience included: Various sales jobs that required meeting daily, quarterly, and yearly sales goals, customer service, and stock. Prior work in marketing for independent baseball managing game day events including: birthday parties, on-field contests, prize giveaways, and managing on-field host and game day promotions team. I continue to work summers as a group hospitality host for the team during the season and extra events at the team's stadium in the off-season. Additional work in marketing through internships with music website and record label. Both included answering e-mails, writing and maintaining news stories. Website also included setting up partnerships with other websites, labels, and talent, conducting interviews, and moderating the website's forums. Record label internship included maintaining label's social media pages. Interested in jobs within the teaching/education, sports marketing, music marketing, public relations, entertainment, marketing fields.