Melissa Hess
Adult Admissions Coordinator at John Wood Community College- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Adult Mental First Aid Instructor
National Council for Mental WellbeingMay, 2022- Oct, 2024
Experience
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John Wood Community College
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Adult Admissions Coordinator
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Adult Admissions Advisor
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Sep 2019 - Aug 2022
Adult student advisor, counselor and advocate; helping students reach their educational goals.I work closely with a diverse group of adult students that are starting from scratch or returning to school. I walk next to them and help map out a path to success. I lead an adult student support group on campus, Motiv8 which provides a space to build relationships with other adult students and get extra support and encouragement.
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College for Life Instructor
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Aug 2018 - May 2020
Develop and teach courses to adult students that are working toward a certificate in the College for Life program. Courses taught: Entrepreneurship (Fall 2018) and Intro to Tech (Fall 2019).College for Life is an exciting new program for students with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) who want to go to college.
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Inclusity
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United States
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Management Consulting
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Member Services Coordinator
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Nov 2016 - Sep 2019
Provide membership services to over 680+ business membership base. Duties included but not limited to; coordinating and managing events, designing promotional material including invitations to seminars, workshops and events, all billing, soliciting and securing corporate sponsorship for major events, recruiting new businesses, program development for retention of current members, website and social media updating, production of the annual Chamber Directory, coordinator of the annual Dogwood Parade, Business Before and After hours presenter, coordinator and pilot planner of the Women's Retreat, overseeing the Diversity & Inclusion committee, the Women's Networking Group and planning committee, the Technology committee, the Membership Retention Team, and most recently, the YP (Young Professionals) group. I enjoy developing relationships with businesses and getting to know what their passion is - then plugging them into the best spot to meet their needs and help them thrive. Show less
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WCI Technologies
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Quincy, Illinois
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Business Owner
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Oct 2004 - Mar 2016
Duties included; accounting, staff recruiting and hiring, staff scheduling, managing office and walk-in customers, developing relationships with local business customers, selling hardware and software, teaching one on one general skills, creating quotes and bids, scheduling in-house tech appointments, creating and implementing invoice system, ordering and tracking stock items, billing, development of promotional material including writing and designing television and radio ads, and more. Duties included; accounting, staff recruiting and hiring, staff scheduling, managing office and walk-in customers, developing relationships with local business customers, selling hardware and software, teaching one on one general skills, creating quotes and bids, scheduling in-house tech appointments, creating and implementing invoice system, ordering and tracking stock items, billing, development of promotional material including writing and designing television and radio ads, and more.
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Education
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Missouri State University
Bachelor of Social Work -
John Wood Community College
Associate of Arts - AA, Psychology