Melissa’s Background & Experience
EDUCATION
- 2014- B.A. Child Development, Walden University, National Honor Society, Honor Roll
- 2009- A.A.S Early Childhood Education, Saint Paul College, Honor Roll
EDUCATOR/PRESENTER
2016-Present: Educator- Achieve- Minnesota Center for Professional Development (MNCPD)
Melissa educates Family Child Care Providers, Center Staff, and Parents in the evenings and on weekends. Classes that Melissa teaches:
- Love & Logic: Avoiding Power Struggles
- Love & Logic: Handling Misbehavior Without Breaking a Sweat
- Love & Logic: Limits Create Happier Parents, Happier Kids, Happier Families
- Love & Logic: Teaching Kids To Listen…The First Time
- Love & Logic: What to Do When Your Kids Leave You Speechless
- Partnering With Parents From The Beginning
- Building Strong Relationships with Families
- The More You Connect, The Less You Correct
- Supervising For Safety
- Health & Safety- Family Child Care
- SUID/AHT
- Preschoolers: Understanding and Preventing Challenging Behaviors
- Infants and Toddlers: Supporting the Social Emotional Climate in the Child Care Setting
- Infants and Toddlers: Targeted Strategies to Build Social Emotional Skills
- Understanding Behavior: Making Sense of What you See and Hear
- Infants and Toddlers: A Relationship-based Approach to Challenging Behaviors – Examining Behaviors
- Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families: Nurturing and Supporting Social Emotional Development
- Discover Your Strengths, Grow Your Program
- ECIPs- Early Childhood Indicators of Progress
MEMBERSHIPS
- DCFCCA- Dakota County Family Child Care Association
- SCFLCCA- Scott County Licensed Family Child Care Association
- Achieve- Minnesota Center for Professional Development
- NAEYC- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- MCCPIN- Minnesota Child Care Provider Information Network
- Provider’s Choice Inc.
VOLUNTEER WORK
- Board Member of Dakota County Family Child Care Association
- Website Coordinator- 2019-Present
- Mentor Coordinator- 2013-2015
- Fundraiser Coordinator- 2011-2013
- Mentor for child care providers with DCFCCA
- Sunday School Volunteer, Hosanna Lutheran Church
- Wednesday Night Halo Volunteer, Hosanna Lutheran Church