Melanie Callihan

callihmr@dukes.jmu.edu

Education

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY AUGUST 2015-PRESENT (SENIOR)

· Major: Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
· Minor: Elementary Education, French, and Honors Interdisciplinary Studies
· Study Abroad; Intensive French Language; Paris, France, Summer 2017

Honors Distinctions
· James Madison University Honors College | August 2015-Present
· Magna cum laude (expected May 2018, current GPA 3.71)
· Phi Beta Kappa, April 2017-PRESENT

Experience

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRACTICUM | JANUARY 2018- MAY 2018

· I am currently in practicum in a second grade classroom in Augusta County.

TEACHERS ASSISTANT | AUGUST 2017- DECEMBER 2017

· I was a TA for the Honors First Year Seminar where I planned and executed weekly lessons for two classes of Honor College Freshman to
help acclimate them to JMU and the Honors College.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRACTICUM | AUGUST 2016- DECEMBER 2016

· Selected for High Impact Immersion Experience (HIIE) pilot program and placed in a first grade classroom. I went once a week for the first
six weeks and then every day for five weeks, instead of the typical one week of immersion.

NANNY | MAY 2016- PRESENT

· I started working for this family summer of 2016. When I started the kids were 8 months, 4 years, and 6 years.

FARMINGTON COUNTRY CLUB | YOUTH ACTVTIES ASSISTANT & SUMMER CAMP HEAD COUNSELOR | MAY 2016-JANUARY 2017
· I supervised children’s center and was a head camp counselor. My responsibilities included planning and implementing activities,
contacting parents, and making sure that the other counselors were fulfilling their duties.

BAKER BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | INTERN | AUGUST 2013-MAY 2014

· I worked one on one with children, conducted spelling and reading fluency tests, and created a few lesson plans. I was essentially a
classroom aid, gaining experience.

BOUNCE-N-PLAY | ASSISTANT MANAGER & SUMMER CAMP DIRECTOR | JANUARY 2013-AUGUST 2015
· I began working here as a general employee and moved up to being the assistant manager where I planned birthday parties, managed
emails, and managed the staff and was also the summer camp director where I planned and executed the summer camp program.

Community Service & Organizations

SMITHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | VOLUNTEER | JANUARY 2017-PRESENT
SPOTSWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | VOLUNTEER | FEBRUARY 2016-MAY 2016
ALPHA DELTA PI | MEMBER | AUGUST 2015-PRESENT | PANHELLENIC DELEGATE DECEMBER 2016-DECCEMBER 2017

Skills & Abilities

CPR FIRST AID CERTIFICATION
DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MODULE TRAINING CERTIFICATE
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH LANGUAGE SKILLS