Professional of the Year - Education/Counseling

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Michelle H. Melton

Title: School Counselor
Industry: Education
Type of Organization: Public Schools
Major Product/Service: Elementary education
Expertise: With over 15 years experience, Mrs. Melton works with students from grades K-5 providing counseling for abuse issues, individual and group counseling. She provides classroom guidance lessons on character education, testing and test anxiety and career awareness. She assists children with learning disabilities, oversees enrollment, is responsible for standardized tests and observes as a test coordinator for E.O.G. Mrs. Melton oversees 'Red Ribbon Week" annually, a national celebration that encourages children to be drug-free. She also oversees the 'Terrific Kids' program which awards students who have shown improvement in various areas. Mrs. Melton ensures school records are in the correct format and are in accordance with state standards and regulations.
Geographic Area of Distribution: Clinton, North Carolina
Affiliations: North Carolina School Counselors Association
University/Degree: B.A., Psychology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; M.A., Education, School Counseling, Campbell University, 2000
Born: December 27, 1970
Hobbies/Sports: Fishing, swimming, walking in the mountains, reading
Spouse: Michael Melton
Married: October 13, 2003
Work History: Mrs. Melton has been with the Union Elementary School for 12 years.
Honors & Awards: Internal Awards, Union Elementary School
Published Works: "Best New Poems", The Poets' Guild, 1995; Poems included in "Poetic Voices of America" Spring and Summer Editions, Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Inc., 1996; "The Rainbow's End", "The Path Not Taken", "Of Sunshine & Daydreams", The National Library of Poetry, 1996