Melissa Blasick
Lititz,PA
Summary
Motivated individual with experience in customer service and sales. Skilled in building customer relationships and understanding customer needs. Strong communication and interpersonal skills for providing superior customer service.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Manager
Savvas Learning Companny (Formerly Pearson)
01.2020 - Current
- Responsible for brand reputation of Savvas Learning Company and all preK-12 products, services, solutions in assigned accounts; accountable for achieving and exceeding customer service for partner districts.
- Leads districts towards transformational change in delivery of educational content that involves student achievement.
- Partners with highest level decision makers within assigned districts to present board solutions that include instruction, assessment, technology, and service solutions to increase student achievement within the district.
- Collaborates and guides market specialists in supported opportunities for literacy, math, science, humanities, intervention, K-12 technology (1:1 and virtual), assessment, English Language Learners and Professional Development.
Curriculum Specialist, Literacy Lead
Pearson School Group
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Planned, organized, coordinated, budgeted, and executed sales, in-service presentations, pilot activations and implementations for literacy programs in the Northeast region.
- Created and delivered sales presentations at national, regional and state literacy conferences.
- Used extensive interpersonal and communication skills to best deliver the organizations products and services.
- Provided ongoing support to teachers through coaching sessions, addressing challenges, and celebrating successes together.
- Mentored new Specialists. Shared best practices and effective presentation strategies.
- Designed and delivered professional development workshops focused on best practices in literacy instruction.
- Served as a mentor for new specialists, providing feedback for literacy development.
- Fostered a culture of collaboration among staff members through regular meetings, sharing resources, and providing ongoing support for effective literacy instruction.
Curriculum Specialist
Pearson School Group
03.2010 - 12.2018
- Responsible for national-level program activation for all K-5 programs on the Pearson SuccessNet and Realize platforms.
- Collaborated with district supervisors, tech specialists and teachers to ensure a tailored and accurate implementation of all K-5 programs.
- Organized, prepared and presented sales, inservices, pilot activations and implementations for K-5 programs.
Education
Master of Science - Language And Literacy
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PABachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PASkills
- Customer Service
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Business development and planning
- Forecasting abilities
- Database Management
- Account Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Customer Satisfaction
- Client Relations
- Relationship Building
- Goal-Oriented
- Strategic Planning
Additional Information
Elementary Teacher (12 years): Taught Grades 1, 2, 4, 5
Day Care Center experience: includes Assistant DIrector and Director (3 years). Keystone Star and NAEYC Accredited centers.
Mission Work
Zimbabwe Africa 2001: 3 week trip to support orphanage workers.
India (upcoming 2025: 2 week trip medical trip
Timeline
Account Manager
Savvas Learning Companny (Formerly Pearson)
01.2020 - Current
Curriculum Specialist, Literacy Lead
Pearson School Group
01.2018 - 12.2019
Curriculum Specialist
Pearson School Group
03.2010 - 12.2018
Master of Science - Language And Literacy
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Elizabethtown College
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