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I'm Melissa McCain, a creative communications professional based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since 2024 I’ve been serving as a Parent Facilitator at Makala pa Elementary School, leading parent engagement and school communications. I bring a background in design and media, with hands-on experience in writing, editing newsletters, and digital marketing, and enjoy building strong partnerships with families and communities. I craft clear messages across newsletters, emails, and social platforms to support student progress and school initiatives. I have a passion for clear, engaging storytelling and collaborative problem solving, and I thrive in roles that unite design, content creation, and community outreach to support learning and school goals.…I'm Melissa McCain, a creative communications professional based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since 2024 I’ve been serving as a Parent Facilitator at Makala pa Elementary School, leading parent engagement and school communications. I bring a background in design and media, with hands-on experience in writing, editing newsletters, and digital marketing, and enjoy building strong partnerships with families and communities. I craft clear messages across newsletters, emails, and social platforms to support student progress and school initiatives. I have a passion for clear, engaging storytelling and collaborative problem solving, and I thrive in roles that unite design, content creation, and community outreach to support learning and school goals.

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I'm Melissa McCain, a creative communications professional based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since 2024 I’ve been serving as a Parent Facilitator at Makala pa Elementary School, leading parent engagement and school communications. I bring a background in design and media, with hands-on experience in writing, editing newsletters, and digital marketing, and enjoy building strong partnerships with families and communities. I craft clear messages across newsletters, emails, and social platforms to support student progress and school initiatives. I have a passion for clear, engaging storytelling and collaborative problem solving, and I thrive in roles that unite design, content creation, and community outreach to support learning and school goals.…I'm Melissa McCain, a creative communications professional based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since 2024 I’ve been serving as a Parent Facilitator at Makala pa Elementary School, leading parent engagement and school communications. I bring a background in design and media, with hands-on experience in writing, editing newsletters, and digital marketing, and enjoy building strong partnerships with families and communities. I craft clear messages across newsletters, emails, and social platforms to support student progress and school initiatives. I have a passion for clear, engaging storytelling and collaborative problem solving, and I thrive in roles that unite design, content creation, and community outreach to support learning and school goals.

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I’m Melissa McCain, a creative communications professional based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since 2024 I’ve been serving as a Parent Facilitator at Makala pa Elementary School, leading parent engagement and school communications. I bring a background in design and media, with hands-on experience in writing, editing newsletters, and digital marketing, and enjoy building strong partnerships with families and communities. I craft clear messages across newsletters, emails, and social platforms to support student progress and school initiatives.

I have a passion for clear, engaging storytelling and collaborative problem solving, and I thrive in roles that unite design, content creation, and community outreach to support learning and school goals.

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Work Experience

Parent Facilitator at Makala pa Elementary School

January 1, 2024 - Present

Write, copy edit, and proofread newsletter articles, incorporating the inverted pyramid style and active voice. Cultivate strong parent-school partnerships by drafting, editing, and distributing weekly or monthly newsletters and communications. Raised newsletter readership to 1000 views per edition. Serve as the primary point of contact for parent inquiries, managing correspondence via email with professionalism and empathy. Write and proofread internal emails, editing for proper tone and posture. Manage external communications, including emails to parents and community members, to inform them of school events, policy updates, and student progress. Reduced the volume of parent questions by creating and distributing a comprehensive, easy-to-read monthly newsletter. Market the school using various digital platforms to encourage parent engagement on campus. Develop & print promotional event collateral to acquire visitors. Raised the number of event attendees to an average of 80 people per

Manager at Papa John's Pizza

August 1, 2006 - December 1, 2014

Orchestrate staff members to perform various job duties dependent upon volume of sales. Track sales, labor, profit, and loss data. Use communication skills to handle conflict resolution and public relations. Write and edit employee performance appraisals.

Manager at Papa John’s Pizza

August 1, 2006 - December 1, 2014

Orchestrated staff to perform various duties based on sales volume. Tracked sales, labor, profit, and loss data. Used communication skills to handle conflict resolution and public relations. Wrote and edited employee performance appraisals.