Testimonials
My experience with Melinda reviewing my CV was amazing! Melinda was swift, provided effective feedback, and was always professional. Her CV critique helped me incorporate and highlight the significant aspects of my education and career so far. I highly recommend her CV/Resume writing services to anyone that is applying to graduate school and applying to jobs.
jessica rojas, graduate program applicant, irvine, CA (accepted at ucla school of social work)
Melinda introduced dramatic changes in the College's social media participation, increasing the visibility of college activities by orders of magnitude. Her contributions in the renovation and maintenance of the College website are essential. College news stories, newsletters, promotional videos, support and promotion of various events organized by all the College constituents - all of these activities have been conducted by Melinda at the highest professional level. Melinda's contributions to the College development/fundraising activities are profound and of highest important for the overall College success.
eugene olevsky, dean of college of engieering, san diego state university
While Melinda’s marketing manager role at Wildcat was designed to develop our communications strategy, she exhibited the kind of attitude and intelligence to be able to do most anything. Once onboard, she quickly set a course for our communications strategy and executed it through her skills in graphic design, project management and operations. Rarely have I encountered someone who I would consider as top talent but Melinda is at that level. If I could hire her again, I absolutely wouldn't hesitate.
gene lynes, chief financial officer, wildcat discovery technologies
Melinda is an excellent communicator and hands-on professional. I engaged her to provide expertise in updating my professional networking profile and create a post to secure future clients. She was very knowledgeable and helpful and presented creative ideas to ensure my success. She asked me insightful questions but also asked for my opinions and feedback. I really appreciated her collaborative approach. We spent a couple of hours working together and a short while later, she had created a professional and contemporary post.
JEnnifer mattoon, Non-Profit Controller and Director of Finance | Freelance
Melinda is always eager to take on new challenges. She helped the Illini Union grow to 6,285 Instagram followers (69% growth); 7,334 Facebook followers (14% growth); and 6,419 Twitter followers (8% growth). She also assisted in the challenge to reshape the social media strategy for the Illini Union Bookstore, helping to increase online sales by 300%. Melinda jumps right in, listens, takes feedback, and works great both independently and in a team.
Erik Riha, Director of Marketing at University of Illinois Dept of Auxiliary, Health & Wellbeing Marketing
Melinda carries a positive energy with her that makes her a joy to work with on a project! Her communication skills are top-notch and she asks thoughtful questions. As Digital Content Specialist, she took the lead on the social accounts for Illini Union Bookstore. Not only did she revitalize our pages and develop a tone; she also dived deep into analytics! Because of her work, we were able to learn our demographics, what worked/what didn't, and tweak our posts. When we decided we needed to feature more posts with people, she helped organize a photo shoot at the Bookstore! Melinda is happy to share her own creative ideas, but always listens to the ideas of others to make sure what she presents meets expectations.
Jessica Roedelbronn, Assistant Director of Virtual Stores at University of Illinois Bookstore
Melinda is the consummate communications professional. She consistently demonstrates strong writing skills, the ability to communicate well with diverse audiences, high energy and excellent follow through on all projects she took on. Melinda is a self-starter, with a high level of self-motivation. I know she will be an asset to any workplace she chooses in the future and highly recommend her work in marketing and communication.
Genevieve Kirk, Executive Director of Champaign Center Partnership
Professor Sevilla does an excellent job communicating concepts to students. She has obvious experience teaching Public Speaking and is comfortable in the virtual classroom. She works to get students actively involved in learning. The midterm evaluations were very positive - students report that Prof. Sevilla is easy to talk to, enthusiastic, and always wanting students to succeed. One student stated, ‘Prof. Sevilla is my favorite professor I have had this year, she is really enthusiastic and teaches us information in a really engaging way by bringing up things we are interested in and using slideshows with good pictures/illustrations.’
Julie Weishar, Department Chair of Fine and Applied Arts at Parkland College
Melinda is a bright and intuitive thinker who has taken the initiative at each step along the way in order to bring her Community Engagement project from idea to reality. She works diligently and collaboratively. She has been an invaluable resource to the program cohort through her thoughtful engagement, constructive feedback, and encouragement provided to her colleagues.
Rev. Ben Camp, Co-Director of Wesley Foundation San Diego
Melinda y yo coincidimos en Madrid. Yo era el coordinador de sus prácticas. Melinda es trabajadora, profesional, responsable y tiene un gran sentido del humor. La empresa de relaciones públicas donde trabajó en Madrid, estaban encantados con ella y su trabajo. Un torbellino de energía, que revolucionará cualquier lugar en el que trabaje. — (I was Melinda’s internship coordinator in Madrid. Melinda is a hard worker, professional, responsible, and has a great sense of humor. The public relations firm where she interned were thrilled with her and her work. Melinda is a turbine of energy who will revolutionize wherever she works.)
Prof. Jon Oleaga, Internship Coordinator at USD Madrid Center
Coincidí con Melinda en Madrid. Es una persona dinámica, positiva, optimista y siempre con una sonrisa. Es muy responsable, profesional y ordenada en su trabajo. Estoy seguro que hará un gran trabajo en cualquier iniciativa o proyecto que emprenda. — (I crossed paths with Melinda in Madrid. She is a dynamic, optimistic professional. She is very responsible and organized in her work. I’m sure she will do great work in whatever initiative or project she takes on next.)
Álvaro Campo, Partner at Everis Consuting Madrid
Melinda excels in all forms of communication, which in turn guarantees high success & engagement as well great teamwork cohesion. Not only is she a clear communicator, she is quick and stays ahead of the trends. She is incredible in both the mentee and mentor role. I cannot wait to see how she improves the world around her due to her supreme communication skills. Any team is absolutely lucky to have her.
Madeline Marchini, marketing coordinator at university of illinois
Melinda is a natural leader motivated by a sense of purpose. Our summer research program typically requires our students to commit approximately forty hours a week to satisfy research responsibilities and additional assignments. She did so without hesitation and demonstrated grace in her ability to manage a heavy workload including field research, GRE training, and community building events. In addition to completing all aspects of our summer program, she served her peers by motivating them to achieve their potential. I personally relied on her to help me identify and serve students who needed additional attention. I am absolutely confident that she will continue to use her academic and professional success to build up her community.
Ramiro Frausto, Director of University of San Diego TRiO McNair Scholars Program
In her courses with me, Melinda repeatedly demonstrated her innate talent for teaching through numerous class presentations. Melinda has an ability to convey both intellectual depth and genuine excitement when speaking to a classroom full of students, which leaves me no doubt that she will excel as a professor, where both of these qualities are of paramount importance.