Ashley Mealer

1/11/2016
Personal Information

ashjmeal@gmail.com
112 Walters Street
Martin, TN 38237
(731) 819-1444

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree, May 2014

The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tenn.
Major: Communications: Sequence: Media Design
Minor: Graphic Design

In Progress

Masters of Education at UTM

Major: Education-Initial Licensure Elementary and Secondary

Experience

Margaret Perry Childrens Center at UTM, Martin, Tenn. (2015)

Graduate Assistant/Student Worker (part-time while taking graduate
courses)

Working with children in the nursery

Caring for infants and toddlers
Observe and monitor childrens play activities
Instruct children in health and personal habits such as eating,
resting, and toilet habits.
Read to children, and teach them simple painting, drawing,
handicrafts, and songs.
Organize and participate in recreational activities, such as games.
Assist in preparing food for children and serve meals and
refreshments to children and regulate rest periods.

The Spirit, Martin, Tenn. (2010-present)

Co-Editor (full-time)

Lead a group of students to catch up back logs

Design backgrounds and decorative pages for the yearbooks
In charge of editing pages and give out assignments

The Pacer, Martin, Tenn. (2010-present)

Staff Photographer/Writer (full-time)

Write stories
Take, edit and submit photos

MTD. Martin, Tenn. (2009-2013)

Assemble Worker (part-time)

Put four to six parts on the lawn mowers within a minute

Helped new assemble workers that were having trouble and
slowing the line down
Swiped the floor and cleaned around the line

Baby Sitting Experience- Various people

Children from infant to 3 years old

Daily personal care and feeding
Educational type playtime and stories

Honors

Tennessee Scholars Award, 2009

Certifications

HootSuite Software certification 2013

Activities

Peppermint Stick Daycare- Job shadowing/volunteering

UT Martin Recycling, (2009-2011)-Volunteer
Central Baptist Church-Nursery Worker- 2 and 3 year olds 2012-present

Skills

Mac and Windows

Adobe Suite, SLR cameras skills, page designer, leader, listener, drawing
skills, clay skills

Strengths

* Love to work with children. Every patience-especially like to work with

younger children.

References

Fast learner, hard worker, personable.

Able to take charge and lead when given the opportunity
Take direction well
Work well with groups or alone

Tomi M. Parrish, Instructor of Communications

University of Tennessee at Martin
305A Gooch Hall, UTM
Martin, TN 38237
731-881-7558
tomimc@utm.edu

Mary Jean Hall

News Editor for The Pacer
313 Gooch Hall, UTM
Martin, TN 38238
901-356-1475
Desiree McCullough
Interim Director of Institutional Research
327 Administration Building
Martin, TN 38238
731-881-7014
Portfolio

Available on request
http://ashleyjcunninghamphotography.weebly.com/