Melissa Ilkenhons

Creative Ministry Director

Highly experienced worship ministry director and leader with 16 years in church-related ministry. Cross-functional experience includes managing staff and volunteer teams, leadership development, creative event planning, building organizational systems and processes, video and livestream content creation, written/digital communications and social media. 20+ years experience in writing, performing and recording music.

adormq@r.postjobfree.com 407-***-**** Orlando, FL WORK EXPERIENCE

Worship Ministry Director

Real Life Christian Church

05/2010 - Present, Orlando, FL

Large multisite church

Worship ministry lead of a satellite campus launch team for multisite church. Creative planning for weekend events and large-scale special events. Managed coordinator team, built and implemented campus-wide strategy, systems and processes, task management. Developed and implemented global ministry philosophy and vision. Managed volunteer teams.

Creative planning for weekend events and large-scale special events. Contact: Mitch McKinney - 407-***-****

Music Instructor

Avalon School of Music

2010 - 2013, Orlando, FL

Independent music school

Taught private lessons to children and adults in a 1-on-1 setting. Designed curriculum and customized lesson-planning for piano, guitar, voice and songwriting instruction. Contact: John Kolbrich - 407-***-****

Reports Writer Specialist

The JESUS Film Project/CRU

2006 - 2009, Orlando, FL

International parachurch organization providing worldwide video resources Collected, analyzed stories and data from global ministry contacts. Wrote, produced and edited written reports for high-level donors ($10k and above).

International travel and acquired on-the-ground interviews and data as needed. Contact: Judy Kirk - 407-***-****

EDUCATION

Study Program

University of Florida

2002 - 2006, Gainesville, FL

Bachelor of Music in Combination with an Outside Field

(Piano Performance)

Bachelor of Arts in History (African Studies Minor) PERSONAL PROJECTS

Content Creator/Broadcaster on Twitch (2017 - Present) Twitch Affiliate since 2019

Approaching 100k views

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