JONES BRIGGS + COMPANY
Creatives | Consultants | Partners
Current Resume
Profile
On the street and in the kitchen, in schoolrooms and boardrooms, in halls of government and academia, there exist vast chasms of empathy and communication. Through the craft of theatre Melissa works with the powerful and the powerless, the privileged and the underserved to bridge this gap in their community.
Experience
Stanford University
Lecturer
2014 - present
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Lecturer in Organizational Behavior
Appointed 2014: Acting with Power
Stanford University
Acting Coach / Assistant Instructor
2008 - 2015
Stanford University Department of Theatre & Performance Studies
Subsitute Lecturer, 2015: Acting for Non-Majors
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Acting Coach, 2008 - 2014: Acting with Power
Stanford University Continuing Studies
Assistant Acting Instructor, 2007 - 2015: Shakespeare without Fear; Awaken the Actor Within; Contemporary Scene Study; Contemporary Monologue
Speaker Coach / Workshop Leader
2010 - present
Private clients include actors, executives, educators, doctors and more. Recent corporate and institutional affiliations include the following:
Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, Speaker Coach
People Rocket, Global Management Design, Consultant
Singularity University, Guest Speaker
Intel, Speaker Coach & Consultant
Stanford Alumni Association, Alumnae GSB Women’s Circles, Guest Speaker
Stanford LPCH Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Retreat, Performance Coach
Dechert LLP, Global Intellectual Property Conference, Performance Coach
Stanford Travel/Study Annual Retreat, Workshop Leader
Women in Cable Telecom Conference, Senior Executive Summit, Performance Coach
Global Women’s Initiative Network Conference, eBay, Performance Coach
Executive Panel Workshop, eBay, Performance Coach
Director / Teaching Artist
2009 - present
Develops & leads educational theatre curricula throughout the SF Bay Area as a Mentor Teaching Artist and Director.
- Conservatory Theatre Ensemble, Guest Artist: 2011 - present
- The C Street Project: Multi-disciplinary Arts Performanct, Director: 2014 - 2015
- One Act Play Festival: Mixed Ability Original Theatre Project, Director, 2010 - 2014
- Shakespeare Classroom Integration: San Rafael Unified School District, 2011 - 2014
- Mixed Ability Original Dramatic Art Project, Summer Intensive, Director, 2013
- PlayMaking - Theatre & Literacy Curriculum, Original Performances: Novato Youth Center, Novato Unified School District (USD), West Contra County USD, Tam USD, Marin County Office of Education and more.
Education
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC, US
BA with Honors in Theatre, Communication & Education
Primary Training: Cindy Gendrich, Sharon Andrews (Acting Technique), Mark Cohen (Movement), James Dodding, RADA (Mime and Alexander Technique), Brook Davis (Educational Theatre), Dianne Scishle (Modern), Debbie Spencer (Jazz)
Honors Thesis: "THE BRIDGE: Theatre Education for Children in Need"
Jordan Scholarship Recipient
The Actor Center Conservatory
New York, NY, US
Certificate: Professional Training Program
Primary Training: Scott Freeman (Acting/ ACT, NYU), Grace Zandarski (Voice/ ACT, Yale), Felix Ivanov (Movement/ Vakhtangov Academy Theater Russia, Lincoln Center), Jane Nichols (Clown/ Yale, Julliard), Per Brahe (Mask/ NYU, Yale, Moscow Art Theatre)
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
London, England, UK
Certificate: Summer Intensive
Primary Training: John Adams (Director/ RADA), Nicholas Barter (Directing/ RADA, Royal Shakespeare), Adreienne Thomas (Vocal Training/ RADA, British American Drama Academy), Sheila Allen (Text/ Royal Shakespeare), Andrew Cuthbert (Speech/ RADA, National Theatre)
Further Training
Co-Active Coaching Technique, CTI
Thiagi Facilitation Approach
Rosemary Harris: Shakespeare Intensive Workshop
Tim Miller: Master Class and Performance
Vocal Training: Jessica Walker, Teresa Radomski
Etc.