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Melanie Wright

accounts payable at Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of NWLA This job is current. I still manage the Billing and Insurance Department as well.

  • business administration computer information systems
  • Class of 2023
  • Haughton, LA

Member since July 2023

About

I am a forty year old, married mother of five. I work full time for a non-profit in Northwest Louisiana. I love the non-profit sector and have a passion for helping those in need, especially those suffering from addictive disorders and chronic homelessness.

Education

  • Northwestern State University Louisiana

    business administration/computer information systems

    2020 – 2023

  • Bossier Parish Community College

    computer information systems

    2018 – 2019

Honors and awards

  • dean's list

  • scholarship

    PEO Continuing Education

  • scholarship

    Ten Degreez of Excellence

Goals and interests

Career goal

Nonprofit Administration

Graduate school interests

LSUS Masters in Nonprofit Administration

Outside the classroom

I love to read, write, and do Sudoku puzzles. I have a particular interest in books on theology, doctrine, and the historicity of the Bible. I also enjoy reading about the neurological and physiological effects of substance use and how trauma affects the whole body. I thoroughly enjoy fishing, hunting, camping, and anything else that involves nature.

Experience

  • accounts payable

    Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of NWLA This job is current. I still manage the Billing and Insurance Department as well.

    Jun 2023 – Aug 2023

  • management

    Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of NWLA Billing and Insurance Department This job is current.

    Oct 2021 – Aug 2023

  • manager, utilization management (inpatient), director of member health

    Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of NWLA

    Jul 2020 – Oct 2021

  • admissions coordinator

    Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of NWLA

    Apr 2015 – Jul 2020

Volunteering

  • Board of Directors, Executive Officer, Secretary

    Fuller Center of NWLA

    Dec 2022 – Aug 2023

  • Board of Directors, Executive Officer, Secretary

    Providence House of Shreveport

    May 2020 – Aug 2023

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent

Additional information