Education
- Ed. D., Educational Leadership, Wichita State University
- MSSL, Master of Science in School Leadership, Baker University
- MS, Master of Science in Business Education, Emporia State University
- BS, Bachelor of Science in Business Education, Emporia State University
Professional Background
- Assistant Principal / Director of Career and Technical Education, Newton High School
- Adjunct Professor, School of Education, Bethel College
- Adjunct Professor, School of Education, Baker University
- Business instructor, Newton High School and Maize High School
Certifications
- Career Development Mentor, ESSDACK
- Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator Certification
Recognitions & Awards
- 2021 Women Who Lead in Education, Wichita Business Journal
- National Secondary Business Teacher of the Year, National Business Education Association
- USD 373 Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
- Mountain-Plains Business Education Teacher of the Year
- Kansas Business Education Teacher of the Year
Publications
- Postsecondary Experiences of Career Academy Students: A Narrative Inquiry of Lived Experience, doctoral dissertation, Wichita State University, May 2021
- DECA: College Course for Business Students, Mountain-Plains Business Education Association Notes & Quotes, Fall 2020
- Telling their Stories: Voices of First-Generation College Students at Wichita State University, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program field study research; Research presented virtually at WSU GRASP conference and American Educational Research Association conference, August 2020
- Spaces and Places, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program field study research; Research presented at Wichita State GRASP Conference, Spring 2019
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Rangel, Melinda (2017). Developing College and Career Readiness Through Career Shadowing. Business Education Forum, October 2017.
Presentations
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- Rangel, Melinda (2024, Jan.): “Supporting the Entrepreneurial Mindset through Curriculum and Programming in Rural Kansas,” U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Birmingham, Ala.
- Rangel, Melinda (2022, April): “Postsecondary Experiences of Career Academy Students: A Narrative Inquiry of Lived Experience, American Education Research Association Conference, San Diego, Calif.
- Rangel, Melinda (2022, April): “Postsecondary Experiences of Career Academy Students: A Narrative Inquiry of Lived Experience, Business Education Research Conference (BERC), San Diego, Calif.
- Rangel, Melinda (2021, June), “The Impact of a Career Academy Model of Instruction”, Mountain Plains Business Education conference, Fort Worth, Texas
- Rangel, Melinda (2020, Oct.), “Implementing a Work-Based Learning Program”, Iowa Business Education Conference, virtual presentation
- Rangel, Melinda (2019, Feb.). “Implementing an Agriculture Career Academy,” Kansas Association of Career and Technical Education conference, break-out session
- Rangel, Melinda (2018, Oct.). “Implementing an Agriculture Career Academy,” Kansas Department of Education conference, break-out session
- Rangel, Melinda (2018, March). “Preparing Students to be College & Career Ready through Professional Learning Experiences,” Kansas CAN Symposium, break-out session
- Rangel, Melinda (2017, Oct.). “Professional Learning Experiences for College and Career Readiness,” Kansas Business Education Association conference, break-out session
- Rangel, Melinda (2016, April). “Professional Learning Experiences for College and Career Readiness,” National Business Education Association conference, break-out session
- Rangel, Melinda (2016, July). “Building Bridges between School and Business,” Kansas Career and Technical Education Association conference, break-out session
Service
- Kansas Collegiate DECA State Advisor
- National Business Education Association member
- National Business Honor Society Governing Council member
- Mountain-Plains Business Education Association member