Melanie Holmes Palmer

Background

Palmer, Melanie Holmes was born on July 10, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Henry Peter and Rosa Kobie.

Education

AS, Danville (Illinois) Community College, 1975; Bachelor of Science, Illinois State University, 1977; postgraduate, Drake U., 1978; postgraduate, Northern Arizona U., since 1992.

Career

Teacher special education, Dubuque (Iowa) Community Schools, 1977-1978; teacher special education Metcalf Laboratory School,, Illinois State University, Normal, 1978-1984; supervisor college students, supervisor special and elementary education, Illinois State University, Normal, 1979-1985; head teacher orthopedic staff, Illinois State University, Normal, 1981-1984; secondary teacher special education, Mesa (Arizona) Public Schools, 1985-1987; prim. teacher, Mesa (Arizona) Public Schools, 1987-1992; elementary teacher, Mesa (Arizona) Public Schools, since 1992. Consultant mainstream instruction for science literacy Purdue University, West Lafayette, Inc., 1991-1992. Supervisor special and elementary education Arizona State University, Tempe, 1990-1991.

Facilitator Teams Corporation.

Achievements

• Melanie Holmes Palmer has been listed as a noteworthy Special education educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Valley Citizens League, Phoenix, 1991-1992. Member National Education Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Arizona Education Association, National Honor Society, Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married James Carrol Holmes, Nov.3, 1973 (divorced March 1991). Children: Tanzy Dee, Dustin James. Married Michael James Palmer, June 27, 1992.

Father:

Henry Peter Kobie

Mother:

Rosa Kobie

Spouse:

Michael James Palmer

Spouse:

James Carrol Holmes

child:

Dustin James Palmer

child:

Tanzy Dee Palmer