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MedicalTraining.me/The Overton Experience <br />Proposal Name: Active Threat Responder Training Customer: Orange Co EMS <br />Client Contact: Chasidy Kearns, Chief Training and Dev Date Submitted: 1/15/26 <br />Principal Consultant: Melissa Overton <br />Secondary: NA <br />Principal Contact: 252-235-7479 <br />melissa@medicaltraining.me <br /> <br /> <br /> 2 <br />Qualifications <br />About The Founder/CEO of MedicalTraining.me <br />Melissa G. Overton is an award winning, regionally recognized, and internationally certified educator, mentor, <br />speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She is 1 part nurse, 2 parts thriving entrepreneur, 5 parts high-energy <br />speaker, 3 parts networking & connection maven, 2 parts loving momma, 1 part hip hop lover. Too many parts? <br />Not surprising. Melissa commands over 25 years of experience in highly regulated, high-stress, community-based, <br />and diverse environments, including 17 years of EMS, ER, critical care, and nurse leader expertise. Combine <br />nursing with being raised by entrepreneurs, a certified John Maxwell trainer, speaker, and coach, and single- <br />handedly running a business for 10+ years – and you have a powerhouse for addressing the pressing needs of <br />leaders and organizations looking to succeed. <br />Founder and CEO, Melissa Overton, launched MedicalTraining.me in March 2013. The endeavor started as a <br />company to provide continuing education to medical professionals and First Aid/CPR/AED training for companies <br />and non-health care individuals. Melissa quickly recognized more than technical <br />skills were needed for professions to succeed. She witnessed lost leadership, <br />dangerously high burnout rates, and undeniably toxic work cultures. <br />Today, MedicalTraining.me and Illuminated Training (as of 2020), <br />provide a robust catalog of meaningful leadership and development <br />programs, created by Melissa, to ensure individuals, businesses, and <br />entire communities succeed. In 2022, recognizing Overton’s <br />leadership prowess, she was hired to completely redesign and lead <br />the Leadership Johnston program. She implemented the Program in <br />2023, cultivating and activating a group of leaders county-wide, <br />impacting more than a dozen communities. <br />A proud graduate of East Carolina University (ECU), Melissa gained not <br />only hands-on leadership experience, but also a deeply instilled <br />commitment to community – creating it and nurturing it. Melissa has long <br />been recognized for her contributions to the varied communities in which she <br />lives and works. In 2019, Melissa was recognized as the Triangle East Chamber of <br />Commerce “Small Businessperson of the Year”. In 2021, she was awarded the ATHENA International <br />Leadership Award recognizing her leadership and extensive volunteer work. Melissa received the “2021 <br />Innovator of the Year” and twice received the “Leaving a Legacy Award” and “Volunteer of the Year” (2021, <br />2023) from the Clayton Chamber of Commerce, recognizing her ongoing contributions to develop a thriving <br />workforce. Most recently, Melissa was nominated for “Clayton Citizen of the Year” (2024). <br />Melissa is a trusted leader who puts her whole heart and mind into her activities and ensures all ships rise with <br />her applied compassion, amazing networking and connecting skills, and ever-growing knowledge. When not <br />leading, innovating, connecting, training, and educating, Melissa enjoys deep connections with family, friends, and <br />shaking her groove thang to some old-school hip hop. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 028B2B28-6AC5-454C-A950-F9F94A0CF323