Melissa Bevacqua is the Director of Admissions for Transfer Recruitment at George Mason University. Previous to this, Melissa served as Director of Undergraduate Admissions for the last 6 ½ years, during which time, George Mason has recorded historic enrollment growth. She has been recognized as leading an award-winning team at George Mason University. Melissa brings twenty-two years of enrollment management experience from large, public, comprehensive, R1 institutions to small, private, liberal arts schools. Melissa presents her work at national and regional conferences, and maintains professional memberships with NACAC, AACRAO and their affiliates. She has served on several affiliate committees. Melissa has also served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Administration and Human Resources at The University of Scranton, and was recognized as a recipient of the Provost’s Part-Time Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Melissa graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Spanish, and earned a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from The University of Scranton. She received the Outstanding Human Resources Administration Graduate Award.