Melissa Gomez Summerford, M.Ed.
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Who is Melissa?
Melissa started her long career in education as an Elementary educator who is passionate about her work bringing technology integration to EC-4 educators. Melissa is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer and Innovator. She has been an active member of the Texas Google Educator Group (GEG) and currently serves as a leader in GEG Global, an educator group of Google Certified Educators and Trainers worldwide. Melissa is always looking for ways to innovate and improve her practices, and she believes that it takes a team to build success. Melissa’s a perfectionist and strives to be a servant leader who inspires others.
Melissa is a Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator, Google Certified Innovator, and a Google Certified Trainer. She is also a Microsoft Certified Educator and Newsela Certified Educator.

“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.”
-Simon Sinek
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“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.”
-Simon Sinek
Contact:
Connect:
Who is Melissa?
Melissa started her long career in education as an Elementary educator who is passionate about her work bringing technology integration to EC-4 educators. Melissa is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer and Innovator. She has been an active member of the Texas Google Educator Group (GEG) and currently serves as a leader in GEG Global, an educator group of Google Certified Educators and Trainers worldwide. Melissa is always looking for ways to innovate and improve her practices, and she believes that it takes a team to build success. Melissa’s a perfectionist and strives to be a servant leader who inspires others.
Melissa is a Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator, Google Certified Innovator, and a Google Certified Trainer. She is also a Microsoft Certified Educator and Newsela Certified Educator.

Three Facts About Melissa:
- Melissa loves to sew and eat sweets. She is all sunshine and rainbows with her infectious smile and innovative ideas.
- She loves her Bitmoji, scary movies, podcasts, TV shows and making Tik Tok videos.
- Melissa adores her family! She and her supportive husband are extremely proud of their children. Her daughter has chosen to become a teacher, her middle son is thriving on his own and her youngest son is not afraid to try new adventures.
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