MELANIE BANDERA-HESS, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapists at College Ave, Oakland, CA

Volunteer at San Quentin Prison, Actor at Ross Valley Players, Actor at Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Volunteer and Consultant at The Body Positive Non Profit, MFT Intern at Private Psychotherapy Practice, Artist Representative at Jennifer Perlmutter Fine Art, MFT intern at The Body Positive, MFTi at The Body Positive

Mental Health Care

San Quentin Prison since Dec 2012 - Volunteer Ross Valley Players since Nov 2012 - Actor Contra Costa Civic Theatre - El Cerrito, CA since Sep 2012 - Actor The Body Positive Non Profit since Aug 2011 - Volunteer and Consultant Private Psychotherapy Practice - San Rafael, CA since Aug 2011 - MFT Intern Jennifer Perlmutter Fine Art since Jan 2011 - Artist Representative The Body Positive - Berkeley, CA since Jan 2011 - MFT intern The Body Positive since Mar 2010 - MFTi Soul Food Farm - Vacaville, Ca Mar 2011 - Sep 2012 - Account Manager and Events Coordinator

California Institute of Integral Studies
MA, Psychology, Drama Therapy Sonoma State University
Bachelors, Acting and Theatre Arts

ARTY Award for Lead Actress
Solano County
Recipient of Lead Actress Award for my work as Mama in Distracted Directed by George Maguire