Most recently employed as: Writer and Teacher:  Professor of   Writing,
Developmental English & Writing,  Computer Information Systems,
Computer Applications..at PCC Sylvania.   

Responsibilities:  Taught CIS-120: Computer Concepts One since fall of 2000.  (Also taught Writing 80 and CAS-133)  Experienced with individual and small group tutoring & instruction, classroom teaching, curriculum development, consulting, scheduling, orientation, coordination, resource material management, administration, staff-development, and budgeting.  Mentoring, advising, community partnerships, student clubs, national & international forums, research and grant writing.   

Special Training:
       Tutoring, ESL, ENNL, Learning Disabilities, Returning Students, Learning Theory, Education, and teaching, administration, and curriculum development for secondary & college classes.  Computer theory and applications, Creative Writing, Reading, Composition, Technical Writing, Publishing , Short Stories, Rhetoric, Journalism, Essays, and Drama.   A commitment to Service Learning, Community Access, and Civic Commitment.

Employment History:

     June 2003-May 2004

Vice President for Part-Time Employees of the Portland Community
College Faculty Federation, AFT / AFL-CIO.  Organizing, Committee Work, Executive council, Negotiations, etc. www.pccff.org     

     September 2000-June 2003
Instructor at Portland Community College, Sylvania
Taught two sections of Writing 80, seventeen sections of CIS 120-
Computer Concepts One, and one section of CAS-133 Office 2000
applications Supervisors:  Delyse Totten, Marty Murray, Kathy Bernunzio
       Spring 2001-January 2004

Tutored Writing, Composition, English
and other subjects or in the Student Success Center
Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus
(Fran Palk or Kathy Bernunzio-)  Writing resource website is

used as a resource there: www.writingresource.org/  Provided
Conversation Group for ESL , ENNL, and other interested students.

        Fall 2001-June 2003 

Received grants for Curriculum Development and Service Learning.  
Rhetoric page:   http://www.writingresources.org/ Provided and
developed specific resources on ESL, ENL, syntax, rhetoric, composition, sentence structure, grammar, creative writing, and more.
       May 1998 to June 2004 Web Site Administrator
International Peace Resource Center: http://www.peaceresource.org
Creation and administration of web pages and supervision and
maintenance of the International Peace Resource Center Library in Missoula Montana.
       October 99 to June 2004
Private Web site consultant and designer:  Certified through the
International Association of Web Masters and Designers
       November 1995-June 2000
Substitute teacher Missoula County Public Schools.  Ben Green, Supervisor 
      Summer 96-June 2002
Editor/Publisher For The Wordsmith Collection

duties include magazine publication, online publishing, local art shows.
       Winter of 1999
Taught Seminars on Writing and Study Skills
at the University of Montana at Missoula
     Summer 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, and Spring 2004
Independent Contractor Supervisor and Instructor
Royal Amusements, Inc. / Butler Amusements, Inc.
     Fall 1995 to Spring 1998
Tutor:  Completed CRLA Master Tutor Certification & Tutored in the Equal Opportunity Program at the University of MT at Missoula (supervised by Ray Carlisle and Suzy Hampton) (400 hours)

     Fall 1995 to June 2003
Private tutor: study skills, writing, literature,
history, composition and other subjects.
      Aug. 1995 and August 1998
stage crew:  Western Montana State Fair. Supervised by Jay Bradley (406) 721-2765.   We installed stage, lighting, and sound components & provided security for the acts at the fair.
      1991-1995
Tutor Learning Assistance Center and the Writing Center at Northern
Arizona University.  Completed 400+ hours of writing instruction and tutoring. Ms. Rodriquez was my supervisor in the Writing Center and I worked for
Gwen Crites in the LAC.
      1991-1992
Public Relations
The Arizona Daily Sun / Flagstaff, AZ
       1990-95
Taxi Driver
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Worked for Dream Taxi and then helped establish and build A Friendly Cab.
The owner is Pat Ball/ Flagstaff/Arizona
       1986-90
Owner and General Manager
Martin Installation/ Covina, CA
(pallet rack, lockers, shelving, conveyors, offices, partitions, and custom material handling equipment) Licensed contractor, performed duties typical of small-business owner, including  supervision and management of sixteen employees.
       1979-86
Installer, then Installation Manager, then Operations Manager of Engineered Storage Systems / Industry, CA   /  Duties included management of thirty employees in shipping, installation, delivery, and production depts. Developed necessary computer support systems for the merger of two firms, did major purchasing, reconciled payroll, devised and implemented market strategy,

and managed inside sales. (Supervisor Garth Gilpin-owner (818) 961- 0961) Installed office partitions, conveyors, and other material handling systems in Southern California.
 
Education & degrees:
1969 Graduate of St. Louis Country Day School: college prep school/ St. Louis County, MO
1994 Graduate of Northern Arizona University: Cum laude completion of a degree in English / Creative Writing.  Member of Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key Honor Societies. Overall GPA 3.7 / GPA in field 3.9
1996 Completed International Certification as a Master Tutor at the University of Montana at Missoula.
1999, October:  Certification as Web Site Consultant and Designer through the International Association of Webmasters and Designers.

Also studied at:

1969-70 Antioch University / Yellow Springs, Ohio (Art & Philosophy)
1970-72 St. Louis Community College / St. Louis, MO (Art.& Psychology)
1973-79 Univ. of Missouri at St. Louis (Behavioral Science) (Teaching Assistant )
1982 Fullerton Community. College / Fullerton, CA (Cultural Anthropology)
1984-87 Cal Poly / Pomona, California (Education, History, Writing)
(Completed student teaching and written work for certification as teacher)

1995-2000 University of Montana at Missoula / CRLA Tutor Certification in Reading, Writing, Composition, History, Behavioral Science, Philosophy, Study Skills. etc.  International Certificate

Publications:
1990 The Northern California Historical Supplement

1991-1995 The Arizona Daily Sun: letters and commentary on a variety of subjects.
1991-1995 The Lumberjack (Northern Arizona University)
guest columns and letters on topics of local and international concerns.
1995 Where Dawn Lingers: Howard Ely (editor) a publication of NLP including my poetry (ISBN#1-57553-065-1)
1996 Superior Poetry News: "Cowboy Heroes" poem by Tim Flanagan in a "western" focus magazine of poetry and stories.
1996 and 1997 The Wordsmith Collection: A non-profit magazine for Arts and Letters, Published and edited in Missoula, Montana by Timothy Flanagan.

1997 The Montana Writer's Daybook Supplement: January 1997 issue by Upcreek Publishing in Hamilton, MT "Freemen and Unabombers" and an essay on contemporary Montana.
1998-2004 Online publications at www.peaceresource.com

and guest columns in The Missoulian and The Lake Oswego Review.  Also wrote curriculum supplements at www.writingresource.org/  Site used as teaching tool at PCC Sylvania Student Success Center.

May 2003:  From May 21-May 23, Did a presentation for the Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/compact/ at its twelfth annual national conference in Scottsdale, Arizona: "Reaching the Summit for Civic Commitment."  With two other instructors, I presented "Bridging the Gaps: Innovative Teaching Strategies that Meet Community Needs During Challenging Times," and provided examples of how students have learned course objectives while helping fill the gaps in available community services through Service-Learning. We described how to integrate community problem-solving into service-learning courses and the collaborative role that colleges can play in the future.