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- My mission is to help people serve God where He has placed them,
- by sharing my passion for learning and service,
and helping them become the life-long learners and servants
God wants them to be.
Robert was born in Colombia to missionary parents and lived there for almost thirty years. He served in cross-cultural ministry with Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIL International in a variety of capacities for 42 years, including 16 years in Colombia, where he taught linguistics and cross-cultural ministry, served as a linguistics consultant and editor, worked as a computer programmer in a computer assisted translation project, and served in other computer related roles. He has also developed and taught online courses in English and Spanish.
He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Online education, intercultural education, intercultural communication, visual communication, cross-cultural ministry.
Robert has been administrator and online course developer, using the MOODLE LMS, since 2006. He also has developed hybrid and online courses for the BlackBoard LMS.
B.A., M.A., M.S., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.
| 1986 |
Ph.D. |
Humanities |
University of Texas at Arlington
Dissertation: Computer Assisted Dialect Adaptation: The Tucanoan Experiment. |
| 2007 |
M.A. |
Communication |
Spring Arbor University, MI
Thesis: An Application of Online Course Methodologies
to a Cross Cultural Teaching Seminar. |
| 2004 |
M.Ed. |
Higher Education |
Dallas Baptist University, TX |
| 1987 |
M.S. |
Computer Science |
University of Texas at Arlington
Thesis: The Implementation of a System for Computer Assisted Dialect Adaptation. |
| 1977 |
M.A. |
Linguistics |
University of Texas at Arlington |
| 1974 |
B.A. |
Biblical Education |
Columbia International University, SC |
Academic Honors: Phi Beta Delta,
Epsilon Phi Chapter: Honor Society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education.
Other Graduate Studies
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IntlDev 610. Foundations of Biblical Faith
IntlDev 612. Global Transformation
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William Carey International University,
Pasadena, CA |
| 2012-2014 |
Leadership, Financial Analysis, E-Business, Social Responsibility |
Western Governors University |
| 2009-2011 |
Teaching and Learning Online, Grant Writing for Non-Profits, Writing as a Vocation |
Spring Arbor University,
Spring Arbor, MI |
| 2000-2010 |
Statistical Methods, Intercultural Education, Religion and Worldview, Semantics and Pragmatics,
Community Development, Ethnographic Research Methods, History and Trends in Anthropology, Oral Traditions |
Dallas International University, Dallas, TX
(Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics) |
| 2008 |
Anthropology of Education |
University of North Texas, Denton, TX |
| 2003-2004 |
Economics, Finance, E-commerce |
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX |
| 1975 |
Biblical studies, Greek exegesis, Anthropology, Philosophy, Research methods |
Columbia International University, Columbia, SC |
Other Professional Development |
| 2005 |
Certificate
Online Facilitator Training |
Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI |
Professional Associations
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- Kairos University: In 1858, a small group of church leaders in Rochester, New York, saw the need to develop followers of Jesus to serve their local communities. Nearly 170 years later, with the advent of partners and by the grace of God, that vision has grown into Kairos University – one of the largest and most diverse accredited systems of competency-based theological education in the world.
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Graduate Academic Mentor |
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- ProMETA exists to train Christian leaders through accessible education that contextualizes in a relevant way the truth of the Bible to help them fulfill their calling. Its purpose is to train students at the certificate, undergrad, and masters and doctoral levels.
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Graduate Academic Mentor |
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- Graduate academic advisor and mentor
- Graduate course and materials developer
- Graduate program advisor and consultant
- Publications committee editor and member
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Ministry Partner |
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- Partners in Joy is a group of Bible-believing Christians with a common passion who have become partners for a greater vision. The mission of Partners in Joy, Inc. is to partner with already established effective ministries, to assist them in their efforts toward expanding the Kingdom of God and fulfilling the Great Commission.
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Ministry Activities |
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Founder and CEO |
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- Intercultural Educators, LLC was founded in 2011 to provide consulting, resources, and training courses and materials for people engaged in intercultural service, development, and training activities.
- Intercultural Educators, LLC offers training to intercultural educators using the MOODLE online learning environment.
- Administrator and online course developer, using the MOODLE LMS, since 2006. He also has developed and taught hybrid and online courses for the BlackBoard LMS. He has taught at various universities in Colombia, Peru, and the United States at the graduate and undergraduate level for over 30 years
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Trainer, Consultant, Course developer and Administrator
- Research interests include online education, intercultural education, intercultural communication, visual communication, cross-cultural ministry, and international development
- Topics: Communication theory, intercultural communication, visual communication, graphic design, web design, new media, linguistics, international development
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Adjunct Professor of Communication |
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Communication theory, intercultural communication, visual communication, graphic design, web design, new media, linguistics |
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Courses Taught |
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2016- |
COMA 6314: Intercultural Communication Theory |
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2012- |
COMA 6301: Advanced Communication Theory |
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2012- |
COMA 6324: Communication for Global Organizations |
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2000-2011 |
ART/COMA 3318: Web Design |
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2004-2009 |
ART/COMA 3316: Media Graphics |
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2001-2008 |
ART/COMA 2318: Desktop Publishing and Design |
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2006-2007 |
LING 4303: Principles of Phonological Analysis |
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2006 |
ART/COMA 2317: Advertising and Visual Communication |
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2001-2005 |
ART/COMA 3314: Photography II: Digital Imaging |
Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú, 2015
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Program: Curso Internacional de Lingüística, Traducción, y Alfabetización |
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- 2015: Professor, Fonología (in Spanish)
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SIL International, Dallas, TX, 1974 - 1999, 2012 - 2016
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Teaching and Consulting |
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2016: Online Learning Program: Advisor and Developer |
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2012: Online Learning Consultant |
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2015: Introducción a la Fonología (Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru) |
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2012: Online Learning Workshop (Lima, Peru) |
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Graphic Design: Web Designer/Desktop Publishing |
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1997-2005: Web design (various sites)
1988-1994: Typesetting and desktop publishing (Colombia) |
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Linguistics |
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1995-1999, 2015: Teaching and consulting on linguistics
1978-1994: Served in Colombia, South America
- 1978-1994: Linguistics consultant. edit
linguistic / cultural materials
- 1987-1988: Linguistics Section Head
- 1982-1984: Linguist/Programmer, CADA Project
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Courses Taught |
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1995-1999: TXSIL L3325 Introduction to Phonology |
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Seminars in Linguistics and Cross-cultural ministry |
University of Texas at Arlington,
1995 - 2009
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics |
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Ph.D. committee member:
- Julia Dieterman: Secondary Palatalization in Isthmus Mixe: A Phonetic and Phonological Account.
Ph.D dissertation. University of Texas at Arlington.
- Peter Unseth: 2002. Bi-consonantal reduplication in Amharic and Ethio-Semitic.
Ph.D dissertation. University of Texas at Arlington.
Periodically: Reader for comprehensive examinations
1995-1999: Teaching and consulting on linguistics |
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Course Taught: |
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- 2001: LING 5330 Computer and Natural Language (conference course)
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Adult Learning Systems, Duncanville, TX,
1995 - 2005
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Associate Editor |
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1995-2005: Editing and indexing |
Corporación Internacional para el Desarrollo Educativo (CIDE), Bogotá, Colombia
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Program Director |
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- 1980: Linguistics Program (in Spanish)
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Courses Taught |
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- 1980: Professor, Phonology II. Intermediate Phonology
- 1979: Professor, Phonology I. Introductory Phonology
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2017: Winner, First Place in the Photography category, Southwest Dallas Art Festival
Faith Comes by Hearing
Asilio, an Ashaninka man from Churingaveni, Peru,
hears God's Word for the first time.
© 2015 Robert B. Reed
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| Barnwell, Katherine, & Reed, Robert. |
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2000. |
AL 5316. Principles of Translation. Graduate course developed for GIAL. |
| Reed, Robert. |
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2015. |
Etnología: Antropología social y Cultural. Course developed for Cursos Fundamentales
Programa de Capacitación Online (PCO), Educación Contínua - SIL Américas |
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2014. |
COMA 6324. Communication for the Global Organization.
Graduate course developed for Dallas Baptist University (DBU), Dallas, TX |
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2009. |
COM 692. Research Methods Comm II. Graduate course developed for
Spring Arbor University (SAU), Spring Arbor, MI |
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2007. |
LD 5151. Cross Cultural Teaching Seminar. Graduate course developed for GIAL. |
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2006. |
COM 650. Visual Communication. Graduate course developed for SAU. |
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2006. |
COM 652. Web Publishing. Graduate course developed for SAU. |
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2004. |
AL 5304. Applied Phonology. Graduate course developed for GIAL. |
| Walter, Stephen, & Reed, Robert. |
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2004. |
LD 5342. Statistical Methods. Graduate course developed for GIAL. |
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| Reed, Robert. |
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2010. |
Online Support for Classroom Courses. Training video (21 mins.) |
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| Reed, Robert. |
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2011. |
“Distance Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Workers for the Bible Translation Movement.” Presentation to Bible Translation 2011: A forum for exploring strategies and methodologies for training translators and consultants. |
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2009. |
“CyberWord: The Internet, the Online Church, and the Bible Translation Movement.” Bible Translation 2009: A forum for exploring strategies and methodologies for training translators and consultants. Proceedings of Bible Translation 2009. Dallas, TX: SIL International. |
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2007. |
“What
is the relationship between training, mentoring, and education?” Proceedings of Bible Translation 2007. Dallas, TX: SIL International. (Also available from the GIAL Electronic
Notes Series.) |
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2004. |
Review of Merriam, Sharan B., and Caffarella, Rosemary S. (1999). Learning in adulthood: a comprehensive guide, 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Word and Deed, 3,3, Fall 2004. |
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1986. | “Computer
Assisted Dialect Adaptation as a Translation Tool for Closely Related
Languages." Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the American
Translators Association. Karl Kummer, ed. Medford, NJ: Learned Information,
Inc. |
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1985. |
“Computer Assisted Dialect Adaptation: An Overview of the Tucanoan Experiment.”
SIL Notes on Computing 11:6-19. |
| Schauer, Stanley C., Junia Halverson Schauer, and Robert B.
Reed. |
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n.d. |
“El yukuna.” Estudio Preliminar para el Atlas Etnolingüístico
Colombiano. Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo. |
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2012. |
Taller de Capacitación Virtual (San Salvador, El Salvador). Five day workshop taught in Spanish to introduce key concepts and approaches to developing and teaching online courses. Fifteen people from 5 countries participated. |
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2012. |
Taller de Capacitación Virtual (Lima, Peru). Four day online workshop taught in Spanish to introduce key concepts and approaches to developing and teaching online courses. Thirty seven people from 12 countries participated. |
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2011. |
“Distance Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Workers for the Bible Translation Movement.” Presentation to Bible Translation 2011: A forum for exploring strategies and methodologies for training translators and consultants. |
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2009. |
“Visual Storytelling.” Invited lecture, GIAL LD5357 Oral Tradition and Literature. |
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2009. |
“CyberWord: The Internet, the Online Church, and the Bible Translation Movement.” Bible Translation 2009: A forum for exploring strategies and methodologies for training translators and consultants. |
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2008. |
“Using Lester’s Visual Communication Perspectives to Analyze Visual Forms.” Invited lecture, GIAL LD5384 Expressive Form Analysis |
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2008. |
“Analyzing Visual Forms.” Invited Lecture, GIAL LD5384 Expressive Form Analysis
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2008. |
“Analyzing Visual Messages.” Invited Lecture, GIAL LD5339 Research Methods for Performing Arts |
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2008. |
“Adult Education.” Invited Lecture, GIAL LD5934 Literacy Megacourse |
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2007. | “What is the relationship between training, mentoring, and education?” Bible Translation 2007: A forum for exploring strategies and methodologies for training translators and consultants. |
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2004. |
“Distance Education at GIAL.” SIL Consultation on Distance Learning. December 14 & 15, 2004. |
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2003. |
“Phonetics and Phonology
of English and French: A Comparative Introduction.”
Invited Lecture, Southern Methodist University. |
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1989. |
“Introduction to Linguistics.” COMIBAM Seminar for Colombian Missionaries. (Three week seminar, in Spanish). |
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1987. |
“Introduction to Linguistics.” Guest Lecturer, Universidad Pedagógica, Bogotá, Colombia. (Five day seminar, in Spanish). |
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1986. |
“Computer Assisted Dialect Adaptation as a Translation Tool for Closely Related Languages.” American Translators Association Annual Meeting. |
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| Huber, Randall, and Robert Reed. |
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1992. | Vocabulario Comparativo: Palabras
Selectas de Lenguas Indígenas de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia:
Editorial Alberto Lleras Camargo. |
| Kinch, Rodney, and Robert Reed. |
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1979. | Ejercicios de Fonología
en Lenguas Indígenas Colombianas. Bogotá, Colombia:
Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, Ministerio de Gobierno. |
| Reed, Robert. |
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2007. |
An Application of Online Course Methodologies to a Cross Cultural Teaching
Seminar. Spring Arbor University: M.A. Thesis Portfolio. |
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1987. | The
Implementation of a System for Computer Assisted Dialect Adaptation.
University of Texas at Arlington: M.S. Thesis. |
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1986. | Computer Assisted
Dialect Adaptation: the Tucanoan Experiment. University of Texas at
Arlington: Ph.D. Dissertation (University Microfilms) |
Books Edited |
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1997. | Bibliografía 1997: 35 Años
de Servicio y Esperanza. Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia:
Asociación Instituto Lingüístico de Verano. |
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1995. |
Klumpp, Deloris A. Pharris. Vocabulario Piapoco-Español. Santafé
de Bogotá, Colombia: Editorial Alberto Lleras Camargo. |
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1993. | Bibliografía del Instituto
Lingüístico de Verano. Bogotá, Colombia: Editorial
Alberto Lleras Camargo. |
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1990. | Bibliografía
del Instituto Lingüístico de Verano. Bogotá, Colombia:
Editorial Alberto Lleras Camargo. |
Books Indexed |
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1996. |
Pike, Kenneth L. With Heart and Mind. Duncanville,
TX: Adult Learning Systems, Inc. |
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1995. |
Kohls, Robert L., and Brussow, Herbert L.
Training Know-How for Cross Cultural and Diversity Trainers.
Duncanville, TX: Adult Learning Systems, Inc. |
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Web Portfolio
Portfolio of public sites
created by Robert B. Reed.
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- Web Site Design
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (1999-2011)
International Museum of Cultures (1997-2003, 2005)
- JAARS
Museum of the Alphabet (1998-2008)
Board of Directors- Partners in Joy, Inc. (2017-present)
- Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (2009-2011)
- JAARS, Inc. (Waxhaw, NC. 1989-1994)
Community Activities- Participant, Peacemaker
seminar
- Church Activities
- Sunday School Teacher—Faith
Bible Church, De Soto, TX
Technology Committee—Faith Bible Church, De Soto, TX
Missions Committee—Faith
Bible Church, De Soto, TX
Missions presentations
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