Experience

Pacific School of Religion

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinator of International Student Support and Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2001 - Present

  Responsible for 1) academic tutorial support; 2) directing development of institutional programming for international students; 3) maintaining connection of international students with US government ensuring legal status; developing processes for internationalizing the PSR campus Responsible for 1) academic tutorial support; 2) directing development of institutional programming for international students; 3) maintaining connection of international students with US government ensuring legal status; developing processes for internationalizing the PSR campus



I-Relate: Intercultural leadership Institute

• Northern California and Northern Nevada

• Founder and Executive Director

  • Nov 1999 - Present

  I-Relate is a non-profit educational and consulting organization dedicated to creating and providing training and tools to support the development of culturally competent leaders. Following the vision of "Passion for Justice --- Compassion for All" our mission is to provide skill development training and critical analysis tools in order to equip clergy, congregations, and denominational leaders to engage effectively racial and cultural differences in their communities. I-Relate is a non-profit educational and consulting organization dedicated to creating and providing training and tools to support the development of culturally competent leaders. Following the vision of "Passion for Justice --- Compassion for All" our mission is to provide skill development training and critical analysis tools in order to equip clergy, congregations, and denominational leaders to engage effectively racial and cultural differences in their communities.



Life & Peace Institute, an international peace research institute connected to the WCC

• Uppsala, Sweden

• Director of Research

  • Jan 1994 - Aug 1998

  Responsible for the conceptualization, development, and supervision of international research projects on topics concerned with 1) The Role of Religion in Conflict and Peace, 2) Human Rights and Economic Justice, 3) Non-Violent Conflict Transformation, 4) Horn of Africa. Supervised researchers in Africa, Asia, Central and Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Responsible for the conceptualization, development, and supervision of international research projects on topics concerned with 1) The Role of Religion in Conflict and Peace, 2) Human Rights and Economic Justice, 3) Non-Violent Conflict Transformation, 4) Horn of Africa. Supervised researchers in Africa, Asia, Central and Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.



California-Nevada United Methodist Church and United Methodist Committee on Relief

• Northern California and Northern Nevada

• Refugee Concerns Coordinator/Director of Research,

  • Jan 1980 - Dec 1993

  Developed and directed a state-wide program of church-based refugee resettlement, volunteer education and involvement, and political advocacy. Developed cross-cultural materials and workshops. Interpreted global issues as affecting the migration of peoples. Developed funding proposals. Resulted in a state-wide program used as a national model. Developed and directed a state-wide program of church-based refugee resettlement, volunteer education and involvement, and political advocacy. Developed cross-cultural materials and workshops. Interpreted global issues as affecting the migration of peoples. Developed funding proposals. Resulted in a state-wide program used as a national model.