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I serve as the Chief Operating Officer for Give an Hour -- a nonprofit which provides pro bono counseling for the post-9/11 service members, veterans, and their loved ones. Acting as a cultural adviser, I embedded with a BCT in Iraq in 2008 - 2009. Volunteer activities: FRG leader for Army National Guard (EOD) unit, American Legion Auxiliary, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

International Experience

(8 months)
Sep 2008 - Apr 2009
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Army Contractor who served as a cultural adviser embedded with a BCT in Iraq. Masters degree in cultural anthropology with a specialty in ethnography, I conducted sociocultural studies via interviews done "outside the wire." Worked primarily with infantry, MiTTs, PTTs, and MPs.

Credentials

Certifications

Jan 2000

National Certified Counselor

Security Clearance
Secret

Education

Academic Degrees

1997 - 1999

University of Phoenix - Tucson

Master's Degree, Master of Counseling

1993 - 1996

Purdue University - W Lafayette

Master's Degree, Anthropology

1989 - 1993

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