Ron Gillis
[email protected]
Yi Tian Village, Shenzhen, China
Shenzen phone, 011 86 755 8345 7308
Education
The University of Maine
B.S. Mental Health and Human Services, Magna cum Laude ….. 2004
Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor, ME
M. Div. ….. 1999
Keene State College, Keene, N.H.
B.S. Occupational Safety, Magna cum Laude ….. 1995
A.S. Chemical Dependency, Magna cum Laude ..... 1995
Recent History
Crossroads Cross-cultural Trainers, Shenzhen, China ….. Dec. ‘08 to present
Consultant: Providing communication and cultural training for individuals and businesses dealing with Western clients: also teaching English to private students and in schools.
Tianshui Normal University, Quinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, China ..... Sept. ’06 to June ‘08
Taught Oral / Written English, and Western Culture to undergraduate students.
Keene State College, Keene: N.H. ..... Spring '05
Taught TDS 495 03C, Ethics in the Safety Profession, for students in the Occupational Safety department. Instructional methods ranged from lecturing to group discussions addressing issues from contemporary American films.
Congregational Church Pastor: Sherman Mills and Island Falls, Maine ..... '99 to '03
Community activities:
Member and fiscal agent, SAD 25 Communities for Children, 1999-2000
Member: State Executive Board, Maine Peoples Alliance, 2000- 2001
President and founding member Bangor ME. Chapter Veterans for Peace, 2003
Ordained Priest and Bishop, Celtic Anabaptist Conference
Writing
Many Op-Ed pieces published in the Bangor Maine, Daily News. Both poetry and non-fiction in national magazines. I have recently completed a book describing the history and forms of the cross in art, and the Christian tradition, and am now negotiating with a publisher.