Martha Peterson's Resumé

Education:

UC at Berkeley, Whitworth College at Spokane, BS Degree
Trinity Music College at London
Sonoma State University, BA and MA in English

Teaching:

Manjoorans Lang. Institutes, Kerala, INDIA - English
Suzhou International Foreign Lang. School, CHINA - Eng.
Ai hui Guo Ji Lu Yu Xue Yuan, Qinhuangdao, CHINA - Eng.
Hebei Teachers College, Shijiazhuang, CHINA
Quetta Education Dept. in PAKISTAN
Kiev and Cherkasy, THE UKRAINE - Bible Wisdom
Sierra Leone, WEST AFRICA - science, music, Braille studies at Secondary and College level, also Blind School in Freetown
Adult Literacy Tutor Training courses at Colleges

Other Work:

Medical Technologist, Social Welfare Worker, Piano teacher, Organist, Writer

Awards:

Laubach Literacy, County People for Economic Opportunity, Certificate of Appreciation - Peace Corps; Citizen of the Day - radio

Volunteerism:

Founded and directed Laubach Literacy League of Sonoma County for 10 years
Peace Corps assignments in Sierra Leone and Pakistan

Teaching Abroad:

Bible Wisdom in The Ukraine, English teacher in China and India

Writing Credits:

Windsor Community News - Series of articles on Windsor churches, interviews of local artists, covered town meetings
The Christian Networker: Series on "It's in the Bible! - phrases such as "An eye for an eye", "Handwriting on the Wall"

Articles in Sonoma Living, Get Up & Go! and Sonoma Seniors Today on local and overseas activities. Inspirational articles printed in church newsletters in USA and in India

Professional Organizations:

Calif. Writers Club, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, American Guild of Organists, Mu Phi Epsilon Music Fraternity

Writing Award:

1999 AMY Award - 5th prize of $2000.

Hobbies:

Writing, music, crossword puzzles, languages, nature studies

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