Resume for James LeRoy Griffis

Education and Credentials

MA, English, California State College at Long Beach.

Second BA in music, California State College at Los Angeles.

Life time California Credential to teach both subjects in community college.

Hold Texas credential in teaching English, language arts, and ESOL in Texas.

Experience

Experienced in teaching English and English as a second or other language. Experienced in teaching music (guitar) in community colleges.

Worked for five years as a substitute teacher in Richardson, Carrollton, and Plano.

Worked for twenty years as a technical writer at Rockwell International (now Boeing).

Worked for two years (1977-1979) as a GS-9 adjudicator for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Los Angeles.

Special Abilities

Able to teach classical guitar at high school and community college level. Also able to teach music fundamentals and music history.

Able to teach foreign-born people to speak English without a foreign accent.