Christine Payne
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LANGUAGES
Trilingual: English Spanish French
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
Brazil, Tunisia, Lebanon, Spain, Switzerland, England, USA,
Singapore, New Caledonia, Malaysia, France.
EDUCATION
Sam Houston State University, Texas Oklahoma City University,
Oklahoma
Masters in Education Bachelor of Arts in French and
Spanish Magna Cum
Laude Honors
Chamber of Commerce, Noum a, New Caledonia
"Certificat National Sup rieur" in ESL
HONORS & AFFILIATIONS
( Member of the Alpha Mu Gamma National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor
Society
( Undergraduate Scholarship, Oklahoma City University
( French Club and Language lab Initiator, International School of Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
( Member of the Jury for French Baccalaureate National Exam for 5
consecutive years
(Member of the Jury of Hotel and Catering Industry Lyc e St Pierre, Paris,
France
RESEARCH
Research Monographs and Technical Reports
( French / Spanish dictionary for Pablo Picasso's works
WORK EXPERIENCE
Study Abroad Director Summer I, SHSU
2011 and 2012
French III, IV, Logistics of Study Abroad
Paris-France
Adjunct Professor, SHSU
French I, II, III, IV 2009-
present
Spanish I, II, III, IV
Huntsville, Texas
Graduate Assistant Professor, SHSU
Spanish I, II, III 2008-
2009
ESL I, II Huntsville,
Texas
Graduate Assistant Study Abroad, SHSU 2007-
2008
SHSU International Programs Study Abroad
Huntsville, Texas
Graduate Assistant Professor 2005-2006
Spanish I, II
Huntsville, Texas
Visiting Lecturer, University of Montpellier 2002-
2003
ESL I, II
Montpellier, France
Executive Assistant Director of Marketing 1997-
2005
Tourism Office Cultural - Animation Dept
La Grande Motte, France
( Set up Cultural Calendar, developed Marketing strategy,
performed financial analysis, budget balance, coordinated logistic of
events
organized venues of Celebrities, set up interviews with Journalists,
conducted staff meetings, managed contracts, invoices, statistic
analysis
( Interpreter and Translator in French/English/Spanish
for the Town Hall of La Grande Motte
Assistant Director of Marketing / Convention Hall 1996-
1997
Convention Center / Tourism Office of La Grande Motte Resort
La Grande Motte, France
( Interpreter in French/English/Spanish for International Conventions
( Organized and managed National and International Convention,
Shows, Exhibitions, Festivals /50-2000 attendees, managed
and negotiated contracts, logistic of events, performed financial
analysis,
budget balance, invoicing
Hotel and Catering Industry Teacher 1988-
199
Lyc e H telier St Pierre
Paris, France
( Teaching Catering and Hospitality in ESL I, II, III
( Established training sites for students in International Hotels
/England
( Member of the Evaluating Jury
Marketing Representative 1986-
1988
MT International Import-Export Pau,
France
Interpreter - Translator / French and Spanish Teacher 1984
- 1986
French Embassy and Berlitz Schools
Madrid, Spain
( French II, II, IV and Spanish III
French and Spanish Teacher 1983-1984
( French II, III, IV and Spanish I, II
KL, Malaysia
International School of Kuala Lumpur
French and Spanish Teacher 1982-1983
( French II, IV and Spanish I, II
Republic of Singapore
Singapore American School
Interpreter - Translator - French and Spanish Teacher 1980-
1982
Chamber of Commerce Noum a,
New Caledonia
( ESL II, III / French III, IV, Spanish I, II
Other Competencies
Translations in French and Spanish for tourism brochures (France)
French Consecutive translator in Medical Conventions (France)
French - Spanish translator in Pharmaceutical Seminars (Spain)