High School Air Force

Paula Marie Payne

Email: ********@************.***

Address:

City: Great Lakes

State: IL

Zip: 60088

Country: USA

Phone: 847-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Pastor for thirteen years; contract chaplain two years at the Danville, Illinois VA Medical Center; and four deployments to support operation Iraqi Freedom. As a deployed chaplain, assigned as senior chaplain to the hospital at Balad, Iraq; senior chaplain for the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility (CASF) at Ramstein AFB, Germany; and designated chaplain for families at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Center at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Enlisted in the Air National Guard in 1981; first enlisted person assigned to the Air National Guard chaplain office at the Readiness Center; and received a direct commission in the Air Force chaplain candidate program in 1988.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA 1/2001 to 12/1980 (Curriculum and Instruction)

High School Dipolma from Air Command and Staff (In Residence) Air Universit, San Francisco CA 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from Wesley Theological Seminary, San Francisco CA 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, San Francisco CA 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from Andover Newton Theological School, San Francisco CA 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from College of Lake County, San Francisco CA 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from, San Francisco CA 1/2001 to 9/2012

Job History / Details:

Professional Profile

Pastor for thirteen years; contract chaplain two years at the Danville, Illinois VA Medical Center; and four deployments to support operation Iraqi Freedom. As a deployed chaplain, assigned as senior chaplain to the hospital at Balad, Iraq; senior chaplain for the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility (CASF) at Ramstein AFB, Germany; and designated chaplain for families at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Center at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Enlisted in the Air National Guard in 1981; first enlisted person assigned to the Air National Guard chaplain office at the Readiness Center; and received a direct commission in the Air Force chaplain candidate program in 1988.

Qualifications

Maintains familiarity with chaplain policies and procedures

Former administrative technician for ANG/HC to assist chaplain, knowledgeable of rules and regulations of chaplain corps

Team Player

Trained Community outreach team member for Illinois Emergency Management Agency

Ecumenical and Interfaith Coordinator for clergy and laity

Able to articulate ANG/HC policy and procedures with other sister services and fellow Air Force chaplains

Develop and implement briefings for Air National Guard and Active Duty

Demonstrates Collaborative Leadership

Promotes Morale and Welfare for military personnel and families

Good interpersonal skills

Promotes Cross Cultural Communications

Relevant Experience

Deployments: Compassionate ministry, led spiritual support, engaged in meetings needs of all military personnel; taught integration classes; promoted free exercise of religion; integral part of medical team; led critical part of successful hospital mission; mentored and guided chaplain assistants to ensure mission success; boosted morale for coalition forces; American military personnel and contractors; demonstrated superior judgment; developed and presented slides for mission as requested by wing chaplains; excellent communicator; designated family counselor for families, and demonstrated ability to be a team player with joint chaplains and assistants.

253rd Combat Communications Group: Responsible for the design, development, implementation of the Group commander's chaplaincy program; coordinates with Army and Air National Guard chaplains through JFHQ; crisis intervention counselor; able to give candid assessments for situational awareness; promotes unity; provides key morale feedback to senior leadership to better manage airmen, and monitors Group resiliency on a regular basis.

Experience

August 2009 to 9/30/2012 12:00:00 AM

Illinois Emergency Management Agency Springfield, IL

CERT - Train the Trainer

April 2001 to Current

National Guard Otis ANGB, Massachusetts

Senior Chaplain

Group chaplain at Otis Air National Guard base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts ( Lt Colonel), visit units, families, attend staff meetings with other military components; deployed four times and was recently deployed at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs, Dover AFB, Delaware to counsel grieving families; senior chaplain at the largest trauma center (1/08 to 6/08) at Balad AFB, Iraq where leadership was noted as "best chaplain team in the AOR"; responsible for design, development and implementation of commander's chaplain program; manage spiritual support and guidance for group headquarters and seven units with more than eight hundred personnel.

June 2009 to June 2009

Illinois Emergency Management Agency Springfield, IL

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Field Course

16 hours

12/08 to 2009

June 1990 to June 2003

United Methodist Church

Pastor

Administrator, officiate weddings, funerals, visit sick, and lead examiner of clergy candidates.

In this time frame, I was appointed to four churches (Charles Town, West Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and Contoocook, New Hampshire).

October 1984 to May 1988

U. S. Air Force Andrews AFB, Maryland

Administrative Technician (E-6), Statutory Tour

Active Guard/Reserve worked for Chief of Chaplains for the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Screened all prospective chaplain applications, planned and coordinated all conferences and trips for staff, scheduled appointments, and traveled extensively to all states with leadership.

August 1979 to June 1984

Virgin Islands Department of Education St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Teacher/Secondary and Adult Education

Education

October 1976 University of Illinois Urbana,

Bachelor of Arts Liberal Arts and Science

May 2005 Air Command and Staff (In Residence) Air University Montgomery, Alabama

Master of Arts Operational Arts and Science

May 1991 Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D.C.

Master of Divinity Pastoral Counseling and Worship

May 1980 University of San Francisco San Francisco, California

Master of Education Curriculum and Instruction

January 2009 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB Montgomery, Alabama

Correspondence

2010 Andover Newton Theological School Newton, Massachusetts

Supervision/Theology

Received Certificate to supervise students, facilitator of student interns, and weekly group facilitator to include conflict management.

College of Lake County Grayslake, Illinois

Human Services/Substance Abuse

Currently enrolled as full time student to obtain license/certification.,

Clinical Pastoral Education: 2 Units

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, Oncology

Carle Foundational Hospital (Trauma Center)

Affiliations

National Guard Association Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. National Women's Memorial/Charter Member FEMA/IEMA CERTIFICATIONS

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