Assistant Director

Bouraima Berte

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Home: 646-***-****

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New York, NY 10027-5452

Skills and Experience

? Train and Evaluate CDL/OTR Student Drivers (French and English Speakers)

for "C.R. England Global Transportation" based in Salt Lake City, Utah:

(July 2012 - June 2013).

? Designed and Coordinated ESL and French Programs and Curricula for Non-

Native learners of English at the Koranic School "Dar-El Hadis" in Bouake

-Ivory Coast/West Africa: (09/2009 - 09/2011).

? Worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in Applied Linguistics and ESL at

Georgia State University: (08/2005 - 12/2006).

? Taught as an ESL Instructor at Atlanta-Latin American Association:

(09/2006 -12/2007) and Atlanta-Fulton Public Central Library: (08/2006

-12/2007).

? Worked as a Research Associate on Special Projects " Retention of

Minorities Students in Academia" at Georgia State University, Office of

African American Student Services & Programs: (07/2006 - 12/2007) and

Volunteered as Mediator in Conflict Transformation and Student Counseling.

? Supervised and Empowered students by helping them to walk through the

hurdles of their personal and individual challenges that might blur their

educational goals thru vehicle of Storytelling and Personal Advisement

(Ivory Coast/West Africa: 1993 - 2005)

? Initiated and Coordinated meetings between Learners, Parents and

Instructors/Administration in "open doors" by creating a safer and more

convenient interface for mutual understanding (Ivory Coast/West Africa:

1993 - 2005)

? Organized extracurricular activities like English Speaking Clubs and

Promoted ethics and cultural diversity as shared values to absorb intra and

interpersonal conflicts at homes and schools (Ivory Coast/West Africa: 1993

- 2005)

? Participated in 2007 as a Lead Contributor in Competitive Learning

Activities like the Model African Union organized by the University System

of Georgia.

Education

? Certified Francophone Trainer in Social Justice and Conflict

Transformation - Workshop-Saly Portudal,Senegal-2009

? M.A in Applied Linguistics & ESL : Georgia State University - Atlanta,GA

Fall 2006.

? CONTACT 2006 & Graduate Certificate 2008 in Conflict Transformation &

Global Relations - SIT (School for International Training - Brattleboro,

Vermont/USA.

? Certification in English Education : Ecole Normale Superieure of Abidjan

- Cote d'Ivoire/West Africa

Fall 1993

? B.A in English Education : Ecole Normale Superieure of Bamako - Mali/West

Africa 1987

Additional Skills

? Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher

? Languages spoken: Fluent in French, Level-1 in Spanish and Arabic.

Reference

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Doris A. Derby, Ph.D. Stephanie Lindemann, Ph. D.

OAASS&P Director Professor

Office of African America Students Department of Applied Linguistics

Services & Programs & English as a Second Language

P.O. Box 3973 College of Arts & Sciences

Atlanta GA 30302-3973 P.O Box 4099

Email:**********.******@*****.*** Atlanta GA 30302-4099

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

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Paula Green, Ph.D. 447 West St. Amhest,

MA 01002, USA

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding Email: *****@************.***

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