Christopher S. McDonald

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Apartment 9

Rockingham, NC 28379

Cell: 910-***-****

E-mail: ad4f3x@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

Accomplished educator and Military Veteran (U.S. Coast Guard Rank of E-4) with focus on English language and sports coaching at middle school, junior high school, high school and college level. Skilled in writing, editing, public speaking and media relations in academic and business environments. Extensive knowledge of sports management, event planning, technical support and network administration, and records management in the hospitality and health care fields. Adept at research and analysis, interviewing and eliciting pertinent facts, organizing, multi-tasking and quickly adapting to changes in work assignments. As golf/tennis coach, serve as instructor and supporter of novice tennis players, providing instruction in rules and nuances of the game, good sportsmanship and team pride. Passed PGA Playing Ability Test July 2005.

Employment History

MILITARY SERVICE

Human Resources, United States Coast Guard, 1987-1994 (Honorably Discharged June 1994)

Education & Training

Operating within general parameters outlined by both the North Carolina and Michigan State Board’s of Education (Dual certification in middle grades language arts in both NC and MI), independently create and deliver lesson plans designed to educate middle school thru college age students in language arts and English. Subjects include reading for comprehension and analysis, expository and problem/solution writing, and general communications with attention to sentence structure, parts of speech, clarity and creativity.

From a short story, novel or fragment of an idea, assign students’ written work by providing them with a starting point and allowing them to develop their ideas into a written product. Meet individually or in small groups to explain rules of grammar and syntax and clarify work requirements, reinforce and supplement learning goals through use of DVDs and audio tapes, and provide remedial instruction as necessary. Identify top performers, granting them freedom to progress at their own pace while allowing them to gain confidence by assisting others in need through peer-to-peer instruction. Supervise, assess and grade written assignments and creative endeavors such as short stories, poetry and student productions of acts from Shakespearean plays. Engage parents in the learning process by outlining subject matter goals, instructor’s expectations and State testing requirements at the onset of each school year and providing feedback on a quarterly basis or as needed.

Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School, Brighton, MI 2018-2023

Madison Academy High School, Burton, MI 2017-2018

Rohanen (Now Cordova) Middle School, Rockingham NC 2016-2017

Richmond Community College, Hamlet, NC 2011-12

West Craven Middle School, Vanceboro, NC 2008-2010

Greene County Middle School, Snow Hill, NC, 2007-2008

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2006-2007

Rockingham Junior High School, Rockingham, NC, 2002-2005

Information Technology

Information Technology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2005-2006

Health Administration, FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital, Rockingham, NC, 2000-2002

Sports Management

Legacy Golf Links, Aberdeen, NC 2023-Present

Seven Lakes Golf Club, West End, NC 2013-2016

Foxfire Golf and Resort, Jackson Springs, NC 2012-2013

Country Club of Whispering Pines, Whispering Pines, NC 2011-2012

Hickory Hill Country Club, Mocksville, NC, 1996-1997

Global Sports Management, Advance, NC, 1995-1996

Journalism & Publishing

Richmond Observer, Rockingham, NC 2023

Reading Radio for the Blind, Greenville, NC 2005-07

St. Andrews Press, Laurinburg, NC, 2000-2001

Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, NC, 1997-1999

Education

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC – Master of Arts in English, 2007

St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, NC – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, 2001

Richmond Community College, Hamlet, NC – Associate of Arts, 1998

Publications & Presentations

Less is More: Undiscovered Country in Hemingway’s Fiction: 13th Biennial Hemingway Conference, 2008

Ernest Hemingway: A Study of the Aesthetic, 112th Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters, 2008

Ernest Hemingway: Boiling it Down Always, Rather Than Spreading it Out Thin (Master’s Thesis), 2007

Top Dog/Underdog, 26th Annual Comparative Drama Conference, 2006

Affiliations

Member, East Carolina Pirate Club (Athletic Fundraising, East Carolina University)

Member, East Carolina Alumni Association (Participant, 2007 Winter Telethon fundraiser for public television)

President/Vice President, Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Fraternity (Membership, Fundraising, Events Organization, Speaker’s Bureau)

References

Available on request.

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