Community Organizer Adjunct Professor
Resume:
GEORGE NNAMDI OKORO
*** ****’s Highway, Tappan, New York; 832-***-**** ************@*****.***
Writer/Administrator/Community Organizer/Historian
ACADEMIC HISTORY:
Department of History, New York University, New York City
MA Candidate, History 2021 – present
Department of Writing, Columbia University School of Arts, New York City
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Creative Writing 2019 – June 2021
Pontifical Urban University, Rome 2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Divinity (STB), Theology
University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt 2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy
WORK EXPERIENCE Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Church of Immaculate Conception, St Mary’s Parish 103 South Broadway, Yonkers
• Coordinator, The Society of St Vincent de Paul (September 2019 till date)
Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia, St Christopher's Catholic Elementary and High School, Kakata, Margibi County, Republic of Liberia (June 2012 – June 2016)
•School Manager, Instructor in African History and English Language.
•Coordinator, rehabilitation of ex-child rebel soldiers of Liberia Civil War (June 2012 – October 2016)
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:
•English (Native proficiency)
•Spanish (Bilingual proficiency)
•Igbo (West African mother tongue)
•French (Working Knowledge)
LITERARY WORKS UNDER PUBLICATION
•Non-Negotiable? An Inquiry (A book that carries out a historical and sociopolitical appraisal of the supposed indivisibility of Nigeria in the face of constant ethnic strife) (In progress)
•The Dust That Won’t Settle (A historical fiction short-story collection) (In progress) • Ebelebe: Tales of the Cheeky Prince (Another collection of short stories that traces
Nigeria’s march towards democracy through the eyes of a teenage boy) (In progress)
•Grandma Told Me: A Collection of West African Folktales (Under Publication by Anchor Books, Nigeria)
SKILLS:
•Excellent in computer operations and programming;
•Skilled researcher; History enthusiast (every type of History);
•Goal-oriented; Gifted with a deep and analytical mind; Exceptional observer;
•Good writer; Gifted public speaker; Excellent in communication and interpersonal skills;
•Ability to learn quickly; Ability to work under pressure;
•Easily understands new languages; easily adapts to new environments;
•Leadership and organizational skills;
•Gifted with a good eye-hand coordination; excellent listener; gifted with good memory;
ACADEMIC/INTELLECTUAL COMMITMENTS
National Association of Philosophy Students (NAPS)
National Association of Catholic Theology Students (NACATHS)
NAMISEM Science Association (NASCA) (Founding member)
The National Missionary Seminary Press Club
EDITORIAL POSITIONS HELD
Editor in Chief, Sofia Journal of Philosophy, a publication of the Department of Philosophy of
The National Missionary Seminary of St Paul, Abuja 2007 - 2008
Editor in Chief, NAMISEM Science Newsletter, a science annual newsletter of the Science Club of The National Missionary Seminary of St Paul, Abuja 2008 - 2009
Columnist, Catholic Ambassador Magazine 2014 - 2020 Columnist, Catholic Herald Online
PERSONAL INTERESTS
History, Politics, Comparative Religion, Examining Cultures and Belief Systems of People, Reading, Writing, Research, Poetry, Astronomy, Travelling, Intellectual Debates, Anything written by Ken Follett, P.J. O’Rourke, and Martin Meredith, Music, Social Issues, Community Service, and Football (soccer).
REFEREES
Steve Neier, CO
120 Kings Highway, Tappan
******@******.***
Fr George Torok, CO, DCL
120 King’s Highway, Tappan
******@******.***
George Okeahialam, PhD
211 W 141st St, Harlem NY 10030
*********@*****.***
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