Christine Nih’shaw

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Londonderry, NH 03053

603-***-****

adu4ck@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

An engaging position that focuses on integrity, professionalism, and community.

Summary of Qualifications

Detail oriented and organized.

Ability to maintain composure in stressful environments.

Customer service & relations.

Creative team-player.

25+ years’ experience in a medical office.

25+ years’ experience in visual arts.

25+ years’ experience in dental radiography.

5 years’ experience as the Treatment Coordinator.

Professional Experience

Orthodontist Treatment Coordinator/Assistant Dr. Donald J. Neely 1995 to PRESENT

Duties include coordinating patient treatment plans with the doctor to best fits an individual’s medical, financial, scheduling, and treatment outcome needs, taking radiographs, clinical photography, oral scanning and/or impressions, ordering, placement and removal of appliances, patient education, data entry, scheduling, billing, sterilization of instruments and equipment, writing and editing contracts and patient and doctor letters, coordinating with oral surgeons and other auxiliary medical staff as needed.

Police Dispatcher Newport Police Department 1994 to 1998

Duties included emergency communication and dispatch of relative personnel (police, fire, ambulance, fast squad services, sheriff’s department) in emergency and non-emergency situations. Other duties included clerical filing of reports, accident reports, town permits, gun permits, registration forms, and public relations.

Freelance Artist Riversong Studio 1991 to PRESENT

Work on various commissioned projects in a range of mediums to include business and private murals, portraits, logos and designs, photography, illustrations, and manuscript editing and critiques.

Children’s & Young Adult Author/Illustrator 2015 to PRESENT

Writing for middle-grade fiction, multi-generational poetry, and fully illustrated picture books. Current partnership with the Thunder Valley Lakota Language Initiative to preserve a series of traditional oral stories.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (English) Southern NH University (Currently enrolled)

Associate of Arts & Science Granite State College 2010

Certifications: Dental Radiography, Hazard Materials, EMT – Basic, Expanded Duty Orthodontics, State Police On-Line Telecommunications (FBI-owned and maintained) New Hampshire Technical Institute 1995 to PRESENT (continuing education courses)

Memberships and/or Organizations

NHCNAA (New Hampshire Commission on Native American Affairs)

SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators

EFA (Editorial Freelancers Association)

CLiF Author/Presenter (Children’s Literacy Foundation)

Illustrators Guild

Artists @Work

NHWP (New Hampshire Writer’s Project)

References available upon request.

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