Celia Mellinger
8504 - 99 Street, #104
Edmonton, AB T6E 3T6
[email protected]

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Education
Master of Theological Studies; Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Bachelor of Arts: Physics; May 1998; Goshen College

Experience
September 2003 - present: Volunteer English instructor with the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN), volunteer youth tutor with EMCN.

July 2003-August 2003, May - August 2002: Data management at United Methodist
Volunteers in Mission.

September 2001-May 2003: Research Assistant to Jon Gunnemann, Professor of Social Ethics, part-time.

September 2002-May 2003: Research Assistant to Steffen Lösel, Professor of Systematic Theology, part-time.

May-August 2002: Intern at The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, in the Democracy
Program. Responsibilities included writing weekly updates on three African
countries and presenting reports and summaries pertaining to these countries.

March 2002: Ten-day trip to rural Honduras in conjunction with a semester class on
Central American history, religion, and development.

September 1999-June 2001: Full time volunteer with Mennonite Voluntary Service at the Welcome Home Community, Edmonton, Alberta. Responsibilities included planning and leading family activities, volunteer coordinating, participating in a
24-hour on-call rotation, program promotion, community liaison.

July 1998-July 1999: Volunteer with Mennonite Central Committee in Chad, Africa. Lived with Chadian host-family. Responsibilities included teaching English at a theology school, childcare (9 younger siblings, aged 13 and under), learning responsibilities of a Chadian household, communicating in French.

January 1998-May 1998: Assistant to Goshen College Provost. Responsibilities included tallying statistics, comparative researching, formatting reports, organizing files.

September 1996-May 1998: Lab assistant with Physical World labs at Goshen College.
Responsibilities included aiding students in labs, grading labs, teaching labs.

July 1997-August 1997: Volunteer at The Bridge Community Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Responsibilities included co-leading the summer children’s program in a lower-income, inner-city neighborhood.

June 1996-July 1996: Associate program director at Bethany Birches Camp, Plymouth, Vermont. Responsibilities included organizing children’s activities, life guarding, aiding other staff.

June 1995-August 1995: PEW scholar, Goshen, Indiana. Responsibilities included conducting experiments in an organic chemistry lab, presenting results.

September 1994-May 1996: Student tutor at Goshen College. Responsibilities included tutoring various students in physics and history.

June 1994-August 1994: Junior counselor at Highland Retreat Camp, Bergton, Virginia. Responsibilities included co-counseling cabins of 10 campers and leading various outdoor activities.

Skills and Interests
PC and Mac proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite and Apple Works
Internet proficiency
Intermediate French
Choral singing
Bicycling (for commuting and fun)



4/23/04