Joseph Mori Gbujama

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DOB: October 16^th, 1967

POB: Freetown, Sierra Leone

 

 Qualifications Summary:

 

A resourceful professional with a background in publishing, teaching, non-profit administration, legislative advocacy, fundraising and research. 

 

Professional Experience    1987-2006                                         

 

Critical Information Publications                                                  http://www.geocities.com/jgbujama/CIP.html

Publisher

 

§         Company provides experienced monthly analysis on diverse issues of political science, law, culture, history, medicine, philosophy, and other disciplines

• Proffering conflict resolution advocacy, business and crisis management
• Extending networking consultation to various companies on programs of development, merit, investment and awards.

 

Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles CA                     http://www.lausd.net

Teacher, Special Education

 

• Teaching Social Studies and English to students within a special education bursary
• Developing educational programs and individual plans
• Preparing approved test assessments and evaluations
• Monitoring student performance and behavior

 

Herndon Home Museum/Herndon Foundation, Atlanta GA              http://www.herndonhome.org/

Museum Associate/Docent

           

• Scheduling and conducting public tours for museum visitors for up to 1,700 museum visitors monthly
• Managing community outreach to university, religious, cultural, and youth groups
• Planned, organized and promoted special events and projects, including 1996 Cultural Olympiad, stipend teacher training, Norris Herndon exhibit, Style and Substance Symposium  
• Preparing media and press releases for publicity
• Compiling grant writing data resources
• Assisting with the training and supervision of a volunteer program
• Supervised the activities of library and installation experts
• Maintaining permanent exhibit in an extensive museum collection over 2,500 items

 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta GA                 http://www.itsmarta.com/

Georgia General Assembly                                                            http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/1995_96/index.htm

Legislative Scholar

 

• Composed letters to inform elected State and Federal representatives of contracts awarded by MARTA to businesses in their constituency
• Compiling regular reports of MARTA’s legislative interests and historical trends
• Preparing daily updates to track legislative votes
• Performing routine administrative and legal research
• Contribution was in association with the Director of Federal and State Relations and the Federal Transit Authority Coordinator

 

 

Georgia State University Atlanta GA

Fundraiser

                       

• Making calls to update alumni pledges

§         Assisting with projects to increase pledges and alumni sponsorships

• Following up to find solutions to alumni problems

 

 

Parks and History Association, Washington DC

Historical Site Clerk

 

Assigned to manage swing shifts at: Lincoln Memorial,

Ford’s Theatre, Jefferson Memorial, Arlington Cemetery,

Washington Monument, and the Fredrick Douglass House

 

§         Operating cash registers

§         Providing customer service and tour site information

§         Compiling spread sheets of daily, monthly, and quarterly sales figures

§         Contacting vendors to place monthly orders for inventory items

 

EDUCATION:   

                        Good Shepard School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1972-1976)

                        United Nations International School, New York City, New York (1976-1978) http://www.unis.org/

Christ The King College, Sierra Leone, West Africa (1978-1983) http://www.cobauk.cwc.net/

Interdisciplinary Studies, Law and Society

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA http://www.gsu.edu/

University System Of Georgia (1991-1995) http://www.usg.edu/

                        Post-Graduate Studies, California State University, Northridge (1997-99) http://www.csun.edu/