Resume

• 2015

  American Philosophical Practitioners Association (APPA)

  American Philosophical Association (APA)

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation entitled \"Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Perspectives on William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience.\" Published by ProQuest

  Philosophy

  California Institute of Integral Studies

• 2008

  North American Paul Tillich Society (NAPTS)

  American Academy of Religion (AAR)

  Master’s Degree

  Completed my Master's and PhD in Comparative Philosophy/Religion.

  Philosophy

  California Institute of Integral Studies

• 2007

  Esalen Institute

  Compass Counseling Services of Virginia

  J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

  Chamberlayne Elementary School

  Richmond

  Virginia Area

  Taught a variety of courses including Human Spirituality

  Introduction to Buddhism and\n\nSurvey of World Religions.\n\n● Created syllabi

  advised and mentored students

  developed lectures; followed the\n\nrequired standards of learning integral to the university and its status within the\n\ncollegiate community.\n\n● Represented department on national scale by conducting presentations to high school\n\nstudents who were interested in majoring in Religious Studies; collaborated with\n\ndirectors

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  professors and faculty to implement departmental initiatives and\n\nworked jointly with team leaders to design resources and promote events; Marketed\n\nthe department through presentations and written communication.

  Professor of Religious Studies

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Richmond

  Virginia Area

  Behavioral Therapist

  Compass Counseling Services of Virginia

  Big Sur

  California

  Participated in the work/scholar program at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur

  California entitled ‘Intimacy and Purpose’ (2007). \n\nEsalen is a leading center for exploring and realizing human potential through experience

  education

  and research. The vision of Esalen works towards the realization of a more humane and all-embracing world

  seeking answers to questions unlikely to be explored by traditional universities and religions. Esalen sponsors pioneering initiatives and offers personal

  spiritual

  and social transformation programs for residents

  interns

  and workshop participants. Notable individuals who have participated at The Esalen Institute include musicians Bob Dylan

  Paul Simon and George Harrison (The Beatles)

  psychologists Abraham Maslow and Fritz Perls as well as actors Laurence Fishburne

  Sandra Bullock and Alicia Silverstone. (Both Harvard and Stanford Universities have a relationship with Esalen in developing new psychological approaches)

  Work Scholar

  Esalen Institute

  Richmond

  Virginia

  The Shed is the first online consumer goods rental marketplace that transforms inventory into rental income for manufacturers

  retailers and small businesses -- and provides one-click rental and delivery of hundreds of brand name products.

  Senior Project Manager

  The Shed

  Richmond

  Virginia Area

  Lead (head instructor) of the PALS program (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening); this program takes students out of the classrooms with learning disabilities and work with them individually to help at-risk students gain the required knowledge to remain in their designated grade.

  PALS Teacher

  Chamberlayne Elementary School

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Served as a point of contact for faculty and students in the Department of Philosophy\n\nand Religion.\n\n● Planned and coordinated meetings and events for up to 250 participants at a time.\n\n● Managed departmental email.\n\n● Responded to requests from students for program information; provided problem\n\nsolving and troubleshooting as necessary.\n\n● Worked in the audio/visual department to ensure effective classroom presentations.

  Program Coordinator

  California Institute of Integral Studies

  Served as an adjunct instructor and taught courses in Western Philosophy and Ethics.

  Adjunct Professor- Philosophy and Religion

  Richmond

  Virginia Area

  J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

• 2000

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Religious Studies

  Virginia Commonwealth University

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  Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Perspectives on William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience.

  This dissertation examines the poetic expressions of William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” from an Indo-Tibetan Buddhist philosophical perspective.\n\nIndo-Tibetan Buddhist philosophy provides a framework for understanding the complex psychological and existential dimensions of the themes embedded in Blake’s songs. Novel and profound meanings are to be gained from Blake’s Songs by using Buddhist perspectives a heuristic lens. Additionally

  this dissertation employs a Buddhist analysis of Blake’s dual conceptions of Innocence and Experience as two contrary states of consciousness.\n\nBy examining the songs in this distinctive way

  this study shows how Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Blake’s songs provide a sense of what Arvind Sharma calls Reciprocal Illumination.-- a mutual lighting-up that occurs when a comparison is made between two distinct perspectives.

  Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Perspectives on William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience.

  Paul Tillich and Inter-Religious Dialogue: A Buddhist-Christian Encounter.

  Charles (Chip)

  Cosby

  PhD

  The Shed

  California Institute of Integral Studies

  Virginia Commonwealth University