Resume

• 2009

  Examiner.com

  Detroit

  Michigan

  Adjunct Instructor

  University of Detroit Mercy

  Courses taught include HIS 1500 - Introduction to History

  HIS 2000 - Ancient Mediterranean World

  and HIS 2500 - US History to 1877

  University of Detroit Mercy

  Adjunct instructor

  Classes taught include World Civilization from Beginnings to 1500 CE. (HIS 1510)

  World Civilizations from 1500 CE to the Present (HIS 1520)

  Contemporary World (HIS 1500)

  History of Michigan (HIS 1700)

  US History to 1877 (HIS 2510)

  and US History from 1865 (HIS 2520).

  Oakland Community College

  Project historian

  Project historian involved in surveying sites

  writing reports

  giving presentations

  and serving as field photographer for the Historic American Engineering Record's Detroit Milwaukee Junction historic preservation project on the early automotive industry

  to determine the extent and evolution of existing manufacturing plants and identify resources that warrant further

  more intensive investigation.

  National Park Service

  Examiner.com

  Grant coordinator

  Researched

  composed

  edited

  and submitted grants for funding to foundations

  corporations

  and private individuals. Tracked progress through specialty software; wrote

  edited

  and delivered progress reports; researched and developed new philanthropic opportunities.

  Henry Ford Health System

  Adjunct instructor

  Classes include Michigan History (HIST 265)

  History of the United States to 1877 (HIST 151)

  History of the United States from 1865 (HIST 152)

  Ancient Civilizations (HIST 111)

  Transitional Civilizations (HIST 112)

  Modern Civilizations (HIST 113)

  History of the Cold War (HIST 237).

  Henry Ford Community College

  Adjunct instructor

  Courses taught include HIS 152 -- World Civilization to present

  Wayne County Community College District

  Adjunct instructor

  Classes taught include US History to 1877 (HIS 2040)

  US History from 1865 (HIS 2050)

  World Since 1945 (HIS 1400)

  and History of Europe

  1500-1945 (HIS 1300). Assisted with modern African survey course (HIS 1610)

  Wayne State University

  Organization of American Historians

  American Historical Association

  Trustee

  Wyandotte Historical Society

  French

  English

• 2000.

  Chorister

  Contract singer and actor in more than 30 mainstage productions. Major solo roles include: Customs Officer

  Giacomo Puccini

  La Bohéme

  spring

  1993; Sacristan

  Jules Massenet

  Manon

  spring

  1998; fisherman

  Benjamin Brittan

  Peter Grimes

  spring

  Michigan Opera Theatre

  Owner and operator

  Manage own freelance business

  working on textbooks

  encyclopedias

  dictionaries

  and scholarly publications. Also served as volunteer coordinator

  newsletter editor and publisher

  and member of board of directors

  Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue

  2001-04. Also worked as a consultant and grant writer for the Troy Museum and Historic Village

  Troy

  MI

  on their historic preservation project in 2002.

  Kenneth R. Shepherd Inc.

• 1999

  ABD

  Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration

  History

• 1984

  Research Design

  Nonprofits

  Curriculum Design

  Publishing

  History

  Copy Editing

  Publications

  Blogging

  Higher Education

  Research

  Proofreading

  Fundraising

  Community Outreach

  Literature

  Grant Writing

  Writing

  Teaching

  Grants

  Newsletters

  Editing

  \"The Title of the King: Aspects of Richard III’s Act of Succession

  \" The Ricardian VII: 94 (September

  1986).

  \"The Title of the King: Aspects of Richard III’s Act of Succession

  \" The Ricardian VII: 94 (September

  1986).

  Shepherd

  Ken

  Shepherd

  National Park Service

  Oakland Community College

  Wayne County Community College District

  Wayne State University

  Henry Ford Health System

  University of Detroit Mercy

  Henry Ford Community College

  Kenneth R. Shepherd Inc.

  Michigan Opera Theatre

  M.A.

  History

  Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration

  Wayne State University

• 1980

  B.A.

  Graduated Cum Laude

  received General Honors

  Departmental Honors in History and English

  History

  English literature

  minor in medieval studies

  Men's Glee Club

  Collegiate Chorale