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Fundamentals of International Advertising


Steven R. Van Hook, M.A.

steven@wwmr.org

        Curriculum Vitae

          PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Core Faculty - Management / Marketing and Global Economics Instructor, Antioch University; Santa Barbara, CA (2002 --)

International Program Faculty / Advertising and Marketing Instructor, University of California; Santa Barbara, CA (2001 --)

MBA Program Faculty / Communications Suite and Global Management, Cardean University; Deerfield, Illinois (2000 --)

Web Site Producer, Primedia/About Inc. / aboutpublicrelations.net;
New York (2001)

Project Manager, Ukraine Market Reform Education Program/USAID; Kiev, Ukraine (1997 - 2000)

Owner, Worldwide Media Relations / wwmr.org; Santa Barbara, California (1991 --)

Grand Juror, Santa Barbara County Grand Jury; Santa Barbara, California (1995 - 1996)

Media Relations Director, Krieble Institute; Washington, D.C. (1993 - 1996)

Talk-show Host/Producer, KUHL-AM; Santa Maria, California (1992 - 1993)

Government Issues Director, Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce; California (1991 - 1994)

Russia Joint-Venture and Marketing Manager, Literaturnaya Gazeta; Moscow, Russia, USSR (1990 - 1991)

Bureau Chief/Producer/Correspondent, Sun World News Moscow; Washington, D.C. / Moscow, Russia, USSR (1989 - 1991)

News Director/Anchor/Reporter, California-Oregon Broadcasting (NBC); Medford, Oregon (1986 - 1989)

Reporter, KLCC (National Public Radio); Eugene, Oregon (5/85 - 6/86)

Writer/Co-Producer/Narrator, "Missing Home" documentary on culture shock, University of Oregon International Program (11/85 - 1/86)

Features Writer, Oregon Daily Emerald; Eugene, Oregon (1984 - 1985)

Columnist, Southern Oregon Review; Grants Pass, OR (1979 - 1982)

District Manager, Grants Pass Daily Courier; Grants Pass, OR (1980)

Editor, The Oracle; Rogue Community College, (1977 - 1978).

Community Service Coordinator/Intake Officer, Oregon State Department of Corrections; Klamath Falls, Oregon (1989 - 1990)

Project Coordinator/"McGruff," Klamath County District Attorney's Crime Prevention Program; Klamath Falls, OR (1989 - 1990)

Program Officer, Klamath County Interagency Council; Klamath Falls, Oregon (1989 - 1990)

Financial Need Analyst, University of Oregon (1984 - 1985)

Crisis Counselor, University of Oregon (1984 - 1986)

Steering Committee Member, Josephine County Interagency Council; Grants Pass, Oregon (1981 - 1984)

Vice President, Josephine County Head Start Program; Grants Pass,
Oregon (1980 - 1982)

Executive Director, "Skills Exchange"; Grants Pass, Oregon (1978 - 1984)

VISTA Volunteer; Grants Pass, Oregon (1978 - 1980)

EDUCATION:

Walden University -- Doctoral student in Education (2002 -)
  Specialty in transcultural distance learning.  

Jones International University -- M.A., Business Communications (2000) 
  Certified in New Technologies in Business Communications (1999)

Cardean University, Deerfield, Illinois -- Credentialed Instructor, Effective Communications (2000); Credentialed Instructor, Fundamentals of Global Management (2001)

Stanford University, Stanford, California -- Telecommunications Series (2000)

UCLA, Los Angeles, California -- Technical Writing / Business Plans (2000)

Southern California Institute of Law, Santa Barbara, California -- Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law (1996)

University of Oregon, School of Journalism -- B.A., Journalism (1986)

Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, Oregon -- A.G.S., Humanities (1983)

Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California -- Liberal Arts studies (1976)

Culbertson Scholarship for Academic Excellence -- University of Oregon (1984-86)


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