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Dan Kappus
Bloomington, IL
415.446.8419
Skills Summary
Demonstrated ability to teach and persuade using a variety of tools and techniques; ability to thrive in a bilingual and bicultural environment; knowledge of social science research methodology; ability to interpret complex information including the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Keywords
Social science, interviewing, statistics, computers, Spanish, SPSS, writing, teaching
Professional Experience
Teaching Assistant Illinois State University (Normal, IL) Academic Year 2006/7, Spring 2008
- Tutored, graded, and presented material for Global Social Problems and Introduction to Social Psychology, introductory lecture courses with 180 students, and for Research Methods, a smaller, upper division course.
Program Specialist US Department of Agriculture (San Francisco) October 2004- September 2006
- Evaluated State management of school nutrition programs worth hundreds of millions of dollars
- Wrote management briefings and reports reflecting evaluation results
- Explained complex program rules, federal regulations, and applicable laws
- Ensured that recipients of Federal monies obeyed grant requirements
- Maintained sensitive relationships with State government counterparts
Health Educator Peace Corps (Dominican Republic) September 2001- October 2003
- Led team of volunteers in labor intensive construction projects
- Increased community organizational capacity through the training of key leaders
- Presented educational workshops about basic sanitary practices and HIV prophylaxis
- Applied for and administered a small grant from the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
System Administrator SquareTrade, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) February 2000-January 2001
- Managed desktop support services for 65 users
- Configured and monitored production email servers
Technical Support Engineer Linuxcare, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) September 1999-January 2000
- Answered client calls according to protocol
- Researched technical issues related to the Linux operating system
- Summarized voluminous technical information into plain language synopses
Trainer WNC Group Homes for Autistic Persons (Asheville, NC) August-December 1998
- Taught life skills to profoundly mentally retarded autistic residents
- Documented resident progress according to policy standards
Leadership Team Member The Mountain (Highlands, NC) Summers 1996, 1997, 1998
- Designed and implemented eight week counselor-in-training program
- Served as a mentor and supervisor to youth in an intensive residential learning setting
Formal Education
May 2008 (expected)
Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois): Master of Arts in Sociology
May 1998
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC): Bachelor of Arts
Major: Human Studies custom concentration "Anthropology and Sociology"
Minor: Spanish
Academic Interests
Identity, transnationalism, migration, program evaluation, gender, social inequality, Dominican Republic, development
