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Michael Schut
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Writer/Editor 2007
§ Writing and editing a third book. Tentative title: Money and Faith: A Journey of the Heart
Acting Director, Earth Ministry, Seattle, WA July – Dec 2004
§ Served as Acting Director during time of significant organizational transition.
Development Director, Writer and Editor, Earth Ministry 2000-2006
§ Coordinated Earth Ministry’s (EM) overall fundraising plan; edited/authored the book Food and Faith: Justice, Joy, and Daily Bread; frequently taught and led retreats and workshops locally and nationally on topics such as eco-justice, sustainable economics and agriculture, and simpler living.
Associate Director; Program Associate, Earth Ministry 1995 - 1998
§ Shared primary responsibility for development and delivery of EM programs; edited/authored the book and study-guide Simpler Living, Compassionate Life: A Christian Perspective (SLCL); Assistant Editor, proofreader of the journal Earth Letter.
Project Associate, Agriculture and Natural Resources Division 1989 - 1991
International Science and Technology Institute (ISTI), Washington, DC
§ Co-managed overseas development projects; developed budgets and co-wrote proposals; recruited consultants and facilitated overseas assignments.
Acting Director, Environmental Safety, Washington, DC 1989
§ Lobbied, reported, and wrote about the Environmental Protection Agency's FY '90 budget and issues such as groundwater, federal farm policy, and pesticides.
Wilderness Backpacking and Rock-Climbing Guide, Sierra Treks 1992, 1996
§ Led ten- to twelve-day wilderness backpacking and rock-climbing trips; designed and led educational curriculum for each trip.
Park Ranger, Rock Creek National Park, Washington, DC 1991
§ Developed and led eight-week environmental education programs, and natural science/history interpretive programs; wrote nature-trail guides.
Aquacultural Researcher, Issaan Development Foundation, Thailand 1986
§ Studied the Thai language; carried out phytoplankton identification and nutrient quality study of fishponds on a sixty-acre farm.
EDUCATION
MS, Environmental Studies, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Dec 1993
BS, Biology, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois Aug 1987