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Academic CV

Achievements and Experience

EDUCATION 学歴

Doshisha University Graduate School of Global Studies April 2018 – March 2020

  • Master of Arts, American Studies, Peace Studies

  • Methodology: Critical Discourse Analysis

  • GPA: 4.18


Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)October 2014

  • State Administration of Foreign Affairs China (SAFEA)

  • Six years of continuous teaching experience

  • Held two senior teaching positions


Stetson University, DeLand, FL                                                                                                 August 2009 – July 2013

  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, International Studies

  • cum laude

  • TW Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity  

  • SA Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honorary Society

  • IR Sigma Iota Rho International Studies Honorary Society

EMPLOYMENT 職務経歴報告書

Teacher, Peppy Kids Club, Kyoto/Shiga, Japan ▪ ESL                                                    Mar 2020 - Present

Teacher, Shane English School, Kyoto, Japan ▪ ESL                                                      Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Rewarded for maintaining student enrollment

Tour Guide & Leader, WAK Japan, Kyoto, Japan ▪ Tourism                                           Apr 2018 - Present

  • Cultural exchange ambassador and English announcer for public transportation

Teacher, Yasu Eigo, Shiga, Japan ▪ ESL                                                                          May 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Senior teaching position and assistant manager

Teacher, Yilin Peison, Datong, China ▪ ESL & AP Education                                          Jun 2015 - May 2016

  • Senior teaching position and curriculum writer

Teacher, Hefei #1 High School, China ▪ ESL & AP Education                                         Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

Teacher Aide Monroe BOCES, Rochester, NY                                                                Aug 2013 - Sep 2014

Clerk, Office of Financial Aid, Stetson University, DeLand, FLAug                                2011 - Dec 2012

Squad Leader & Instructor ▪ Camp Blanding, Ocala/Starke, FL                                     Nov 2009 - May 2011

  • Conscientious objector upon return from deployment

U.S. Army Active Duty ▪ 2nd ID, S. Korea & 3rd ID Fort Benning, GA                            Jun 2005 - Nov 2009

COMMUNITY SERVICE 地域奉仕

  • Volunteered coordination with Black Lives Matter Kansai and Kyoto 2020

  • Volunteer and supporter of Veterans for Peace Japan 2019

  • Research assistance and support for WILPF, Peace Takae, and Henoko efforts in Okinawa 2019

  • Volunteered ally contributor to Women’s League of International Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Kyoto Chapter 2018

  • Volunteer coach for women’s self-defense seminars 2015 (Hefei, PRC), 2016 (Datong, PRC), and 2018 (Kyoto, Japan)

  • Volunteer Canvasser for Texas “Battleground State” Democratic Party 2014

  • Volunteered Black Lives Matter Deland, Florida 2013

  • Elected Stetson University SGA Senator (Constituency: Veteran Students) 2012

  • Volunteer canvasser for DeLand Democratic Party 2012

  • Volunteered coordination with Occupy Orlando 2011

AWARDS 賞

  • Received the full award of Doshisha University’s Merit Scholarship for Self-funded International Students

  • Received JASSO Research Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students

  • Received New Yilin Best Director Award ▪ Awarded for directing a school theatrical play ()

  • Received an Honorable Discharge from the US Army

  • Twice received US Army Commendation Medal

  • Twice received the US Army Achievement Medal

  • Awarded the US Army Good Conduct Medal

  • Received the Combat Infantryman Badge ▪ Awarded for combat missions in Iraq [Operation Iraqi Freedom]

  • Received Army Combatives Instructor Level 1 Certification

For more information, contact Nicholas (Nico) Lemon.

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