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Torin
R. Finney
jad@jamesallendavis.com
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2000
CLAD California Teacher Credential in Social Science, University
of La Verne.
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1991
Master of Divinity, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary,
Berkeley, California.
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1985
Master of Arts in American Civilization, University of Massachusetts,
Boston.
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1983
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, University of California,
Santa Cruz.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
2005-Present
Social Science Teacher, Fullerton Union High School, Fullerton, California.
Instructor for general and honors courses in United States
and World History and Geography. Social Science Instructor in the Digital Arts & Humanities Program of the Academy of the Arts.
2000-2005
Humanities Instructor, University of Phoenix, Bakersfield,
California. Approved to teach general studies courses in humanities
and world religions and education courses in curriculum development
and diversity.
2000-2005
Social Science Teacher, Sequoia Middle School, Bakersfield
City School District. History teacher for grades 6 (ancient
civilizations), 7 (medieval and renaissance world history),
and 8 (19th century United States history and Constitution).
Founder and faculty advisor of the Sequoia Drama Club, and
director of numerous stage productions.
1999-2005
Adjunct Instructor of History, Bakersfield College, Bakersfield,
California. Instructor for core courses in United States history
and western civilization.
1998-2000
Teacher of Theology and History, Garces Memorial High School,
Bakersfield, California. Teacher of core curriculum courses
in Biblical Theology, World Religions, and United States history.
Co-founder of the Garces Celtic Society, and leader of an
educational tour of Ireland in April of 2000 which included
20 students and 10 adults.
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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1996-1998
Fire and Casualty Insurance Agent, USAA, Sacramento, California.
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1992-1996
Bilingual Relay Operator, Sprint/California Relay Service,
Sacramento, California.
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1991-1992
Co-Pastor, Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA), Newton, Kansas.
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1989-1990
Intern Pastor, The Lutheran Church of Honolulu (ELCA), Honolulu,
Hawaii.
SELECTED
APPEARANCES, AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
“Seventh-graders
at Sequoia Explore New Avenues of History”
by Charles Adamson. The Bakersfield Californian,
Tuesday, February 17, 2004.
Weekend
Warriors: Shades of the Blue and the Grey directed
by Lila Place and Christie Herring. Stanford University, March
2004.
“Summer
on the Front Lines” by David Hunn. The
Bakersfield Californian, September 16, 2003.
Unsung
Hero of the Great War: The Life and Witness of Ben Salmon.
New York and Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1989. Winner of the 1990
Pax Christi USA Book Award.
Ben
Salmon: Witness for Peace. Pax Christi USA
Peacemaker Pamphlet Series, 1991.
School
presentations and Civil War reenactments since 1999 in the
role of James Allen Davis, Special Artist Correspondent for
Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization,
1861-1865. Includes publications in The
Bivouac Banner, The Civil War News,
The Camp Chase Gazette, The
Civil War Courier, Bakersfield
Magazine and The Los Angeles Times.
AFFILIATIONS
- National
Civil War Association, 1996-2000.
- Fort
Tejon Historical Association, 2001-2006.
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Sons
of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 2002-present.
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American
Civil War Society, 2005-present.
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