Saturday, December 19, 2015

Chisato Shukumo is married to my son Andrew Scott Conning

Chisato Shukumo
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Background

Summary

Pursuing a career in health and wellness.

Experience

Assistant to Dietitian/Diabetes Nutrition Educator

Joslin Diabetes Center
– Present (1 year 4 months)Boston, MA
* Assist in community outreach and intervention programs for health screenings and cooking demonstrations, particularly among elderly Asian-American communities.
* Help create content for Dragon Cook, an app designed to improve the diet of diabetes patients who enjoy East Asian cuisines.

Consulting Associate

Lexica Global Language Systems
(5 years)Cambridge, Massachusetts
Provided consulting and editing assistance on East Asian language learning materials.

Admissions Coordinator

Graduate Research Institute for Political Science
(1 year)Tokyo, Japan
* Managed communications with international applicants, assisted admissions committee.
* Coordinated relations with public foundation sponsoring foreign scholarship recipients.
* Helped coordinate orientation for international students.

Recruiter/Student Services Coordinator

Nevada-California International University Consortium (NIC)
(3 years)Tokyo, Japan
* Counseled US-bound students from Japanese pre-academic program.
* Initiated new system of direct on-campus high school recruiting, significantly raising NIC's profile among high school teachers and guidance counselors in Western Japan.
* Oversaw students' relocation to the United States and Britain, including housing, legal documentation, practical and cultural orientation, health, and language study. Led groups of up to 60 students on international travel.

Trade and Logistics Management Staff

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
(1 year)Tokyo, Japan
Managed Indian Ocean logistics for raw materials shipments. Served as Regional Manager during supervisor's absence.

Languages

  1. English

    Full professional proficiency
  2. Japanese

    Native or bilingual proficiency
  3. Chinese (Simplified)

    Limited working proficiency
  4. Chinese (Traditional)

    Limited working proficiency
  5. Spanish

    Elementary proficiency
  6. Korean

    Elementary proficiency

Education

Simmons College

Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), 3.81 GPA
Completed seven courses (including three with concurrent labs) in chemistry, biology, anatomy & physiology, and nutrition. After deciding to switch to nursing I left the DPD program, but stayed at Simmons to complete several science courses.

Harvard Extension School

Prerequisites, 3.56 GPA
Abnormal Psychology (Grade: A-); Adult Development (Grade: A-); Biostatistics (Grade: B+)

University of California, Berkeley

Dietetics prerequisite, 3.67 GPA
Introductory Biology with Lab (Grade: A-)

Oregon State University

Dietetics prerequisite, 4.0 GPA
General Chemistry 121 (Grade: A); General Chemistry 122 (Grade: A)

Yunnan Normal University

Mandarin Chinese (Simplified), 4.0 GPA
Eight courses in elementary and intermediate Mandarin Chinese

University of St. Thomas (TX)

B.A., International Affairs and Economics, 3.5 GPA (cum laude)
Senior research and thesis: Current Problems in US-Japanese Trade Relations.
Volunteered with children's program at a local Catholic parish.

Portage Learning

Nursing prerequisites, 4.0 GPA
Microbiology with lab (Grade: A); Developmental (lifespan) psychology (Grade: A)

Volunteer Experience & Causes

Hospice care assistant

Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital (Okayama, Japan)
(1 year 7 months)
Provided basic caregiving and support for hospice care patients and their families.

International Office Volunteer

Harvard University
(2 years)Education
* Organized orientations and activities for Harvard Japanese students and their families.
* Led the group’s fund raising activities as part of 2011 tsunami relief effort.
* Established orientation website aimed at spouses and families.
* Provided support for spouses through individual counseling.

Volunteer English Teacher

Good Neighbor Club (Kunming, China)
(1 year)Education
Taught English to underprivileged children of migrant workers.

 

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