113 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
1106 Arnette Avenue, Durham, NC 27707
Telephone: 717-295-1746 e-mail:gordonneal@netscape.net
Primary Instructor and President, ADVANCE Education and Development Institute, Lancaster, PA and Durham, NC (1986- )
Developing and teaching non-credit short-courses and workshops in non-profit management, board development, fundraising theory, fundraising practice, community research methods, program planning, event planning, media relations, and other management and organizational behavior topics for not-for-profit Independent Sector non-governmental and governmental organizations and agencies. Providing direct contract services to non-profit organizations in fundraising, community research, public relations, and community development. Clients and employment included a transitional housing program for the homeless, a religion-based primary and secondary school, and recreational programs for the blind and for special needs children.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC (1988-2000)
Teaching responsibilities include American government, political science research methods ("Scope, Method and Writing"), public opinion and propaganda, junior thesis, problems of contemporary government, US. foreign policy, politics of developing nations, workshop in international affairs, municipal government, political parties and interest groups and environmental politics. Interdepartmental team teaching "world societies" with History Department. Day and evening classes, regular session and summer session classes, and classes offered within the Political Science, Critical Foundations, and Environmental Sciences Programs. Received teaching merit awards in 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.
Assistant Professor of Social Science and Human Services Administration, Springfield College, Springfield, MA (1984-88)
Teaching responsibilities included courses in human services administration, fundraising and proposal writing, community development process, political development, urbanology, community research, comparative government, constitutional law, human services issues, Western civilization, interdisciplinary social science and study skills. Courses were offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Additional duty as Director, Human Services Summer Master's Degree Program.
Director of Alumni Affairs, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA (1978-84), also served as Executive Secretary, Millersville University General Alumni Association, Inc. (1978-83)
Responsibilities included fundraising (direct mail, phone-a-thon, special events, face-to-face solicitation), volunteer management and training, alumni special events (class and area club events, Homecoming, Alumni Day), publications (writing, editing, and publishing a quarterly magazine and all leaflets and brochures), developing area clubs, and data base management for a file of 27,000 alumni. Supervised one staff person, six student workers and numerous volunteers. Dollar donations doubled in three years. Served as Executive Secretary under the Alumni Association Board. Responsibilities were modified in 1983 with university reorganization. Additional duties included membership on numerous university special events planning committees, including Pittsburgh Symphony Week in Residency, Homecoming Weekend, Madrigal Feaste, others.
Assistant Professor of Social Science, Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap, VA (1974-78).
Teaching responsibilities included courses in American government, introductory sociology, marriage and family, introductory economics, Appalachian problems, Virginia folklife, and interdisciplinary social science. Courses offered in the transfer and terminal degree programs
EMPLOYMENT: PART-TIME
Videographer, Taylor Shaw Productions, Durham, NC (1991- ), special events videography and video editing; studio production and editing for cablecast.
Adjunct Professor, Alamance Community College and UNCG, Haw River, NC (1999-00), teaching political issues in the college transfer division;
Adjunct Professor, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC (1993), teaching one summer session course in computer applications in the public administration program;
Adjunct Professor, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA (1986-88), teaching macro- and micro-economics and economic problems in both the Day and Evening Divisions;
Adjunct Professor, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (1982-84), teaching American National Government in the Evening Division;
Adjunct Professor, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA (1982), teaching Introductory Sociology in the Evening Division.
MILITARY SERVICE
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserve. Active and Reserve duty from 1969 to 1995. Active duty assignments with the 8th Army Military Police Group (Criminal Investigation), and 544th Supply and Service Battalion. Reserve assignments with the 101st. Airborne Div., 2nd. Armored Div., 82nd. Airborne Div., New Cumberland Army Depot, Army Training and Doctrine Command, Quartermaster School, and others. Duty assignments included logistics, intelligence, information processing, training, doctrine development, and maintenance.