FRANK KAUFMANN Ph.D. 4209 47th AVENUE, SUITE 4K • SUNNYSIDE, NEW YORK 11104 CELLULAR TELEPHONE: 646 220 8281 • EMAIL:
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INTERRELIGIOUS RELATIONS • INTERNATIONAL PEACE INITIATIVES • TEACHING • TRAINING RESEARCH • WRITING • EDITING
CEO ~ SENIOR EXECUTIVE ~ EDUCATION Executive leadership in peace, international and interreligious relations Teaching and training in diversity, conflict mediation, religion and interreligious relations
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Senior-level professional, not for profit, international, interreligious peace institutions, projects, publications 30 years. Extensive line-of-fire experience. Scholarship. Executive leadership, corporate and administrative experience Proven history of substantial reconciliation and dissolution of major, international conflict situations Organizer, mediator, teacher-trainer University and Post Graduate teacher, Religion and Philosophy Writer, publisher, editor, books, periodical literature, on line publications Extensive international network of religious, social, political, and business leaders and scholars AREAS OF EXPERTISE •
Information Technology Initiatives
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World Religions
New Project Development
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Communications Technology and Design
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Religious Authority Structures
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Visionary Strategies
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Book Publications
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Ecclesiastical Structures
Strategic Planning Direction
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Periodical Literature Publications
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Interfaith Organization, Positions and Relations
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Relationship Building
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Promotional Literature
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Peace Strategies Implementation
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Team Building
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Electronic Media and Communications
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Strategic Alliances
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Staff Coaching & Mentoring
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Crisis Diplomacy and Negotiations
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Training & Development
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Dialogue Moderation
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Organizational D e s i g n
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Project Analysis, Return on Investment , Pro je ct R estruct ur ing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Private Consultant, The Filial Group, New York, NY 2007 to Present • Executive Training • Project Design and Development • Project Analysis • International and Interreligious Relations and Networks • Crisis Consultation in Conflict Environments • Public Speaking and Seminars • Corporate Research • Professional Writing • Published Writing • International Trade Director, Inter Religious Federation for World Peace, New York, NY, 1991 to Present • Secured and Directed $3.4 m Annual Budget • Retained and Directed 12 HQ staff • Provided Executive Management for 23 Foreign Representatives • Organized, Convened, Managed and Moderated Average of 20 Major, International Conferences a Year • Published (as publisher, not author), 23 Major Books on Religion, Conflict Resolution, Peace, Interfaith Relations • Dialogue and Alliance (below) • Maintained Communications and Data for Approximately 8,000 Associates and Members of IRFWP • Crisis Negotiations and Diplomacy (Gulf War, Ayodhya Mosque, Abu Sayef, Ethiopia/Eritrea, Israel/Palestine) • Work in Refugee Camps (Croatia, Eritrea) Editor in Chief, Dialogue and Alliance, New York, NY, 1998 to Present • Award Winning, (From The American Association of Theological Libraries) Scholarly Journal on Religion and Peace, Biannual since 1981 Editor in Chief, New World Encyclopedia, New York, NY, 2005 to Present • Designed project proposal • Secured and Directed a $2.3 million Annual Budget • Retained and Managed Corporate Administration • Designed Editorial and Production Concept • Retained and Directed 12-Disciplines Editorial Board, 500 Writers and Contributors • Designed and Developed “Virtual Presence” Management and Production Concept • Secured Completion of 14,000 Articles Achieving 2008 Production Goal 56 days Ahead of Deadline, 30% Over Production, 35% Under Budget
Adjunct Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Pace University, New York, NY 1992 – 1996 • Undergraduate classes at Urban and Suburban Pace University Campuses ◦ World Religions ◦ Introduction to Religious Studies ◦ Philosophy of Religion • This work was interrupted by too much international travel
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EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Religion, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN 1985 Master of Arts in Religion, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN 1982
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, SUNY at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 1974 PUBLICATIONS
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Dialogue and Alliance, Biannual Scholarly Journal on Religion and Peace , Editor in Chief, 1998 to Present Religion and Social Transformation in Southern Africa. Ed., Paragon House Publishers, 1999 Christianity in the Americas: Ecumenical Essays, Ed., Paragon House Publishers, 1997 Foundations of Modern Church History, Peter Lang Verlag, 1988 Articles published, Available on Request Editorial, Opinion, and Commentary Published, Available on Request BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
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Advisory Board, Wholistic Peace Institute, Portland Oregon, 2008 to Present Advisory Board, Religion in Crisis Task Force, Houston, TX 1993 – Present Board Member, International Coalition for Religious Freedom, (Nor for Profit) Washington, D.C., 1987 to 2008