Mindie Kniss

1308 NW 20th Ave, Suite 5, Portland, OR 97209

Experience

Kniss Integrative Coaching, LLC, Portland, OR   2007-Current

• CEO/Success Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator

Freelance Writer/Editor

• Editor in Chief, Awaken Consciousness Magazine, 2009-Current
  
• Associate Nonfiction Editor, Silk Road Review, 2008-Current
• Contributor, Wake Up Women: Be Happy, Healthy & Wealthy, 2008

Pfizer, Inc, Chicago, IL & Ann Arbor, MI   2001-2008

• Research & Development Quality Assurance
• Certified Quality Auditor, American Society for Quality
• Ross School of Business Leadership Development, University of Michigan
  
• LeaderPoint Leadership Training
  

Family Health International, Nairobi, Kenya   2006-2007

• Pfizer Global Health Fellow
• ROADS Project (Regional Outreach Addressing AIDS through Development Strategies)
  

McGaw YMCA, Evanston, IL   2000-2001

• Wilderness Trip Guide
  

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Metaphysics, American Institute of Holistic Theology, anticipated 2010

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Pacific University, 2009

Master of Science, Metaphysics, American Institute of Holistic Theology, 2006

Bachelor of Arts, Theology, Colorado Christian University, 2000

Volunteer

Board of Directors, HIV/AIDS Resource Center, Ypsilanti, MI  2007-2008

At-Risk Youth Mentor and Team Lead, The Third Story, Denver, CO 1996-2000

Child Advocate and Sponsor, Compassion International, 1995-Current