Bente Licht Mirow, M.A.

Experience

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  A.P. Moller - Maersk

  Jan 1974 - Jan 1975

  Crew Member
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  British Airways

  Jan 1975 - Jan 1978

  International Fare Calculation Specialist, Airport Counter
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  Thai Airways International

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1982

  Assistant Station Manager
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  Pacific East Air

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1984

  Assistant Station Manager
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  Denmark in USA

  Aug 1983 - Dec 2014

  Translater (documents and client needs) - The Danish Consulate in San Francisco and Sacramento

  Covered all their needs.

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  Dave Garrett Sailing School and Yacht Charter

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1990

  Manager

  In charge of 3-tier sailing education program and 26 yachts for school use and rental.

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  Writes-of-Fancy

  Jan 1991 - now

  Freelance Writer and Editor

  Self-employed.On-going work for magazines, companies, and individuals: articles, web content, profiles, essays, life stories, and more.Fiction: Short stories, children's and young adult stories, novels in progress.Non-fiction: Commentary, Speculative, Art, Spirituality, Metaphysics, Humanities.Social Emotional / Life Skills Curriculum Design for elementary grades.LIFE STORIES: http://livesinwords.comHelping people write their life stories or writing it for them.Current: MarinArtsandCulture.com (since November 2017) Show less

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  YACHTCHARTER.COM

  Jan 1996 - May 1997

  Manager

  Oversaw yacht rental operation for owner on leave for a season.

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  Mill Valley Art and Paper

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2007

  Store Manager
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  AirTrade International / Vayama

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Independent Research Consultant

  Content Writer / Researcher for new travel website www.vayama.com for planned launch in 2007 to create complete airline database documenting background, history, fleet, route maps, activities, future airplane purchases, and more of several hundred airlines.

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  Rileystreet Art Supply

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2021

  Store Manager

  Art supply store in downtown San Rafael, CA. Overseeing daily operations of the store and management of the store's employees, including scheduling and assigning duties and responsibilities. Creating an on-going full arts education program consisting of varied weekly art classes, lectures, and free art demonstrations. Curating monthly gallery shows, producing a weekly newsletter, and work with local schools and organizations to support their classes and programs. Maintaining the culture of the store, and make sure staff represents the store's culture and goals. Overseeing operational and organizational standards. Show less

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  Google

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Website Evaluator - Google / Workforce Logic

  Contract work to evaluate Google searches in Danish for quality of results.

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  180 Degrees Program (http://180-degrees.com/)

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2015

  Social-Emotional Instructional Design - Lead Writer, Elementary Curriculum

  Social-Emotional Life Skills Curricula for Elementary Grade Level

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  InnerWeather

  Apr 2017 - now

  Founder

  Social-emotional Life Skills platform for adults.Delivering email broadcasts to subscribers (free).

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  Marin Ventures

  Feb 2019 - now

  Creative Expressions Instructor

  Helping developmentally disabled adults to write, read, and speak personal or made-up stories.https://www.marinventures.org/

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  The Scandinavian School & Cultural Center

  Mar 2022 - now

  Danish Langauge Teacher

  Teaching weekly Danish Language classes: Intermediate, Advanced, and Conversational.

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2024 - now

  InnerWeather Explorer - Coaching an Inside-Out Understanding of Life

  Guiding you in allowing to change your thoughts to improve your life - through three approaches: o HeartMath Licensed Mentor – Heart-Brain Coherence / Building Personal Resilience™ Mentor. Utilizing science-backed simple methods to manage stress and enhance emotional resilience. o Tools for working with thoughts and feelings as the creators of our reality. An inside-out understanding of life - using the Psychology of Mind (The Three Principles) approach, first discovered and articulated by Sydney Banks in 1973 - Mind, Consciousness, and Thought as the foundation for all human experience. No techniques, nothing to do - just a shift in understanding that we are not our psychology, that our reality is not fixed. o Social and emotional life skills. Sharing essential skills to manage emotions effectively and navigate social interactions. Show less