Susan A. McClear
Resume, January 2009

Community Radio Activist:  I have been involved with community radio since 1970 serving as the founding manager of KAXE (Northern Community Radio, Grand Rapids MN the first rural community station in the US) attending the founding meeting of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters and serving on NFCB's Board of Directors.  My resume shows paid and volunteer experience with community radio.  In October 2007 I participated in the NED/CIMA roundtable on Community Radio in Washington DC and followed that with the AMARC Africa-MENA Conference in Rabat, Morocco later in the same month. In 2007 I worked briefly with Ammannet Radio in Jordan and numerous local stations in Kosovo. Currently I am working with the Egypt Media Development Program on a contract with IREX (The International Research and Exchanges Board) to develop a local radio station at the Alexandria Library in Egypt.

Current position:

Co-Owner: Chinook Concert Broadcasters.  Responsible for strategic planning and operational details for KLEF, a commercial classical FM, and KUDO, a News-Talk AM.  Set up new automation system, maintain daily traffic and accounting systems, developed community relations for KUDO.

Management:

Senior Media Consultant: International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)  (October, 1999 – June, 2001), Podgorica, Montenegro and Belgrade, Serbia (also Prishtina, Kosovo June, 1999 through July, 2000). Responsible for implementation of specific aspects of the ProMedia II project including training, grants, website development, and legal and association work.

Training Coordinator and Regional Trainer: International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), Bratislava, Slovakia (September 1997- September, 1999). Design and oversee training activities in the Slovak ProMedia workplan, conduct journalism and media management training for the broadcast industry.

Sitkans Against Family Violence, Sitka, AK: Executive Director (1986 – 1989) Board of Directors (1991 – 1993) Secretary (1992 – 1993) Supervisory and education activities for this domestic violence and rape shelter and preventive education program.

The Sitka Historical Society: Curator and Staff Director of the Isabel Miller Museum (1981-1985) Researcher (October, 1992 – September 1993 and March 1994 – September 1995).  Responsible for museum, education program, museum store and promotional activities for both museum and historical program.  Presented the paper "Alaska Pirates, The Story of Military Broadcasting in Alaska and the Advent of the Armed Forces Radio Service" to the Alaska Historical Society. The paper is on the founding of Armed Forces Radio in Sitka and Kodiak Alaska during the Second World War. 

Sitka Historical Society Russian Committee: (1991-1995) This started with an experience in cross-cultural organization in Alaska and Vladivostok (2 visits) with the multi-site celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Bering-Cherikov Expedition and expanded to hosting an assortment of Russian sailors and scientists who arrived in Sitka.

Children's Community Center, Juneau, AK  1980, Executive Director.

Consulting:

Senior Associate: Management Systems International (MSI) (October 2002) Management evaluation of the USAID program in Serbia. Co-Author "US Media Assistance Programs in Serbia, July 1997-July 2002" Bureau of Program and Policy Coordination, USAID, 2002.

Regional Broadcast Consulting: International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) (August-October 2001: March-May 2002: October 2002)  Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia.

Regional Broadcast Consulting: International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) (January 1997 – September 1997). Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, and Bosnia.

Dritan Associates (March 1994 – September 1995). Provided radio production, strategic planning and consulting services. Organized the Feb. 1995 meeting of the National Association of Educators of Young Children in Southeast Alaska. Wrote grants for Sitka Alternative School. Provided logistic support for lobbying and fundraising activities.

June, 1995; Consultant to Radio Invar, Khabarovsk, Russia under an agreement with Citizen's Democracy Corps. (Washington, DC) working on reorganizing their financial structure and commercial time distribution.

September, 1993- January, 1994; Consultant and Human Rights Monitor with special emphasis on women's and children's rights at the Albania Helsinki Committee (on a grant from the German Marshall Fund of the United States) in Tirana, Albania.

Teaching Experience:

Academia Istropolitana Nova: Bratislava, Slovakia Trainer for radio production and ethics portions of graduate level media program (May 2002)

University of Tirana: Tirana, Albania Professor (September 1995 – March 1997). Taught American History and writing in English for the Faculty of Foreign Languages.

August, 1996; joint summer school with students of University of Tirana Journalism Faculty and Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus, Denmark. November, 1995 and 1996 return visits in Tirana.

Sheldon Jackson College: Sitka, AK Adjunct Faculty (August – December 1994). Taught American History and International Affairs.

The Alaska Humanities Speakers Bureau, Anchorage, AK Speaker (September 1994 – July 1995)

University of Alaska, Juneau, AK Instructor (1986). Taught upper division management.

Previous Broadcast Experience:

Raven Radio KCAW, Sitka, AK Program Producer (1982 – 1995 and 2001 to date) including both music and news production, Music Director (April – July, 1993 and January – March, 1992). Acting Business Manager (March-June, 1992). Responsible for accounting, business underwriting, fundraising.

Northern Community Radio, Grand Rapids, Minnesota Incorporator and Corporate Secretary (1970 – 1976) General Manager KAXE (1975 –1980). Responsible for air work, training, grant writing, promotions and administration of office and station.  Supervised volunteers, college interns and work-study students.

National Federation of Community Broadcasters, Washington D.C. Secretary of the Board (1979 – 1982) Finance Committee (1977-1979)

Capital Community Radio KTOO, Juneau, AK (1980) program producer.

WCAL (AM-FM) St. Olaf College, Northfield Minnesota (1966-1968) Engineer, announcer.

Education:

The University of California, Dominguez Hills

MA in Humanities. The thesis was "Albanians and their Culture: A Study of their Defining Character and Uniqueness."   December 2001.

University of Alaska, Sitka

Post graduate credits including 4 semesters of Russian and teaching English as a Second Language.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

BA in American History with minors in psychology, business administration and journalism, 1970

Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota Sept. 1964- June 1966

1969; Seminar on Contemporary China, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan. 

Selected Awards and Community and other Responsibilities:

2005 Board of Directors; Sitka- Mt. Edgecumbe Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. 1994 to 1995, President, 1988 to 1993, Religious Education Coordinator (and teacher); 1982- 1983, Vice President and Program Chair. Currently member of the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

July 2003; Winnipeg Folk Festival "Golden Banjo" award for "significant contribution to the development and success of the festival."

2001; Certificate of Appreciation of "Inspired Leadership" in media development work, U.S. Agency of International Development.

1996 Fulbright Selection Committee in Tirana, Albania.

Alaska Network Against Domestic Violence 1986-9, Secretary-Treasurer in 1989.

1982-1995; Baranof Theater Guild, Sitka; lights, sound, costumes, make-up, promotion, props and stage management. 1984- 1985 Secretary of the Board of Directors.

1985-1993; co-founder and concert organizer, Sitka Folk Festival.

1984-6 Board of Directors, Sitka Baranof Baracudas age group swimming.