Candidate Qualifications       John Manimas                                    518-888-6422

May 2018                                227 Green Street                     Schenectady, NY 12305

 

Lifetime commitment -- empty the trash and save the world:  Fifty years of self-directed study of social and physical sciences.  Self-published The Case Against a President's War (1968, caseapwtext.info).  Sharing my different viewpoint with the world by building the website jmanimas.com (2000).  Writing, revising and self-publishing The Primacy of Stewardship in (1977-2008).  Proposing in 2016, and volunteering to lead the project of The Revolution by Vote, a project to replace the two-party system with a multi-party system, described on the website realdemocracyparty.org. (1966-2018)

 

Professional experience:  Social Worker for State of Vermont .  Investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, delinquency or unmanageability of adolescents.  Write case plans, disposition reports for Family Court.  Guide and support families in crisis.  Coordinate with attorneys, psychologists, school staff, and foster parents.  Adoption Social Worker July 2000 to 3/31/2006. (6/1989 to 3/2006)

 

Child Support Worker for Massachusetts.  Interviewed parents.  Created and maintained case files.  Wrote support agreements.  Determined appropriate legal action.

Maintained computer monitoring systems.  (12/86 to 6/89)

 

Personnel Recruiter for Numanco.  Conducted telephone interviews of Health Physics Technicians (Radiation Safety Officers).  Maintained records.  (12/85 to 9/86)

 

Income Maintenance Specialist for State of Vermont.  Interviewed applicants and determined eligibility for welfare benefits.  Informed applicants regarding appropriate services and treatment programs.  (2/77 to 6/85) 

 

Social Studies Teacher, grades 7-10. (1970-1971)

 

Revenue Officer, Internal Revenue Service.  (1966-1968)

 

Other relevant experience:  Community Justice Project (2012-2015).  Self-employed as carpenter and gardener (1975-1977).  Auto insurance claims adjuster (1971-1973).  Church school teacher, youth activities counselor.  Boy's Club summer recreation program (1963), summer program for learning-impaired (1964).      

 

Training and Education:   Workshops (340 hours) in legal procedures, child development, family dynamics, causes and impact of child abuse.

Thirty graduate credits in Education and Government (MAT program).  Administrative Assistant (1968-1970)

UMass Amherst, Massachusetts Teacher's Certificate (1970).

Bachelor of Arts (Political Science), Brandeis University, 1962-1966.

High School Diploma (public) Fairfield, Connecticut, with one school year in Italy as exchange student (1960-1961), 1957-1962.  First paid jobs, age 12:  newspaper delivery; weeding a gravel driveway.  Locked door and walked one mile to meet mother after work, age 5.  Medical information:  a little OCD, a lot of cholesterol.  I write poetry.