The Herb Doc  Personal, Interests, Family Ministry History  Secular Business Experience  Education His Bride Dr. Rickard (Ari) Levitt-Sawyer

Personal

• Born May 17, 1946, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
   
• Born Again March 15, 1953, First Christian Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia
   
• Ordination
  • Licensed March 24, 1988 — Christian Fellowship Church, Pleasant Hill, California
  • Ordained October 5, 1991 — Camino Community Church, Camino, California
     
• Interests
  • Messianic Judaism/Christianity and Ministry
    studying for possible eventual ordination as a Messianic Rabbi
  • Natural Health and Healing
    Certified Natural Health Professional;
    studying for a Naturopathic Doctor degree;
    operates a Natural Health Clinic and Herb Shop
  • Spending quality time with his family
  • Computers (obviously); particularly, computers in ministry
  • Emergency Service Radio Monitoring
  • Science Fiction: Star Trek (all versions), Babylon 5, X-files, Dr. Who, anything by Pierce Anthony
  • Hopes to get into both amateur radio and general aviation some day when he finally graduates from school
     
• Family
  • Marital Status: Married August 24, 1967, to Barbara Gaye Hart, Lafayette, California
  • Wife Born: June 5, 1949, Oakland, California

Ministry History

• Adat B'Nei HaMelech/Family Bible Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia
  Founding Elder, Pastor/Teacher
  
• Abundant Life Ministries, Parkersburg, West Virginia
  Herb Shop & Natural Health Clinic, providing pastoral and wellness counseling
  
• First Christian Fellowship, Parkersburg, West Virginia
  Associate Pastor/Teacher
  
• Ridgeview Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
  Ordained Minister, Adult Bible Teacher
  
• Camino Community Church, Camino, California
  Ordained Minister
  Pastoral Assistant
  Church Chairman/Administrator
  
• Christian Fellowship Church
  [now named Grace Bible Church], Pleasant Hill, California
  Licensed Minister
  Christian Education Consultant
  Liaison to Grace School of Theology and Ministry
  Chairman of Adult Sunday School Department
  
• Grace School of Theology and Ministry, Pleasant Hill, California
  School Administrator
  Cataloging Librarian
  MIS Director
  
• Foothills Community Church, Moraga, California
  Founding Elder
  Teaching Elder
  Associate Pastor/Teacher
  
• Golden State School of Theology, Oakland, California
  Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Chairman of Curriculum Development and Academic Committees
  Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Assistant Dean of Directed Individualized Studies
  Professor of Theology and Comparative Religion
  Instructor of English Grammar and Composition
  
• Martinez Christian Fellowship, Martinez, California
  Associate Pastor
  
• Bethel Temple, Walnut Creek, California
  Interim Youth Minister
  Junior High Minister
  Assistant Choir Director
  Bible Teacher
  
• U.S. Naval Hospital Chapel, Agaña, Guam, Mariana Islands
  Youth Minister
  
• First Christian Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia
  Received Yeshua HaMashiach as personal LORD and Savior at age 6
  Began assisting with children’s Sunday School teaching at age 10
  Began teaching children’s Sunday School at age 14
  Selected to serve as Junior Deacon at age 15
  

Secular Experience

Over 30 years of career experience in management and administration in a wide diversity of business environments. Successfully managed staffs of more than 75 subordinates with annual budgets in excess of $6 million. Typical experience includes, but is not limited to, the following positions:

• Abundant Life Herb Shop: a Natural Health Centre, Parkersburg, West Virginia
  Certified Natural Health Professional, Herb Specialist, Iridologist, Naturopathic Doctor candidate. Provides natural health information and consultation in the following modalities: Western and Chinese herbology, nutrition, iridology, body work and relaxation techniques, applied kinesiology, electromagnetic therapy, Biblical and pastoral counseling.
  

• Independent Consultant, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Knoxville
  Provided consultation/contract services in the following disciplines:
  • Church Administration and Christian Education
  • Desk-top computer system (hardware and software) selection, installation, operation, and maintenance
  • End-user documentation, training, and support
  • Policies, standards, and procedures development and administration (including forms design); Systems analysis, development, and documentation
  • Systems and/or information security (physical and/or logical)
  • Physical security, contingency planning, and/or disaster recovery
  • Project planning and management
    
• First Nationwide Bank, Daly City and Folsom, California
  Senior Information Systems Security Consultant
  Director of Data Center Security
  Data Security Manager
  
• The Hibernia Bank, San Francisco, California
  Director of Corporate Information Security
  
• Central Bank, Concord, California
  Data Center Security Manager
  Operations Projects Manager
  Assistant Operations Manager
  
• Fairchild Test Systems Division, San Jose, California
  Senior Business and Systems Analyst
  Senior Methods and Procedures Analyst
  Division Policies and Procedures Administrator
  
• Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department, Martinez, California
  Deputy Sheriff-Coroner, Patrol Sergeant
  
• MBAssociates, San Ramon, California
  Technical Data and Configuration Management Group Manager
  Technical Publications Manager
  Prototype Lab Supervisor
  
• National Institutes of Health
  National Institute of Neurological Disease and Blindness Research Center, Agaña, Guam
  Technical Consultant in Electroencephalography. Participated in some of the government's earliest research into Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and related neuromuscular disorders.
  
• Government of Guam
  Department of Health, Guam Memorial Hospital, Agaña, Guam
  Technical Consultant in Neuropsychiatric Technique. Assisted in the design, construction, and startup of the first civilian neuropsychiatric facility and electroencephalographic laboratory in the Trust Territories of the Mariana Islands.
  
• Government of Guam
  Project Head Start
  Technical Consultant in Psychology. Assisted in the development of the first psychological testing materials specific to the ethnic requirements of the Pacific Islands.
  

Education

• Honors
  • Graduated summa cum laude, valedictorian from Th.M., Th.D., and D.Min. programs
  • Maintained a consistent 4.0+ grade point average in all upper division, graduate, and postgraduate studies
  • Graduated with honors third in the class from A.A. program with a 3.96 earned GPA
  • Declined nomination for inclusion in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1972, 1973
  • Admitted to faculty of Spring Valley Bible College and Seminary while still a graduate theology student
     
• Graduate and Postgraduate Work
  • Trinity College of Natural Health, Warsaw, Indiana. Doctor of Naturopathy (N.D. candidate)
    currently enrolled
  • Golden State School of Theology, Oakland, California. Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) with a specialty in Bible College Administration and Curriculum Development
  • Spring Valley Bible College and Seminary, Alameda, California. Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) with a specialty in Cults and Comparative Religion
  • Spring Valley Bible College and Seminary, Alameda, California. Master of Theology (Th.M.) with a specialty in Systematic Theology
  • Bay Cities Bible Institute, Oakland, California. Completed 66 of 90 units toward a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Biblical Studies before transferring to Th.M. program
  • University of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, California. Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Organizational Management with an emphasis in Church Administration
     
• Undergraduate Work
  • University of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, California. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business Administration
  • Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California. Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Administration of Justice-Peace Officer
  • Berean School of the Bible, Springfield, Missouri
  • Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • College of Guam, Agaña, Guam
  • West Virginia University at Parkersburg
     
• Technical Schools
  • National Association of Certified Natural Health Professionals, Winona Lake, Indiana
  • DeVry Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
  • Contra Costa County Reserve Peace Officer Academy, Martinez, California
  • Electronics Training Lab, Emeryville, California
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital Medical Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia. Surgical Technician School
  • Hewlett-Packard/Sanborn Service School. Advanced EKG Technician School
  • United States Navy Service Schools
    • Hospital Corpsman
    • Neuropsychiatric Technician
    • Electroencephalograph Technician
    • Electrocardiograph Technician
       
• Primary and Secondary Schools
  (Obviously, of interest only to those in the Parkersburg area)
  • Parkersburg (W.Va.) High School, Class of 1963 (last freshman class to attend PHS)
  • Jackson Jr. High, Vienna, W.Va. (first class to attend Jackson)
  • Neale Jr. High, Vienna, W.Va. (last class to attend Neale as a Jr. High)

  

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