JUNE EDVENSON

Edvenson Consulting

Telephone: (+47) 95 05 95 57 Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (941) 462-3309 Office: Asker, Norway E-Mail: [email protected] Nationality: U.S. citizen & Norwegian-American Web: www.edvensonconsulting.com Work Status: Permanent U.S. & EU/EØS work status

CONSULTING WORK  Providing English solutions for companies, individuals and educational institutions. Providing English language editing, writing, workshops, tutoring, college-level and custom courses.  Providing general legal advice in areas of American law, referrals and legal case management services.  Assisting individuals with American & international law & human rights issues in Norway.  Acceptance Agent services for applications to the IRS for U.S. I.T.I.Ns, non-Americans doing business in the U.S.  Providing tax consulting & preparation services on U.S. personal income tax forms for Americans overseas.  Providing project administration and management services, evaluation and audit assistance services.

EDUCATION  Master's Degree - English, University of Oslo, 2008.  Certificate, International Legal Practice Diploma Programme, College of Law of England & Wales, 2006.  Fellow of the International Bar Association, Fall, 2006.  Juris Doctor Degree, with Bar & Gavel Award, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1993.  Chicago-Kent Law school best paper awards: (1) Art Law, (2) Natural Resources Law, 1993.  Master’s Degree – Law, graduated with Honors: University of Illinois - Springfield, 1984.  Master’s Degree Program - English: Southern Illinois University, 1974-76.  Bachelor's Degree – English, other emphasis – Sociology, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1973.

WORK HISTORY Teacher, Consultant, Editor, Writer 1998-Present Asker, Oslo, Drammen, Bergen, Norway Instructor at Norwegian School of 2008-Present Oslo, Drammen & Bergen, Norway Business College, BI Administrative Law Judge 1997 Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago Environmental Hearing Officer 1994-1997 Illinois Pollution Control Board, Chicago Law Clerkships 1991-1994 Private practice with law firms in Chicago Contract Negotiations Supervisor 1988-1990 Illinois Department of Public Aid, Hospital Services Senior Construction Auditor 1986-1988 Illinois Capital Development Board, Springfield Legal Research Associate 1985-1986 Center for Legal Studies, U. of Illinois – Springfield City Performance Auditor 1984-85 City of Tulsa, Oklahoma State Auditor & Audit Supervisor 1981-1984 Illinois Office of the Auditor General – Springfield Regional Energy Planner 1980 Greater Egypt Planning Commission, Carbondale Research Project Coordinator 1978-1979 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Health Services Planner 1977-78 Greater Egypt Planning Commission, Carbondale College English Instructor 1975-1976 Southern Illinois University, Graduate School High school teacher 1973-1974 Kenosha Unified Schools, District #1, Wisconsin

MISCELLANEOUS  Past President, Nordic Law Club of Chicago, 97-98  Member, Chicago Bar Association, American Bar Association, & Illinois State Bar Association 1990’s  Who's Who in American Law, 95-98; Who’s Who in the World, 1999-2012; Member, Mensa International.  Republican candidate for Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1998  Republican candidate for Illinois State Representative, 7th District, 1996  Chairman, Chicago Bar Association’s Creative Arts Law Committee, 1997  Author, “Predator Control and Regulated Killing: A Biodiversity Analysis,” 13 UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 31 (1995), “Sustainability in Law: The Tragedy of the Commons & Red Threads in Business Communication,” in Sustainability in Business Communication/Nachhaltigkeit in der Wirtschaftskommunikation (2013). In Norway:  Past Memberships: Association of International Professional & Business Women, American Chamber of Commerce in Norway, American Women’s Club of Oslo, International Forum, Oslo, Sons of Norway.  Memberships: International Bar Association (London); American Bar Assoc., Association for the Study of Literature & Environment, ASLE.  Artist and owner/operator of Asker Atelier, an art business enterprise.