Charles ("Chip") Sanders, Jr.
Degrees
- B.A. Chemistry, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts (1983)
- Intercultural Communications, Interpersonal Skills, Manager Development and Orientation Course, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Dallas, Texas (1998)
- Graduate level courses in Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Cultural Anthropology and Cross Cultural Studies, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Dallas, Texas (1999)
Current position
- International Director of Language Program Services (2008–present)
- Member of SIL Executive Director’s Team (2008–present)
- Board of Directors, Wycliffe USA (2010–present)
- Ken Pike Endowment Fund Committee Chair (2008–present)
Other experience
- SIL Indonesia Academic Director (2004–2007)
- SIL Indonesia Regional Director (2001–2003)
- SIL Indonesia Regional Language Programs Manager (2000–2007)
- SIL Indonesia Academic Resources Coordinator (1999–2002)
- Analytical Chemist and later Manager of Analytical and Technical Services Laboratories at WR Grace and Company in Cambridge, MA (1983–1998)
Research interests
- Sociolinguistic and Management aspects of language program planning
Awards
Patent: “Low temperature expandable vermiculite and intumescent sheet material containing same”. WR Grace & Co-Conn January 1992: US 5079280 (co-authored with Julie C Yang)
Selected publications
2009. Communities of Practice in Our Midst, Management Insights.
2005. The Increasing Irrelevance of Geography, Management Insights.
2003. Review of Multicultural Management by Farid Elashmawi and Philip Harris Management Insights.
2002. A Field Perspective on Archiving Research Materials Management Insights.
1998. Developing Work Teams for the Analytical Laboratory Managing the Modern Laboratory, volume 3, number 3.
1995. Limitations of the Carbonate Extraction / UV Spectrophotometric Method for Determining Lignosulfonate=Based Admixtures in Hardened Concrete, Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates, volume 7, number 1 (co-authored with Souri S. Sadeghi and Naomi L. Nelson).