Dr. Irina V. House serves as Director of Operations at Christian Perspectives International, Inc., coordinating scholarly tours and managing international academic programs across multiple regions. With advanced degrees in Theology, Psychology, and Criminal Justice, Irina combines diverse expertise with multilingual capabilities including fluent Russian and proficiency in Hebrew, Greek, French, and Turkish. Her professional background encompasses roles as a therapist, legal assistant at the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, and certified Russian interpreter for government agencies, equipping her with the cross-cultural communication skills essential for her current international work in academic and archaeological settings.

LANGUAGES

Native, reads and speaks fluent: Russian
Studied: Hebrew and Semitic Languages, Greek, French, Turkish
Basic: Slavic dialects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Director of Operations   |   Unites States and Worldwide   |   2016-Present
Assist and provide support for Dr. H. Wayne House and his ministry and work in overseas scholarly tours and academic teaching by traveling and bringing groups to the Middle East, the Mediterranean area, Western and Eastern Europe, the Polynesian Islands and continue research in the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Archaeology.

Arrange travel, interact with the overseas agencies, a liaison of diplomatic relations in foreign countries; video, drone, and photography arrangements of the ancient artifacts and historic sites for the House Visual Study Bible, oversee permits, billing, accounting preparations, and that proper licensure is met per state and federal requirements, fulfill copyright and other printing matter tasks. Translate materials for publications in English/Russian. Interact with students, grading, communication, undergrad and grad curricula.

COMPREHENSIVE LIFE RESOURCES AND MENTAL HEALTH
Adult, Child, and Family Therapist   |   Tacoma, WA   |   2011-2012
Provided therapy and counseling to children, families, youth, and adults in crisis as practicum. Implemented diagnostics and determined individualized treatment plan based on need; utilized a variety of approaches and modalities Psychodynamic and CPT Integration therapy, BioPsychoSocial education, helped establish coping strategies to life adjustments; Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and crisis intervention.

BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY
Office Assistant   |   Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA   |   2011
Managed office procedure assistance in an educational environment. Assisted students, faculty, and administrators.

WA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE (AGO)
Legal Assistant/Analyst   |   Olympia and Tacoma, WA   |   2008-2009
In the Corrections Division, provided legal assistance under the Sentencing Guidelines Commission according to RCW. In the Consumer Protection Division, assisted the Consumer Resource Center to help safeguard consumers from fraud and unfair business practices.

WA STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
Independent Contractor   |   Olympia and Tacoma, WA   |   1998-2010
Freelance contractor with Municipal, State, and Immigration Courts as Certified Interpreter and Translator in Russian. Provided interpretation services statewide, assigned by DSHS and language agencies, for refugees from the former Soviet Republics and the Eastern bloc and staff in the medical and social fields. Provided interpretation and translation services in medical, social, legal, and business fields.

EDUCATION & SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS

Doctorate in Ministry, D.Min. in Apologetics and Christian Theology (ABD)
Corban University   |   2018 – present

Doctorate in Ministry, D.Min; Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Faith International University and Faith Seminary   |   2012 – 2023

Master of Arts in Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy Emphasis
Chapman University   |   2012

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration
University of Phoenix   |   2007

Associate of Arts in Administrative Assistant-International Business
Pierce College   |   2002

CERTIFICATIONS

Applied Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Skills Training
Joint Base Fort Lewis-Mc Chord, WA State   |   2011

Washington State Certification
1997
Qualified with State of Washington DSHS Office of Language Interpreter Services & Translations Professional Language Certificate in Russian.