Training and Education Council

The National Career Development Association Board of Directors formed the Advisory Council in 2001 to enhance the development and delivery of the NCDA Facilitating Career Development project. Since that time, the Facilitating Career Development training program (formerly called the Career Development Facilitator program) has expanded greatly. We have added resource guides, supplemental materials, the eLearning version, curriculum updates, and numerous professional development institutes, workshops, trainings, and other beneficial services to the Facilitating Career Development community.

The Advisory Council rotates a minimum of 2 members each year. Each council member serves a 3-year term. Council positions are posted each February and applications are accepted through mid-March. Terms begin October 1.

The Advisory Council meets 2 times each year. The yearly planning meeting is scheduled sometime in the first quarter of the year (typically  mid-February) and is fully funded by NCDA. Council members meet again during the NCDA Annual Global Conference in the summer and participate at their own expense. In addition, council members participate in regular conference calls.

TEC Policy and Procedures Manual

• Council Members
• Advisory Council - Liaisons

Jim Peacock - TEC Chair Term: October 1, 2019- September 30, 2022 Peak Careers Vassalboro, ME Brief Biography >	Keri Aaver Term: October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2023 College of the Canyons California Brief Biography >
Mark Danaher, LPC, BCC, CCC, CCSP Term: October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2021 Cheshire, CT Brief Biography >	Melanie Diffey (CMCS) Term: October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2021 Cheshire, CT Brief Biography >
Pamela Ehlers Term: October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2023 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK Brief Biography >	Dirk Matthews Term: December 10, 2020 - September 30, 2022  Columbia College Chicago Brief Biography >
Leann Morgan Term: October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2023 Walden University, Minneapolis, MN Brief Biography >	Kelly Pierce Term: October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2023 North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education North Dakota Brief Biography >

Sharon Givens (CDFI, MT) NCDA Board Liaison Visions Counseling and Career Center Columbia, SC Brief Biography >

Mary Ann Powell Special Projects Director National Career Development Association Brief Biography >