All Hands on Deck: Preparing Students for the Future of Work by Building Partnerships with All Stakeholders

Presented by: Rebecca Dedmond and Steven Myers

As the workforce landscape continues to evolve, many career development challenges arise for students in the K-12 setting. In order to provide youth with meaningful career connections while they are in school, authentic learning experiences and partnerships need to be established with key stakeholders. This includes partnering with parents/guardians, business/industry leaders, community agencies and others. By increasing awareness and forming partnerships, counselors help students build career awareness, gain career exposure, and graduate with a myriad of career options, and a more informed life plan.

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PRESENTERS:

Rebecca Dedmond PhD., LPC, CCCE, GCDF is an Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in School Counseling at The George Washington University. Her most current research focus is on the Freshman Transition (8th and 9th grade level). She has written and validated the Freshmen Transition Standards and established the Freshman Transition Initiative at the George Washington University.  Dr. Dedmond served as the Career Counseling Supervisor for the Commonwealth of Virginia where she established an comprehensive career guidance and counseling model. She has also served as a consultant to the World Bank, and began her career as a high school counselor. Dr. Dedmond is an NCDA Fellow and a leader with the Virginia Career Development Association. 

Steven Myers, LPC, NCC, CCSP, GCDF is a service learning resource teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). In this work, Steven provides district-level support by assisting schools with creating authentic learning experiences for all students through service learning initiatives. Prior to this role, Steven served as both a high school and middle school counselor with FCPS. He is an active member with both National Career Development Association and the Virginia Career Development Association.

The NCDA 2021 Webinar series presents:

Bridging United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with Career & Life Planning

Presented by: The NCDA Global Connections Committee

We, as NCDA members, strive to inspire and empower individuals to achieve their career and life goals. Our association's vision is for all people to attain fulfilling career and life goals regardless of age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race, religion/spirituality, creed, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital/partnership status, language preference, socioeconomic status, or any other personal characteristic not specifically relevant to job performance. In short, we are passionately committed to making the world a better place. 

The deep, altruistic, and purpose-driven qualities inherent in providing career development are critically needed to help the United Nations achieve their 17 Sustainable Development Goals for our global community. As Career Development professionals, we can help unlock, engage and enable solution-based initiatives to global employment issues, questions and concerns. We can enhance the cross-collaboration and partnerships needed to continue to foster our current and ongoing globally-based economy. This Global Connections Committee-developed webinar will: Introduce you to the UN SDGs; Connect SDGs to Career Development and Life Planning; Brainstorm SDGs activities for your students and clients; and Showcase student reactions to SDG-related classroom assignments currently in use.

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The Presenters:

A progressive and visionary Global Career promoter, Career Mentor and Career Strategist, Soonhoon Ahn currently serves as the Director of the Career and Mentoring Program for the Graduate Fellows Program, United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) and Co-Chair of the NCDA Global Connections Committee (GCC). Soonhoon is passionate about helping clients realize their career/life transitions and meet their job search needs. She is a lifelong advocate of international development careers for professionals seeking to advance the quality of human life. Her extensive professional work experience is rooted in her decades-long international recruitment and human resource management experiences with the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank. Additionally, Soonhoon is the Founder, Founding President, and a Legacy Member of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA), which provides an international forum of sharing career development ideas and experience in the Asia Pacific region and ultimately connects with the global career community. She also is a Legacy Member of the Diplomats and Consular Officers, an organization of foreign affairs professionals. Finally, Soonhoon is a proud recipient of both the NCDA Fellow and the International Career Practitioner Awards.

Raza Abbas is a Knowledge Management Advisor and Global Careers Strategist; proudly receiving international outstanding career practitioner awards from both NCDA and APCDA. He also currently serves on three different NCDA committees including GCC. Additionally, he serves as APCDA’s Country/Area Council Representative for Pakistan, the Asian Regional Association for Career Development’s Pakistan Director, and the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance's National Correspondent and Editorial Board member. He works for inclusivity and social justice in career development practice both in Pakistan and globally. He is humbled to be profiled in the Global Best-Seller ‘The World Book of Hope’.

Dr. Candy Ho is the inaugural Assistant Professor, Integrative Career and Capstone Learning in the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. She also holds teaching positions in Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Educational Studies department and in Douglas College's Career Development Practitioner Program and has taught at the University of British Columbia in their Department of Counselling Psychology and Special Education. Dr. Ho currently serves as Vice Chair of CERIC, a Canadian charitable organization that advances education and research in career counselling and career development, in order to increase the economic and social well-being of Canadians.

Panel Moderator: Dr. Lisa Raufman, Past President, California Career Development Association, is a co-author of The Career Fitness Program, Exercising Your Options (Pearson Education Publishers), a popular career book used in community colleges and universities since 1989 now in its 11th edition. Her college positions have included Faculty Development Coordinator and Dean of Counseling at El Camino College as well as an instructor and a coordinator of Career Centers at two different colleges. She is actively involved with the California Career Development Association, NCDA and APCDA (currently serving on the Membership Committee). She is also past President of Los Padres American Society for Training and Development and the California Community College Counselor’s Association (4CA). Her doctoral degree is from the University of California at Los Angeles in Higher Education, Work and Adult Development.

Danita Redd has been a higher education counselor and professor at Moorpark College for 27 years where she counsels students majoring in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) and teaches Career Development and Life Planning. As an ambassador for Shared Hope International, she assists in raising public awareness of the steps one can take to eradicate sex trafficking of children. She is active in APCDA as well as a Lifetime Member. She holds numerous certifications including the CCSCC through NCDA and for helping people with PTSD from the Foundation for Human Enrichment. She is an author and continually has served as an International volunteer mostly in service for the Mexico City Friends.

Hsiu-Lan (Shelley) Tien, an experienced international scholar and distinguished leader, both as an academic and as a practitioner in career counseling, received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Iowa. More recently, Shelley was a Fulbright visiting scholar at the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland. Her current areas of interest are career counseling and studies of vocational behavior, training of counseling skills, working with dreams, and qualitative research. She is also a licensed psychologist in Taipei, Taiwan. Currently, she is a professor at the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at the National Taiwan Normal University and serves as the director of the Community Counseling Center and Vice director of Student Personnel Services at the National Taiwan Normal University. Formerly, Shelley served as the director of the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling. She also served as the president of Taiwan Career Development and Consultation Association, president of Taipei Counseling Psychologist Association, and past president of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association. Shelley is a proud recipient of both the NCDA Fellow and the International Practitioner of the Year Awards. Professor Tien’s research work has been published in professional journals and have been widely cited in Chinese communities as well as in international ones. She also offered training to career development professionals in Chinese societies (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao). Additionally, she served as the external-examiners for University of Malaya, Australian Catholic University and Hong Kong University. Recently, she earned the Distinguished Career Educator Award in Grant Chinese Society from the People Achievement Consulting (PAC) in China.

Sabira Vohra, M.A., FCD-I, GCDF-I, CCSP, MCS, has more than 20+ years of experience in global career development, career transition, strategic career development, training and facilitation. She is a hands on visionary leader and supporter of career services. Sabira is guided by strong intuition, a global perspective and has an open communication & honest style. Through her Private Practice, Career Infusion, she coaches and counsels professionals and job seekers to create effective plans for job searching, career exploration and transitioning and successfully manage and navigate their careers. She meets clients where they are, providing full service customized career services. Sabira also consults with organizations such as higher education institutions and The World Bank; empowering employees to navigate their careers in a diverse global workforce. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Washington Adventist university; teaching career development courses. Previously, Sabira served as Director of Career Services at various Universities within MD and within non-profit organizations. She also served as President of the Maryland Career Development Association.

Amy Zdanowski is both a Career Advisor and Instructor for Montcalm Community College. She currently serves on the Board of the Michigan Career Development Association and as a Michigan College Access Alliance Community Ambassador. Her passion for career development was cultivated from a twenty-one-year background in school counseling. Like many career field professionals, she is motivated by the self-confidence and resilience that the career development process provides individuals in today’s global economy.

As career development professionals “inspire and empower individuals to achieve their career and life goals,” (NCDA Mission Statement) they tend to neglect their own goals. Practitioners often express a desire to look at their own careers. In this interactive session, we will examine the value of reciprocity in mentor/mentee relationships, identify what we each bring to the table as mentors as well as what we seek as mentees and explore how to cultivate dynamic and successful mentoring relationships.

Courtney Warnsman  
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The NCDA 2021 Webinar series presents:

Enhancing Career and College Readiness Self-Efficacy of Children and Adolescents

Presented by: Stanley Baker, Ph.D., Amanda Hudson Allen, Ph.D., Robert Martinez, Ph.D., and Regina Gavin Williams, Ph.D.

Details of evidence-based psycho-educational units for adolescents and children and customized individual career counseling interventions for adolescents will be presented. The underlying theme is enhancing career and college readiness self-efficacy. Related curriculum documents, outcome data, treatment strategies employed, and exercises will be provided.

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Presenter Information:

Stanley B. Baker, Ph. D., professor of counselor education, North Carolina State University

Amanda Hudson Allen, Ph.D., Executive Director of Social and Emotional Learning, Johnston County Public Schools 

Robert R. Martinez, Ph.D., assistant professor of school counseling, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Regina Gavin Williams, Ph.D., assistant professor of counselor education, North Carolina Central University

The NCDA 2021 Webinar series presents:

Ethics in the Pandemic:
What to Keep in Mind

Presented by: Members of the NCDA Ethics Committee

Members of the NCDA Ethics Committee will discuss ways to focus on ethical issues in everyday practice while dealing with our new ‘normal’. We will address aspects of ethical values and ethical best practices and how these relate to wellness, supervision, and consultation as well as virtual world and workplace norms.

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Presenter Information:

Azra Karajic Siwiec, PhD, LPC, is the co-chair of the NCDA Ethics Committee. She has worked as a professor of counseling for the last 13 years. She has presented at national, regional and state conferences and facilitated numerous professional development events for counselors and supervisors. She served as the President of the Ohio Career Development Association.

Sarah Patterson Mills, PhD, LPC, is the co-chair of the NCDA Ethics Committee and serves as the Assistant Dean of Counseling and Associate Professor in Counseling at Lindenwood University. She has over 15 years of experience working with a variety of clients across the lifespan, and a 7th-12th grade school counselor. She serves as the editor of Ethics in a Nutshell in Career Developments magazine.

Amanda Chenkin, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, CCC, is a member of the NCDA Ethics Committee. She has worked in career and workforce development for 15 years. Amanda currently has her own counseling practice and works in higher education. She also has been a program director in the nonprofit world.

Stacy Van Horn, PhD, LPC, is a member of the NCDA Ethics Committee and is a faculty member at the University of Central Florida. Prior to working as a counselor educator, she has worked as a school counselor for over 10 years. She has done numerous presentations at national, regional, state and local conferences and served as the President of the Florida Career Development Association.

The NCDA 2021 Webinar series presents:

Filling the Career Development Pipeline
from a DEI Lens

Presented by:

Cheryl Love, Ruben Britt, Christian Chan and Lynette Correa-Velez

As career development practitioners, how can we develop a more diverse pipeline that increases interest in the career development field and provides a more diverse pool of professionals to mentor and support into state and national leadership roles in career services? Join NCDA and a panel of career development professionals as they discuss strategies to increase the career development pipeline from a DEI lens.

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The Presenters:

Moderator: Cheryl  Love, Career Counselor & Adjunct Faculty for the Educational Leadership Department at Cal Poly Pomona.
Cheryl Love, Ph.D. serves as a Career Counselor and Liaison to the College of Education and Integrative Studies and the Bronco Dreamers Resource Center at Cal Poly Pomona.  She is the Coordinator of the Clothes Closet Service for the Career Center and is Adjunct Faculty for the Educational Leadership Department at Cal Poly Pomona.  Cheryl has 30+ years of experience as a Counselor and Teacher in all four Higher Education systems in California (UC, CSU, Private and Community) as well as the Public School and Non-Profit sector. This breadth of experience has provided her with the knowledge and skills to work with diverse student populations to assist them with identifying their career goals. She has a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a Pupil Personnel Service Credential from California State University, Fullerton and a Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Counseling.  She serves as the Co-Chair of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) Committee on Diversity Initiatives and Cultural Inclusion, and is a member of the Higher Education Constituency Advisory Board for NCDA.  She is also a board member for the California Career Development Association (CCDA) starting in Fall 2020.  

Panelist: Christian Chan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Christian D. Chan (he, him, his), PhD, NCC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, President of the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA), and a proud Queer Person of Color. As a scholar-activist, his interests revolve around intersectionality; multiculturalism in counseling practice, supervision, and counselor education; social justice and activism; career development; critical research methodologies; and couple, family, and group modalities with socialization/communication of cultural factors. Dedicated to mentorship for leaders and scholars, he has actively contributed to over 50 peer-reviewed publications in journals, books, and edited volumes and has conducted over 120 refereed presentations at the national, regional, and state levels. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Counseling & Development, Counselor Education and Supervision, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, Adultspan, Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness: Research, Practice, and Education, and Asia Pacific Career Development Journal.

Panelist: Ruben Britt, Assistant Director, Office of Career Advancement, Rowan University
Ruben Britt, Jr. is an author, lecturer, career coach, and educator, who is the Assistant Director for the Office of Career Advancement at Rowan University. Notably, he has worked as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education, the Educational Testing Services and several other organizations. He is the author of four books and he has written numerous articles related to career development, education and social issues. He is also the host of Career Talk on WGLS-FM a show offering tips and advice on career planning and finding employment.​

Panelist: Lynette Correa-Velez, Assistant Director, Career Development, Northeastern Illinois University
Lynette Correa-Velez, M.Ed., (she/her/hers/ella), is the Founder of the #CriticalCareerCoach, Co-Founder of Inclusive Career Coaching Institute, and currently the Assistant Director of Career Development at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) located in Chicago, IL. As a trained Career Coach with over 17 years of professional experience in career coaching and human resource development, she is trained over 20,000 multicultural and inter-generational learners in over 20 21st century career readiness topics. As a life-long social and racial justice advocate, she career coaches with a diversity, equity, and inclusive (DEI) and intersectional lens where she is now a 3rd year doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in the Diversity and Equity in Education with an emphasis in Human Resource Development (HRD) program. She has her M.Ed. in HRD with a focus in Management of e-Learning for Workplace Learning & Training from UIUC and her B.S. in Business Management & Human Resource Management with a Minor in Psychology from Lesley University located in Cambridge, MA.

2022 Presidential Series sponsored by NCDA

The Future of Work with Special Guest Dr. Yvonne Thayer

As a career development professional, it is vital to stay abreast of current trends and changes in the workforce. NCDA President, Dr. Sharon Givens, is inviting you to a discussion on the future of work. Changes in the workforce and skills gaps in many industries have further created the need for new technology and pivoting to address unique challenges. This session will highlight the future of work and explore techniques and strategies for career service providers. Dr. Givens welcomes special guest, Dr. Yvonne Thayer to share her expertise on this topic.

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The NCDA 2019 Webinar series presents:

Helping Clients Cope with Bias During the Job Search Process

Presented by: Lakeisha Mathews

Are your students or clients ever concerned about the perceptions hiring managers will have of their name, sexuality, or religious affiliation?  Do your clients ask for your advice on how cultural identifiers should be presented on a resume or shared during an interview?  Despite the growing number of diversity hiring plans implemented across various sectors, job seekers still have concerns about facing bias during the hiring process.  In this webinar, participants will discuss how to coach and advise students on overcoming bias in the job search process. Various diversity variables will be explored and their impact on professionals documents, interviewing, and networking. 

Whether the majority of your clients are underrepresented populations or not, this webinar is a must for every career development professional providing direct counseling, coaching or advising on employability skills and job searching.

You’ll Learn:

• What cultural identifiers are and how they impact the job search process
• Strategies for helping clients overcome bias during the job search
• Recommendations for nurturing fair hiring practices in career development services centers.

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PRESENTER

Lakeisha Mathews is Director of the Career and Professional Development Center at the University of Baltimore.  She formally served as Associate Director of Career Services at the University of Maryland University College and as Assistant Director for Alumni & Graduate Students at the Loyola University Maryland Career Center.

Lakeisha is also the owner of a career coaching business called Right Resumes & Career Coaching, LLC which she launched in 2012.  Right Resumes & Career Coaching serves entry-level and mid-career professionals in the DC Metro area and specializes in resume writing, career planning and strategy and professional development seminars. 

Mrs. Mathews holds several industry certifications as a Certified Professional Career Coach, Certified Professional Resume Writer, Global Career Development Facilitator, Certified Career Services Provider, Certified Business and Employer Services Professional, and is certified to teach Etiquette to Adults and Professionals. She received her M.S. in Human Resource Development from Towson University and a B.A. in Communication from the University of Maryland College Park. Lakeisha is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Leadership and Innovation from Wilmington University.

Lakeisha is a published authors and thought leader in the field of career services.  In 2016, Lakeisha co-authored a chapter in the book Find Your Fit, published by the Association of Talent Development.  She is currently serving as the Trustee for Higher Education Career Counselors & Educators for the National Career Development Association, the largest career development association in the world.  In 2011, she served as president of the Maryland Career Development Association.

The old paradigm of matching students to job titles is no longer serving us. The realities of our changing world of work demand that we help students look beyond job titles. Instead, we can help them to find inspiring challenges to work on. This new approach to career exploration is called the Challenge mindset. During this presentation, participants will learn about how career services leaders are using a Challenge mindset to promote equity. When students are asked “What do you want to do?” their answers reflect what they already know, thus reinforcing their status quo. By helping students explore through the lens of job titles, they broaden their horizons and discover new possibilities. For the last 5 years, more than 50,000 students have used the Challenge mindset to explore challenges to solve, the companies working on them, the people who work there, and what they need to learn to be able to do that. Join this session to explore how higher education institutions are using this approach to get results with their students, and how you can experiment with this approach on your campus.

About the Presenter:
JP Michel partners with career advisors to unlock new career possibilities for confused students. JP’s work in leadership and career development helped him create the Challenge mindset, an approach to career exploration now used in hundreds of schools and postsecondary institutions. Over 50,000 have used the Challenge Cards to look beyond job titles and broaden their horizons. JP is a TEDx speaker and has a masters degree in industrial-organizational psychology.

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Dr. David Ford moderates this question-and-answer session with Dr. Jack Rayman, co-editor of Dr. John Holland’s Autobiography. Dr. Rayman briefly describes how the autobiography came about, and then dialogues with Dr. Ford with an emphasis on how Holland's Autobiography can powerfully inform the work of career counseling educators, researchers, and practitioners. The webinar concludes with a Q & A session for participants.

Learning Objectives:

1. Deepen your understanding of The Holland Theory. 
2. Explore Holland's personal career path from counseling practitioner, researcher, theoretician to author. As well as his work in relation to other contemporary theorists, especially Donald Super.
3. Discover the personal characteristics that led to Holland's success and the prominence of the Holland Theory in the field of Career Development.

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Presenter Information:

Dr. Jack R. Rayman is Senior Director Emeritus of Career Services and Affiliate Professor of Counseling Psychology and Education at Penn State University.  He is a long-time colleague and personal friend of Dr. Holland and was the Director of Career Services at Penn State University from 1983 to 2011.  He is the author of more than 40 journal articles and book chapters and has authored or coauthored four books for career services professionals including:  The Changing Role of Career Services (1993), Handbook for the College and University Career Center (1993), The Professional Counselor as Administrator (2006) and My Life with a Theory:  John L. Holland’s Autobiography and Theory of Careers (2020).  He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Counseling Psychology and the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE).   

David Julius Ford, Jr. holds a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, both from Wake Forest University. In May 2014, he earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at Old Dominion University. Dr. Ford is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and New Jersey. He is a Board-Certified Counselor (NCC) and Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). Dr. Ford taught for four years at James Madison University and is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Professional Counseling at Monmouth University and is the Immediate Past-President of the New Jersey Counseling Association. He is the Co-Chair of the Branch Development Committee of the American Counseling Association, a member of the Black Male Experience Task Force of the American Counseling Association, and a newly elected Trustee for Counselor Education and Research for the National Career Development Association, a division of the American Counseling Association.

The NCDA 2021 Webinar series presents:

Partners Working to Get The Trajectory Right:
Career Development From Kinder to Workforce

Presented by: Ed Hidalgo, Saki Dodelson, Peter Callstrom, Ian Martin, and David Miyashiro

Join leaders in Edtech, Workforce, K12 and Career Development to explore the unique partnerships that are driving the vision of developing happy kids, living in healthy relationships on a path to gainful employment in the Cajon Valley Union School District. Together this team is working to reimagine career development from the earliest grades through to post-secondary and workforce. Through the World of Work™ initiative, designed in Cajon Valley with support from Jacob's Institute for Innovation in Education, workforce, and Beable Edication, the district is creating the tools and training to help teachers, counselors, and parents help students envision their future possible selves. Join the webinar to hear from the experts who are advancing the use of the RIASEC typology and creating a common language of interests from K to grey.  

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The Presenters:

Saki Dodelson is Founder and CEO of Beable, the Life-Ready Literacy Company, and one of today’s true visionaries in education. Prior to launching Beable, Saki was the founder and CEO of Achieve3000®.  Now, with Beable, Saki is building on her unprecedented foundation of success to more directly connect literacy to life-readiness and to the skills all students need to unlock economic opportunity and lifelong success. Saki was named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 50 Women Entrepreneurs and is a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Recognized as one of the Top 100 Influencers in education in 2018 and 2019, Saki is a trusted thought leader and partner to districts nationwide.

Peter Callstrom has led nonprofit organizations in the San Diego region for 30+ years including services to people with disabilities, the homeless, and under-represented job seekers. He joined the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) as CEO in 2012. With an annual budget of $30M+ from multiple sources and investors (public, private sector and philanthropy), the SDWP funds, oversees and delivers workforce programs to empower job seekers to meet the needs of regional employers. SDWP also directly administers youth programs that reach thousands of youth with robust work readiness and job placement services. The SDWP was the recipient of the “WIOA Trailblazer” award in 2018 (of 550 workforce boards around the country) by the National Association of Workforce Boards, the SDWP is a nationally recognized leader.

Dr. Ian Martin is an Associate Professor of Counseling at the University of San Diego where he teaches courses in school counseling and career development. Prior to becoming a counselor educator, he was a school counselor in Portland, OR. Dr. Martin has published and presented on such topics as program development, program evaluation, and policy within school counseling. He is very involved in curriculum design and is the author of the True Goals curriculum. Recently, Dr. Martin has become increasingly involved in international school-based counseling. He has taught numerous international courses in South America, Europe, and the Caribbean; and was a visiting scholar at the University of Verona, Italy. Dr. Martin is a Center Fellow at the Ronald R. Fredrickson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CSCORE), an Advisory Board member for the National Evidenced-Based School Counseling Conference, and a founding member of the International Society for Policy Research and Evaluation of School-Based Counseling (ISPRESC).  

Dr. David Miyashiro currently serves as Superintendent of the Cajon Valley Union School District. David was named 2016 Superintendent of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators Region 18.  With David's leadership, Cajon Valley has undergone a seamless transition to the digital age. Cajon Valley has achieved system-wide success with blended and personalized learning where all teachers and students have 24/7 access to their own district issued laptop, internet connectivity, and a digital ecosystem. In 2015, The Cajon Valley Union School District was inducted by Digital Promise into The League of Innovative Schools, a bipartisan nonprofit, authorized by Congress in 2008 as the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies. This distinction ranks Cajon Valley in the top 73 US school districts for innovation and digital learning.  

Ed Hidalgo is the Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer for the Cajon Valley Union School District, a public K-8 school district that serves more than 17,000 students across 28 schools in southern California. His focus is on the development, deployment and advocacy of the World of Work Initiative, a career development framework designed for students, families and teachers across grade levels. Prior to working in Cajon Valley, Ed worked as the Director of the World of Work Initiative for the Jacob’s Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego and prior in Human Resources and Government Affairs for Qualcomm. 

Postsecondary education comes with many personal and professional challenges for students whether they are traditional or post-traditional learners. Career counselors play an important role for students as they navigate these years. We know that during this time, underrepresented student populations face unique challenges that are not always addressed by their institutions. Join us for a panel discussion that will touch on topics including academic probation, sense of belonging, school climate, and COVID-19 and the achievement gap/narrowing. This session will focus on what it means to take a more inclusive approach to career counseling with diverse undergraduate student populations. 

Panel Moderator:  Dr. Diandra Prescod, NCDA Trustee for Higher Education Career Counselors and Specialist and Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Counselor Education, University of Connecticut 

Panelists: 

Dr. Spencer Niles, two-time past president of NCDA and Professor of Counselor Education, The College of William and Mary 

Dr. Christian Chan, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina Greensboro  

Dr. Michael Hannon, Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling, Montclair State University 

Dr. Linwood Vereen, Clinical Associate Professor in the College of Education, Oregon State University 

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This webinar begins a series focused on the importance of overall mental health and well-being as related to a person’s ability to break through career barriers. Throughout the series, panel members will share information on factors affecting accessibility and the ways in which career practitioners and employers can support people in gaining access to fulfilling work. (The series will continue with another webinar.)

In this first webinar, the panel will focus on DEIJA (diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, accessibility) as it relates to disabilities/differ-abilities and career. Statistics show that people with disabilities have the highest unemployment rate, and those are people who have disclosed disabilities. Panelists will discuss barriers to sustainable employment, overall mental health and well-being and the general work environment for this group of people.  

Moderator: Courtney Warnsman

Panelists: Amanda Chenkin, Anush Hansen, Ken Meeker

Courtney Warnsman, PhD currently serves as NCDA’s Board Trustee for Private Practice, Business and Industry, and Agencies. A career development facilitator for nearly 20 years, she works at Austin Career Connections in Austin, Texas, delivering career transition and development services to individual clients across functional roles and industries. 

Amanda Chenkin is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado and Maryland and a certified career counselor through NCDA. She is in private practice and the owner of Choice Career Counseling (www.choicecareercounseling.com). She has over 15 years of experience working in career development and eight years working at the intersection of career development and mental health. Amanda loves working with clients who are feeling "stuck" and navigating how to write their next chapter in life. Career trauma is also a theme that she started to notice with clients and specializes in this area. 

Anush Hansen is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Career Counselor, and owner of Kennebunk Career & Wellness Counseling. She is also the founder of Balanced Card Sorts. Anush holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling and a master’s degree in public health. Prior to her work as a counselor, she worked for 17 years as a public health researcher and program evaluator. It is Anush’s background in health promotion research, mental health, and public health that fuels her commitment to using a holistic, wellness-centered approach when working with clients, and that helped to shape the Balanced Card Sorts tools. 

Ken Meeker, CPC, is the owner of Vitality Career Coaching LLC, a boutique executive and career coaching company. An essential aspect of Ken’s work is DEIJA (diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, accessibility) consulting and training. He develops customized training programs based on clients’ unique needs. Ken has received extensive diversity education, participated in numerous seminars and summits, and is Inclusive Behaviors Inventory Certified. Ken has contributed to panel discussions on workplace inclusivity on a national level, is a graduate of the American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Development Program, and a recognized leader for blind/low vision advocacy. Additionally, Ken is a 2023 participant in the NCDA Leadership Academy. He is the creator and host of the “Dissing My Ability’ Podcast, has been a featured guest on several other podcasts and shows, and is a regular contributor of articles on career development to the Bold Blind Beauty lifestyle magazine. 

(Webinar was live May 19, 2023)

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Tried and True or Something New?

Our panel will share their favorite go-to career resources. There will be something for everyone including assessments, administrative/organizational tools, federal job search sources on social media, and DEI resources. We invite you to join us for reminders of different ways to use the “tried and true” as well as to learn “something new”.

Facilitator: Courtney Warnsman, Trustee
Panelists: Monique C. Johnson, Brandi R. Muñoz, Jim Peacock, and Karol Taylor

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Tried and True Presenter Information:

Courtney Warnsman, Ph.D., CCSP, has been a career development facilitator for nearly 20 years. She works at Austin Career Connections in Austin delivering career transition and development services to individual clients across functional roles and industries. In addition to her full-time work, Courtney currently serves as the Trustee for Private Practice, Business/Industry, and agencies on the board of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) as well as Executive Development Program Consultant for the Baylor University Executive MBA Program. She has recently been tapped to serve on the advisory board of The Chiral Project, a startup venture exploring the unique challenges that women have experienced as they have either chosen or been forced to step back professionally during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Courtney’s past endeavors include being the resident resume “tweaker” for the Launch Pad Job Club as well as a member of the Graduate Dean’s Advisory Group at the University of Texas, a group dedicated to developing career services programs for Doctoral Candidates who do not want to work in the academy. Courtney combines knowledge, humor, and tough love when helping people reach their career goals. She says, "Career transition can be a stressful time; I strive to lighten the load a little, providing advice and direction (of course) but, more importantly, giving a laugh, a hug, or a kick in the pants when warranted." Courtney received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Tried and True Panelists:

Monique C. Johnson, Ed. D., NCC, CMCS is the Founder and CEO of Dr. MCJ Consulting and Coaching LLC. She’s a Consultant, Coach, National Certified Counselor, and Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS) who provides career development, diversity and inclusion, and leadership services. She currently serves as the CMCS Commissioner on the Credentialing Commission for the National Career Development Association (NCDA). Dr. Johnson is passionate about empowering individuals to find fulfilling work that meets their needs, and provides diversity consulting to schools, organizations, non-profits, and corporations who are committed to nurturing and developing diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments, services, and products. Over the past 25 years, she has held positions as an Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, Assistant Director of Career Services and Program Director. Monique is also an author of the best-selling book Micro Shift. Outside of work, she enjoys DIY projects, traveling with her family and engaging in personal growth and development activities.

Brandi R. Muñoz (She/Her) is a Certified Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR, SHRM-SP) and Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS) with experience as a Corporate Trainer, Human Resources & Diversity Consultant, and Career Coach. She is also certified in Myer’s Briggs Type Indicator assessments and Thomas-Killman Conflict Styles. Brandi currently serves as the Diversity Officer for the Association for Conflict Resolution in the education, research, and training section. She has expertise in developing and facilitating training topics related to human resources, career transition and dispute resolution, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. She also publishes online blogs and articles for women in leadership, career development, and strategies that foster inclusive workplaces.  

Jim Peacock, CCSP, is the Principal of Peak-Careers Consulting offering professional development for career practitioners, including the Facilitating Career Development (FCD) class, online seminars, and workshops. He is a Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP), a two-time President of Maine-CDA, recipient of the 2007 NCDA Outstanding Career Practitioner Award, and the Ken Hoyt Career Education Practitioner Award in 2020. Author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners.

Karol Taylor, CCC, brings a broad array of experience and expertise in career consultation, community college career and academic counseling, workforce development training, and career professional volunteerism. She also brings a deep understanding of the skills and abilities needed to work effectively in the Career Counseling/Advising Community. Karol has an MA in Counseling Psychology and a BA in Social Work. Karol has many years of volunteering with NCDA and ACA-related professional organizations. Karol has received numerous career-related awards including NCDA Merit (2014), NCDA Outstanding Career Practitioner (2016), Mark L. Savickas Scholarship for Outreach and Achievement from the Career Construction Institute (2019), Maryland Counseling Association Lifetime Achievement (2019), and Maryland Career Development Association Lifetime Achievement (2017).

Self-Care Presenter:

Dr. Sharon Givens is a researcher, a licensed psychotherapist, career counselor, professional trainer, and academician. She is the CEO and Director of Visions Counseling and Career Center LLC., (VCCC).  VCCC is a premier private practice offering career counseling and coaching, mental health counseling and psychological testing with locations in Columbia SC, and Fort Mill, SC.  Sharon is also the sole proprietor of Training Visions, an international training firm, dedicated to providing customized training in the areas of career development, diversity and mentoring. Sharon has been involved with NCDA since 2008. She has earned a certification as a Career Development Facilitator, Career Development Facilitator Instructor, and a master trainer. Sharon has served on the Career Development Facilitator Instructor Task Force, and currently serves on the Master Trainer Committee.  Sharon is currently a member of the NCDA Advisory Council where she serves as the co-chairperson.  Since her tenure on the council, she has led, participated in and developed various ingenuities to promote the success of the Career Development Facilitator program as well as the National Career Development Association. More specifically, she has played a major role in the revision process of the career development facilitator curriculum and is leading the Career Development Facilitator program assessment task force. Sharon has an undergraduate degree in social work with a minor in psychology. She has a graduate certificate in Psychiatric Rehabilitation. She has a Master of Science in Counseling and a Master of Education in Adult Education. Sharon also has a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with a cognate in counseling. Sharon was the recipient of the Lorin Anderson Award for Doctoral Research.   She has over fifteen years of experience in the career development field with roles including a career counselor, college and career readiness project director, mentor, career coach and director of career development training. As a career and college readiness project director in her home state of South Carolina, she developed two major career development infrastructures that has enabled over 20,000 students across the state to attend college and or obtain successful employment.

Join the Veterans Benefits Administration Team! The mission of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is "to fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors." Within VA, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is one of three Administrations. The VBA helps service members transition out of military service, and assists Veterans with education, home loans, life insurance and much more. The VBA provides benefits and services to Veterans and their families in a responsive, timely and compassionate manner in recognition of their service to the Nation. 
 
The VBA's goal is to attract, develop, and retain passionate, high-performing employees who are interested in making a difference, while providing generations of Veterans — and their survivors — with the care and benefits they deserve. The National Recruitment Team (NRT) is committed to branding the VBA as an employer of choice by engaging talent pools representing all segments of society. 
 
This webinar is the first in a two-part series. In this session, you will meet representatives of the VBA who will share an overview of the agency as well as details about new positions. Topics to be covered include: 

• Mission and core values of VA 
• The PACT Act 
• Service lines of the VBA 
• Mission-critical positions of the VBA
• Benefits of Federal Government Employment 

 
Presenters: 
 
Douglas Miller, VBA National Recruiter 
 
Michelle Aulisio, VBA National Recruiter 
 
Noel Burton, VBA National Recruiter 

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February 6, 2024 

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The NCDA 2019 Webinar series presents:

Working with Third Party Providers to Support International Students’ Career Development

Presented by:

Kendra Northington, Kwan Segal, Elif Balin,
Nicole Anderson, and Sonia Liang

According to the survey research results of the NCDA International Student Services Committee (ISSC), there are consistent challenges in higher education to provide effective career services to international students. Some common struggles are the complexity of job and internship search processes, employer perceptions about international student work permit and visa procedures, and limited network and resources for international students in the U.S. The NCDA-ISSC recognizes the importance of addressing third-party service providers and resources outside of higher education settings that often emerge as a response to the unmet career development needs of international students. Third-party providers can be non-profit or for-profit organizations that offer career resources and job search platforms to international students. They also include technological platforms that disseminate or facilitate job opportunities in the U.S. and other countries.

Career development professionals need to become more familiar and competent with these services to assess their credibility and potential usefulness to meet international students’ career needs. This webinar aims to help career development professionals increase their awareness and gain more knowledge regarding the ethical and effective use of third party providers and resources as additional resources. 

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• the functions and trends of third-party providers in the U.S. and how they can address the challenges of supporting international students in the higher education setting;
• the various types of third-party providers that provide career services to international students, including the service features, pros and cons, and examples;
• how to make ethical and multiculturally competent decisions when working with third-party providers

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The Presenters: 

Kendra Northington is the Senior Career Counselor in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at the George Washington University. Kendra has worked in career services for the past five years, with a focus on traditionally underserved communities including international students, undocumented students, and students of color. As a Licensed Professional Counselor she likes to bridge the gap between mental health and career support for college students.

Kwan Segal is the Founder and CEO of International Career Advisory, Inc. (ICAway), a Career Advisory firm that provides a complete career coaching solution for international students in the US. Kwan is an experienced human-capital consultant. Her past corporate experience includes global organizations like Deloitte, Accenture, and BMW. Kwan has designed a Career Success Roadmap that equips international students with the skills for their career search, encourages them to break through cultural barriers, and prepares them to enter the U.S. professional world. Kwan holds an Executive MBA through a Kellogg School of Management - Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration international education partnership program and a certification of Senior Professional in Human Resources by HRCI.

Elif Balin is an Assistant Professor of Counseling and the coordinator of the Career Counseling specialization at San Francisco State University. Besides teaching career counseling and counseling skills courses, Elif has published several articles and book chapters on career counseling and international student career development. Also, she chaired the NCDA International Student Services Committee between 2013 and 2015 and continues to co-lead research projects under this committee. During her professional school counseling and career counseling experiences in Turkey and the U.S., she worked with a diverse population of students and developed specialized programs to support their career development, mental health, and cultural transition needs.  

Nicole M. Anderson is Associate Director of Alumni Career Services at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.  Nicole has worked with undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni in career development for more than 25 years at Tufts University and Boston College. For a decade, she worked as career services liaison to international students at Tufts University, and in 2017-2019, she co-chaired the International Student Services Committee with the National Career Development Association.  Nicole currently serves as the Vice President of Research for the Alumni Career Services Network. She earned her BA in Psychology and MA in Higher Education from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Sonia Liang is the Associate Director at the Career Strategies Center of the International Business School, Brandeis University. Recently transitioned from the undergraduate office, she shifted her focus from general career counseling to providing career education to the Business Analytics graduate student cohort through teaching, career coaching and programming. As an active international student advocate, Sonia created strategic partnerships for students through specific programming, campus outreach, and employer relations efforts. She spearheaded a series of initiatives which led to the undergraduate office receiving the National Career Development Association (NCDA) 2019 “Service to International Students” award.