1. SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
FACILITATOR
“ CDF ”
ASSOCIATION
Volume II-Issue 1 From the desk of…Alicia Beck, Past President
March 25, 2012 Happy 2012! Beginning a new year is a great time for reflection...for reviewing what
happened during the previous year and for looking forward to what lies ahead.
SAVE THE DATE During 2011, we hat lots of interesting events to remember and to pull from as we
NOTICE: interact with our clients/customers/students and with our peers and colleagues.
SEMCDFA
As part of the May mini-conference, Heather Coleman-Voss and Ron Marshall gave
SPRING us some fun, but important information on how we can use social media to network
CONFERENCE with others. We also benefitted from hearing how a panel made up of professionals
including recruiters, independent contractors, faith-based initiative workers, tempo-
“DIVERSITY & rary agencies, and Michigan Works! Agencies use social media to find and retain
DISABILITY” employees and market their services/products. May also brought us a new Presi-
dent-Elect (Elaine I. Neale) and Secretary (Nikki Pearson) and a revised bylaws
and constitution.
MONDAY,
MAY 21, 2012 In August, Heather Coleman-Voss and Ron Marshall joined us for a hands on ses-
sion on LinkedIn and we introduced online book studies. October brought with it
OAKLAND Halloween and a fun, interactive session with Ron Marshall on Twitter.
SCHOOLS
WATERFORD Most recently, we completed a well-received mini-conference on December 2.
Kimberly Kassner gave an excellent keynote presentation on how to communicate
STAY TUNED FOR more effectively with our clients/customers/students using questioning and active
FURTHER listening. Cathy McCafferty Smith followed up with an outstanding session on how
DETAILS... to use a series of reflective questions to help our clients/customers/students with
the process of self awareness, career exploration, decision making, and
Inside this issue: goal setting.
*WELCOME* 2
MESSAGE FROM Looking forward to 2012, we have some wonderful and exciting events and oppor-
ASSOCIATION tunities to share resources in the preparation stages. Stay tuned because we will
PRESIDENT want to seek your input in order to provide you with information that will be most
helpful to you.
TWITTER-WRAP-UP 2
PROFESSIONAL DEV.
SESSION-10/27/11 We will also see a number of changes in the upcoming year. My tenure as your
president ended December 31. I have been honored to have had the opportunity
FALL/WINTER CONF 3 to serve you and have enjoyed being able to meet and get to know a number of you
12/2/11-WRAP-UP over the past year. Elaine Neale will be stepping forward as your President for
AUDIT REPORT 4 2012 and Nikki Pearson will continue to serve as your Secretary. I am confident
that they have a heart for and will do an outstanding job making sure the associa-
tion moves forward true to its mission of providing professional development, re-
sources, and networking opportunities for career development professionals.
Best wishes for a wonderful 2012! With the highest of regards,
Alicia

2. From the desk of... Elaine I. Neale, President
I would like to take this opportunity to Welcome Back our returning mem-
bers. Thank you for your continued support! To our new members...
Welcome to SEMCDFA! For those who have not renewed their member-
ship for 2012, attached to this email, please find a 2012 membership
form. We have great things planned this year and look forward to your
continued support and involvement.
A special thank you to Alicia Beck, past president, for her dedication and NEW PERKS
years of service to the association. It has been a pleasure working with If you actively
Alicia this past year! I have learned so much under her leadership. serve on the
Alicia...many thanks!!!! Board, your
membership fee
Currently plans are underway for a full day spring conference. If you for that year will be
would like to volunteer to be on a committee, or assist with a short term waived as a thank
assignment, please let me know. you for your
service.
I look forward to serving as your president this year to continue to grow
and support your association!
If you actively
serve on a
As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions and most of all committee, you will
your involvement! receive a $5
Elaine discount per
conference for that
year, in recognition
and appreciation of
your time.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION
“TWITTER” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27-WRAP-UP
By: Nikki T. Pearson
Hello All! “info-tainment” was had by all!  Using Twitter to reach particu-
Though Heather was ill, Ron lar audiences.
Due to popular demand, we co- Marshall held down the fort
ordinated another hands-on and worked us through the In the spirit of Halloween, your
technology session with the al- basics of Twitter. Along with dedicated SEMCDFA board
ways entertaining Heather Cole- other items, we examined: members as well as an enthusi-
man-Voss and Ron Marshall of  How to establish a Twitter astic member, Laura Robb, did
the Ferndale Career Center to account. dress up and added some
explore the current phenomenon  What ways to use symbols “spooktacular visuals to the
called “Twitter.” This free pro- efficiently for the 140- event. Overall, the Twitter ses-
fessional development session character limitation sion was received well, the only
offered 2.5 CEUs and great thing missing was YOU!
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3. SEMCDFA FALL/WINTER CONFERENCE-
Friday, December 2-WRAP-UP
We ended the year on a students using questions
high note at the Fall/ and active listening.” We
“The red stick is
Winter Conference on De- all learned more about ef- something I can use “Love the energy of the
cember 2, 2011. The fective communication dur- in communication. It presenter. Great group
beautiful facility at the ing the bread and peanut is easy to forget what interaction, made it fun
Macomb Community Col- butter demonstration! a symbol can be.” and interesting.”
lege Center Campus in Cathy Smith gave us more
Clinton Township en- great information with her
hanced our holiday cele- presentation on quick infor-
bration as we welcomed mal assessments espe-
two outstanding speakers. cially when we do not have
Our keynote speaker, a lot of time.
Kimberly Kassner gave a We were even surprised at
fun and interactive presen- our unexpected guest, a
tation on “communicating deer that appeared right
effectively with clients/ outside the beautiful
“Quick, fun, informal as- “Enthusiasm, and
sessments (ie questions)- energy of speaker,
she reframed what assess- very knowledgeable.”
ments can be (insightful)”
windows to listen to these make. Just like the snow-
awesome presentations. flakes, we are no two alike
A definite sign that Santa and our results are the
was nearby too! best when we unite. To-
A delicious lunch was en- gether we can make a dif-
joyed by all followed by a ference!”
gift box of homemade tof- A membership meeting
fee for all attendees. was held before the confer-
SEMCDFA Members were ence and the board would
also given a special gift, a like to thank the few mem-
beautiful snowflake note- bers who did attend. We
pad with a special are hoping to have greater
poem...One of a Kind... representation at future
“ As they float to the earth, memberships meetings.
each unique tiny flake has This is your association
no idea the impact it will and we need your input!!!
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4. SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CAREER DEVELOPMENT FACILIATORS ASSOCIATION (SEMCDFA)
Audit Report
November 30, 2011
Prepared by Denise Y. Thornton and Linda Flynn
Thank you!... Linda Flynn and Denise Thornton for your outstanding work as part of the Audit Committee.
They dedicated one whole evening, to review the association’s financial records, and then created this report
and recommendations.
February 2011 Balance $3,244.03
Add: Deposits + 1,890.00
Less: Withdrawals - 2,677.38
Less: Service Fees - 42.00
November 30 Bank Balance 2,414.65
Less: Outstanding Checks - 1,378.94
(for October professional development and December conference expenses)
# 1124 $599.96
# 1128 $192.00
# 1129 $186.98
#1130 $300.00
#1131 $100.00
November 30, 2011 Reconciled Bank Balance $1,035.71
November 30, 2011 Checkbook Balance $1,035.71
Books last audited in February 2011
CONTACT INFO: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2012 FISCAL YEAR
The person who makes the deposits should be different from the person
who writes the checks.
ELAINE I. NEALE
eineale@aol.com Due to security concerns, do not make copies of checks. Receipts contain
ALICIA BECK essential information.
alicia.beck@att.net
The person who writes the checks should not receive the statements.
Per the constitution and bylaws, the treasurer presents a treasurer’s report
EDITOR: Elaine I. Neale at quarterly meetings and audit shall occur on an annual basis. If there is
CONTRIBUTORS: not a treasurer, however, it is recommended that a semi-annual audit take
Alicia Beck place.
Nikki Pearson
A check requisition should be prepared for each check written for expen-
ditures.
To be published quarterly
Investigate the issuance of a debit card.
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