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June 2015 Mini Newsletter
- 1. M I SS O U R I C A R E E R D E V E L O P M E N T A S S O C I A T I O N MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT While I’m sure someone famous once said this, I heard it from a friend a long time ago, “the only constant thing in life is change.” I’m happy and privileged to serve as MoCDA’s president for the 2015-2016 term and look forward to a year of consistency as well as change within our organization. Our members can continue to look forward some of the great things our organization provides, at least two roundtables and two webinars each year, a spring conference, and frequent newsletters from our organization. This is a core part of our organization and we look forward to continuing to honor MoCDA’s mission. However, life does change and part of our board’s job is to help our organization adapt to that change. Some of the recent accomplishments and changes in MoCDA are: The publishing of our Membership Directory found on our website once you log in Installation of our Volunteer Recognition Program Summer Professional Development: Finding Employment that Works for Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome Welcoming new board members to MoCDA – we’re looking forward to their contributions and insight Strengthening our partnership with the American Counseling Association of Missouri Formalizing our process of writing and documenting progress towards our goals each year I am excited about our new initiatives, while continuing to promote an organization dedicated to our members and mission. I invite you to communicate with me if you have any questions, ideas, would like to discuss serving on one of our committees, or suggestions on further ideas or initiatives to further our organization. I can be reached at cjohn169@slu.edu. I’d like to thank our board members for 2014-2015: Kristin Harrington, Ellen Nickrent, Kristen Wellinghoff, Reyhan Filiz, Jenny Hahn Schnipper, and Melody Kruzic, and current past-president, Marcie Schumert. These dedicated individuals were a great asset to our organization and truly helped us continue to define MoCDA’s direction. They certainly helped me feel more comfortable stepping into the President-Elect role and showed me what it means to serve our organization. Thank you all for your service and guidance. I wish you all a happy and successful start to your summer! Chandra Johnson, President – MoCDA MISSOURI CAREER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION June 2015 MoCDA Newsletter NCDA CAREER CONVERGENCE Last month, one of our Past-Presidents, Melody Kruzic and her co-worker Nona Haller, had an article published in the National Career Development Association journal, Career Convergence. The article is entitled “Reimagining Career Services Online” and does a great job of describing how career professionals can provide their services in an online format. Congratulations to Melody and Nona! Also, MoCDA was mentioned in the current Career Convergence journal for receiving recognition in 2015 as an outstanding state division, along with the Colorado Career Development Association. “They show the exemplary activities that all state career development associations may want to model.” See the full article for more details. Congrats MoCDA!
- 2. M I SS O U R I C A R E E R D E V E L O P M E N T A S S O C I A T I O N MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY MoCDA now has a membership directory. This resource is a wonderful way to connect with other members. You can access this resource by logging into the members section of https://mo-cda.org and clicking on the Membership Directory link under the Members menu. JOIN US IN DENVER! MoCDA Social at NCDA Annual Conference We look forward to connecting with MoCDA members and other career development professionals from Missouri and our surrounding areas this summer at the upcoming NCDA Conference in Denver, CO. MoCDA would like to extend an invitation to you to join us for a fun, social dinner on Tuesday evening of the conference. This gathering will provide a great opportunity for Missouri career professionals to meet others from the area. Event Details: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 7:00pm (following NCDA Welcome Reception) Stout Street Social (http://www.stoutstsocial.com/) (walking distance from conference center) RSVP to Marcie at marciaschumert39@webster.edu by Monday, June 22 We hope to see you there! UPCOMING EVENTS Are you interested in improving your knowledge and skills relating to assisting clients with Asperger’s Syndrome? Register for “Finding Employment that Works for Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome.” Conference registration deadline is July 3 and the discount for MoCDA Members has been extended to July 3--$195 instead of $225 with code RTBK. When: Thursday, July 9, 10:00am-4:30pm Where: Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, Columbia, MO Cost: $225 ($195 for MoCDA members, with code: RTBK) Who: Barbara Bissonnette, Forward Motion Coaching Description: Finding the right job or career often poses a significant challenge for individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome and for professionals who assist them. Standard career planning protocols and occupational assessments are not designed to evaluate the unique profiles of those on the autism spectrum. Find more information and registration details: http://www.forwardmotion.info/wp/training-and- consultations/seminar-finding-employment-that-works-for-individuals-with-as/ This event is open to anyone with interest. Feel free to share! Contact info@mo-cda.org with any questions. **Save the Date! MoCDA is hosting a roundtable event, on August 6 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville. More details to come** NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Ivy Hutchison, Rockwood Summit High School John Link, Webster University