The document announces a spring career development conference to take place on April 8 and 9 in Columbia, MO. It provides information on keynote speakers, registration, hotel accommodations, and continuing education credits for attendees. It also welcomes new members to the Missouri Career Development Association and highlights an upcoming member in the newsletter.

1. Please join us on April 8 and 9 in Columbia, MO for our spring
conference, “Peer Educators in Career Development.”
Keynote speakers include Daniel Seddiqui (livingthemap.com)
and Julia Panke Makela.
Conference registration is now open through the MoCDA web
page (www.mo-cda.org). Hotel information is listed below.
Please reserve your room now. The deadline to receive a hotel
room at our discounted conference rate is March 15.
Conference attendees may earn up to 8.75 CEUs.
Country Inn & Suites Room Block Confirmation:
Address: 817 N. Keene St, Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (573) 445-8585
20 rooms total
10 Standard King (107/night)
5 King with pull-out couch (116/night)
5 Queen suites (125/night)
You may begin making your personal reservations today.
The name for the room block is MoCDA
Please make reservations before March 15th. Rooms
will be dropped after that date.
To register, go to: http://mo-cda.org/event-2140748
Thank you to our Spring 2016 conference planning committee mem-
bers: Carmen Binder, Polly Matteson, Ken Schueller, Marcie
Schumert, Christen Warton, Mallory Yager, Julianne Angeli, and
Brooke Gilland.
MoCDA Spring Conference, April 8 and 9
Welcome to our New Members of MoCDA!
MoCDANewsletter
Volume 5, Issue 2
Scott Cromwell Joann Elliott
Ken Fox Martha Jennings
Cindy Jensen Elizabeth McKinley
Daniel Presson Jennifer Thompson
Carol Van Rhein Molly Wilensky

2. Page 2
Board Member Spotlight
MOCDA NEWSLETTER
Hello! My name is Carmen Binder and I am a Career
Counselor at the University of Central Missouri in War-
rensburg. In this role, I get to work with students who are
Open Options, or undecided about their major. I love
helping students through the process of finding the best
career fit for them! As a part of my job, I get to teach an
Exploring Majors course, which I truly enjoy.
My Strengths are Empathy, Maximizer, Developer, Posi-
tivity and Arranger.
I have been a member of MoCDA for a couple of years
and served on the Membership Committee before becom-
ing the Professional Development Chair. One of the big-
gest perks for me as a member of MoCDA is the network-
ing opportunities this organization provides.
MoCDA Bylaw Amendments
There are proposed changes to MoCDA bylaws and a member vote
will take place on April 9, 2016 at MoCDA’s Annual Meeting at the
Spring Conference
MoCDA is proposing three changes to our bylaws. The recommended
changes include adding a new position to our Leadership Board,
adjusting who on our Executive Board needs to be a member of
NCDA, and clarifying information regarding our annual meeting.
Per our bylaws, these amendments will be shared with our member-
ship prior to our annual meeting and vote. If anyone has any concerns
or questions, please contact Chandra Johnson, MoCDA President, at
cjohn169@slu.edu.
MoCDA Amendments to Bylaws 2 14 2016.pdf

3. VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2
Webinar Recap
Cindy Jensen presented a fantastic webinar on working with career
changers on January 20. We had 13 members in attendance and some
of the key takeaways were the position description activity and the base-
ball analogy for function and industry changes.
You can check out Cindy’s PowerPoint slides in the Member’s Only
section of the MoCDA website (www.mo-cda.org) for a limited time.
Thanks again to Cindy for sharing her expertise with our membership!
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Professional Development
ACAM Conference: April 14-16, 2016
If you’re interested in additional professional development this spring, consider
attending the American Counseling Association of Missouri’s conference!
Some presentations that are listed on ACAM’s website and that could be rele-
vant to career counselors are:
 “Zombies, Hugs, & Odd Compliments”: Student Outreach Programming
 Utilizing Assessment Tools to Enhance and Promote Your Practice
 Counseling Individual with Disabilities: Implications for Supervisors and
Counselors
 Service Members, Veterans & Their Families – Understanding Missouri’s
Military Community
 Are You in the Arena? Taking Inspired Action in Your Life
 Transgender Awareness
 LGBT Population
 Take Charge of Your Life: How to Get What you Need
More information about ACAM’s Conference can be found at: http://
www.counselingmissouri.org/conferences/

4. Contact Us
Feel free to contact any MoCDA board member with your feedback, questions, or to
get more involved with the organization.
Chandra Johnson, President, cjohn169@slu.edu
Ivy Hutchison, President-elect, hutchisonivy@rsdmo.org
Polly Matteson, Secretary, pollym@truman.edu
Marcia Schumert, Interim Treasurer, marciaschumert39@webster.edu
VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2 Page 4
Upcoming MoCDA elections
An elections ballot was emailed to all MoCDA members on Tuesday, March 1. Thank
you for taking a few minutes to participate in the 2016-2017 board elections. Posi-
tions included in the ballot are President-Elect and Treasurer. Please share your
voice and vote by Wednesday, March 23! Results will be reported by the end of
March. New officers will step into their roles on May 1, 2016.
The new officers will be a nice complement to our returning officers including:
President: Ivy Hutchison, College and Career Specialist, Rockwood Summit
High School
Past-President: Chandra Johnson, Career Development Specialist, Saint Louis
University
Secretary: Polly Matteson, Assistant Director, Career Center, Truman State
University
www.mo-cda.org