National Career Development Month
NCDA promotes career development through its annual celebration of National Career Development Month. Every November, career development professionals are encouraged to celebrate with career related activities. In particular, NCDA sponsors an annual Poetry and Poster Contest.
November 2009 National Career Development Month
November 16-20, National Career Development Week
November 18, National Career Development Day
2009-2010 Poetry and Poster Contest Theme:
"Bridges to a Brighter Future:
Inspire Your Career - Empower Your Lives!"
Click here for complete Poetry and Poster Contest Rules.
Contest Winners are linked to the right side of this page and showcased at the annual NCDA conference in July.
National Chair for NCD Month - Michelle Beese at mbeese@internet49.com or 530.626.3057
Listed below are the NCD Month State Contacts.
Each NCD Month entry must go through a state contest! If your state contact is not listed or your state is not participating in NCD Month 2009, please contact NCDA Headquarters at 918.663.7060 or e-mail Michelle Beese at mbeese@internet49.com for further instructions.
ALABAMA - LYNN BOYD
ARIZONA-MARY DOUGLAS ZUNK
CALIFORNIA - NANCY MILLER
FLORIDA-DEBBIE OSBORN
ILLINOIS - JULIA YANG
LOUISIANA- KRYSTAL HARDISON
MAINE- MERLE DAVIS
MARYLAND- LAKEISHA MATHEWS
MINNESOTA- BRIDGED KENADJIAN
MONTANA- SHAUNDA HILDEBRAND - shildebrand@mt.gov
NEW JERSEY- Send entries directly to NCDA Headquarters.
NEW MEXICO- TANYA CAMPOS - Tayna@unm.edu
NEW YORK- JENNIFER KELLINGTON
NORTH CAROLINA - TERESA RAY - tray@cvcc.edu and CAROLYN HICKS
OHIO- AMY ANSPACH
OREGON- ANGELA DOTY - adoty@georgefox.edu
PENNSYLVANIA- TRISTIANA HARVEY - Career_planning@hotmail.com
RHODE ISLAND- ELLEN WEAVER PAQUETTE - ellen@careerconsultingconcepts.com
SOUTH CAROLINA - DAVID WALKER
SOUTH DAKOTA- CHRIS BRIDDICK -Chris.briddick@sdstate.edu
TEXAS- FRANK COULSON- frankcoulson@utb.edu
VIRGINIA- MICHELE SEIBERT
WASHINGTON- TERRY PILE - terrp@careeradvisorsonline.com
WEST VIRGINIA- JOHN WILGEROTH - jdwilgeroth@hughes.net
WISCONSIN- Kathy Eidsmoe - kathyeidsmoe@wi.rr.com or keidsmoe@cesa1.k12.wi.us
WYOMING- CONTACT: BECKY GURTLER - doggielandd@msn.com
Attention State Coordinators:
Here is a template to be used for categorizing state winners of NCD Month. Please submit this completed form with your state winners in January, 2010 to the National Coordinator, Michelle Beese.
Poster Contest Winning Entries
NCD Month Resources
- Contact Bobbi Carter (bcarter@ncda.org) at NCDA Headquarters to request contest brochures.
- Looking for a Poster to advertise this great month? Save this file & send on to your local copy shop.
- Creative Ways to Celebrate- a list of ideas submitted by those who have celebrated in previous years
- NCD Month K-12 Activities - Provided by Liz Jones - Kent Intermediate School District
- Click Here to read from NCD Month Celebration of Work. In the presidential year of Jane Goodman, 2006 Eminent Career Award Winner, many NCDA members, such as LeeAnn Bernier-Clarke (Editor), Pat Wickwire, Judith Ettinger, Victoria Wildermuth and priceless others, collaborated to create one of the most remarkable NCD Month Activity Books available. This is a work in progress, and NCDA is striving to provide you with the best resources available.
