10/26/2015
Ellen Weaver Paquette
Ellen Weaver Paquette, MA, CAGS has instructed nearly two thousand graduate students in career counseling courses while serving as the full time Director of the Career Development Center at Rhode Island College. While Director, Ellen served as point person for Student Affairs divisional and unit assessment efforts concerning 9,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students, managing 1m budget.
Ellen led the impetus for innovative career development projects throughout the college especially in student success programs. She holds both a masters degree and a CAGS in counseling psychology from Rhode Island College.
Ellen served on the first GCDF Advisory Board, has published for academic journals in Canada and Australia as well as in NCDA’s Career Convergence web magazine and Career Development magazine. She has served on the NCDA Membership Committee and has been a member in good standing for many years.
She is a well-known presenter at NCDA conferences, and received the President’s Award for her work facilitating the GCDF curriculum in the Middle East. Ellen was designated as a NCDA Fellow in 2012.
Ellen has earned recognition as a National Board Certified Counselor, CDF Master Trainer, Master Career Counselor, Master Career Development Practitioner, Distance Certified Counselor and as a Clinical Supervisor of Career Practitioners.
She has trained all GCDF personnel in Rhode Island and has offered many CDF Instructor and e-learning for Instructors training sessions in the United States.
Ellen has trained hundreds of school counselors in portfolio development, facilitated career development/counselor training through Perkins grants and has supervised work experience/cooperative education programs. Trained as a school teacher and as a school counselor, Ellen’s advanced degrees in counseling psychology have made her a sought after instructor for both undergraduate teaching candidates and for graduate students. She presently teaches in the graduate programs at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI and at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI.
Ellen started her own career consulting business, Developpe, in 2006; her work and clients now span the United States. She enjoys multigenerational and multicultural approaches to career development with clients in schools, agencies, government, and business.
Ellen’s experience in higher education, K-12 populations, limited English speaking populations , workforce development and in private practice have given her strong skills with diverse populations..She is a strong advocate of continuing education for career practitioners in both face to face and electronic formats.
