The NCDA Board of Directors met in San Antonio, Texas in late October for its annual retreat. Cheri Butler, current NCDA President, gathered “Team NCDA” to update the NCDA Mission Statement and many of the existing guidelines and policies posted on the website.
The Board revealed the newly revised the Mission Statement:
The Board also confirmed the current Tag Line, which fits closely with the Mission Statement:
The Board discussed the need for a short, concise “elevator speech” to describe NCDA. They explored the need to not have one statement for the public and a different statement for members. Thus the combined statement finally evolved. The new Mission Statement was posted on the website in early November.
“Team NCDA,” Cheri’s presidential theme for the Board, met in San Antonio in preparation for the annual NCDA Career Development Conference, which is scheduled for June 30-July 2, 2011. The NCDA Board members will meet again at the beginning of the conference, as well as joining a teleconference call on January 6, 2011. Board members' contact information and meeting minutes are posted on the website under About NCDA.
If you work in the career development field, you are invited to join NCDA. Membership Categories include Regular, New Professional/Student, Retired, Professional, and Special Designations (MCC & MCDP). According the the Membership Report as of June 2010, NCDA has over 4600 members, with most reporting the following work settings:
Membership By Work Setting |
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number |
percent |
Assn/Foundation |
50 |
1% |
|
Business/Industry |
233 |
7% |
|
Career Dev Program/Center |
161 |
5% |
|
College/University |
1,551 |
44% |
|
Community Agency |
114 |
3% |
|
Correctional Facility |
19 |
1% |
|
Elementary School |
30 |
1% |
|
Government |
154 |
4% |
|
Junior/Community College |
347 |
10% |
|
Middle/Junior High School |
44 |
1% |
|
Military |
|
16 |
<1% |
Parochial/Proprietary |
3 |
<1% |
|
Pastoral/Religious |
14 |
<1% |
|
Private Counseling Center/Practice |
465 |
13% |
|
Rehabilitation |
30 |
1% |
|
School District |
28 |
1% |
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Secondary/High School |
182 |
5% |
|
Vocational/Tech School |
51 |
1% |
|
Total Reporting |
3,492 |
100% |
Current members are encouraged to renew their memberships!
All members and non-members are invited to participate in the 2011 NCDA Career Development Conference. Details are now posted online.
Lamonte Blades on Friday 12/03/2010 at 10:28 AM
Thanks for the very relevant articles.