Training and Education Council
The National Career Development Association Board of Directors formed the Advisory Council in 2001 to enhance the development and delivery of the NCDA Facilitating Career Development project. Since that time, the Facilitating Career Development training program (formerly called the Career Development Facilitator program) has expanded greatly. We have added resource guides, supplemental materials, the eLearning version, curriculum updates, and numerous professional development institutes, workshops, trainings, and other beneficial services to the Facilitating Career Development community. NCDA has also added two additional training programs - School Career Development Advisor Training and Certification Program and the Career Practitioner Supervision Training and Certification Program. NCDA Training Programs are recognized world-wide for their gold standard in training career development professionals of all levels in all settings.
The Advisory Council meets 2 times each year. The yearly planning meeting is scheduled sometime in the first quarter of the year (typically mid-February) and is fully funded by NCDA. Council members meet again during the NCDA Annual Global Conference in the summer and participate at their own expense. In addition, council members participate in regular conference calls.
Chair: Pamela Ehlers, CCCTerm: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK Brief Biography > | Chair-Elect: Keri Aaver, CCSPTerm: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026College of the Canyons California Brief Biography > |
Melyssa Harrison, CCSP, CMCSTerm: October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2027South Carolina Brief Biography > | Edna Davoudi, CCSPTerm: October 1, 2022- September 30, 2025NatJax Career Consulting Agoura Hills, CA Brief Biography > |
Rhonda Norman, CCSP, FCDITerm: October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2027Brief Biography > | Kelly Pierce, CCSPTerm: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education North Dakota Brief Biography > |
Craig Ratzlaff, CCSPTerm: October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2024Aurora, NE Brief Biography > | Craig Bryant, At-LargeTerm: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026Brief Biography > |
Jim PeacockNCDA Board LiaisonBrief Biography > | Mary Ann PowellSpecial Projects DirectorNational Career Development Association Brief Biography > |