Careers in a Changing Workplace

GCDA has continued as a dynamic organization. Listed below are the Professional Development programs and other accomplishments of the organization to date.

1998 Professional Development Institute Careers In a Changing Workplace Personal Empowerment in a Changing World, Denny Engels, Ph.D. Focus on NCDA, Jennifer Kahnweiler, NCDA Regional Trustee A Winning Training Approach, Jennifer Perry, Motorola Careers in Transition, Naomi Matsuki, Jill May, Susan Rankin, Motorola employees Application of Key Learning's, Ken Patch, Motorola

GCDA Celebration - Honoring our New Members Focus Groups - Topics for Discussion Mission Goals of GCDA Hot Issues in Career Development Programming Ideas, Survey

1998 - 1999 You're a What? A Survey of Credential Options for Career Development Professionals LPC - Russell Terwilliger CDF - Michelle Casto SHRM - Rubina Malik NCC, NCCC - Mary Lee Tripoli

New Realities Need New Techniques: What Should Career Counselors Do? Jane Goodman, Past President, NCDA Table Topics Diversity - Sylvester Hopewell, Multicultural Programs and Services, Emory University Mid-Career Job Changers - Pat Allen, Allen Training Associates Career Inventories - Tariq Shakoor, Director, The Career Center Emory University Trends in Career Counseling - Jennifer Kahnweiler, NCDA Regional Representative Private Practice, Dr. Ron Fisher, Center for Professional & Personal Growth

2009-2010 Rev Professional Development Institute Retooling for the Millennium Building Skills for the New Economy, Dr. William Charland, author of Career Transitions for Dummies Mr. Paul Deal, Vice President Atlanta Operations, McMaster-Carr Round Table Discussions: Retooling Options Self Employment - Fred Raskind Re-Education - Lucylle Shelton Self Directed Careers - Janis Ashkin Retooling the Inner Self- Lanie Damon

Participated in NCDA's Poetry and Poster Contest Received State Division Award - Southeastern Region

1999 - 2000 Getting Your Organization to Fall in Love with Type, Otto Kroeger, author of Type Talk, Type Talk at Work, and 16 Ways to Love Your Lover, and trainer in MBTI techniques

An Evening of Networking, Nancy Allen, President, Impact Training, Debbie Rollins, Coordinator Career Development, Art Institute of Atlanta

Career Development Facilitator Training, Darlene Martin, Training Coordinator, Project IDEAS Kennesaw State University and Wynn Montgomery, Director, Project IDEAS, Kennesaw State University

Professional Development Institute Hot Trends in Career Management "Building the Brand Called You," Cheryl Dahle, Fast Company Career Coaching Panel Session: Nancy Birnbaum-Gerber, Stepping Stones; Lewis P. Kravitz, Professional Business Coach; Deb Weiler, Career Aspirations Online Career Testing, Career Counseling and Coaching, Micah Janus, Ph.D., CareeRx.com

First Joint Programs - GAPT and ASTD

2000 - 2001 Harnessing the Power of Personality Type: Be More Successful at Work and Happier at Home, Paul Tieger

Career Development Check-Up Behavioral Interviewing, Janis Ashkin Current Trends/Practices in Career Development, Carla Jackson Leading-edge Resume Writing Strategies, Gayle Oliver-Leonhardt Assessment Tools Used in Career Counseling, Pam Reyes Get Smart About Getting Published in Career Development, Michelle Casto Reassess Your Interests - Take an Interest Inventory, ACT Booth, Jacqueline Twiggs

Career Counseling Services for Individuals and Executives Lanie Damon - Career Planning Consultant (private practice) Natalie Gold - The Highlands Program Deleise Lindsay - Management Consultant, Drake, Beam & Moran

Professional Development Institute Career Counseling: Nurturing the Human Spirit" Richard Bolles 2009-2010 Rev 2001 - 2002 Creating Meaning and Getting in Motion: Creative Approaches To Career Transition, Jennifer Johnson, Career Consultant; Debbie Rollins, Trainer/Career Developer

National Career Development Month Public Service

Program Diversity in the Workplace, Don Howard

Professional Development Institute CALLINGS: The Power of Passionate Work Gregg Levoy, author of CALLINGS: Finding and Following an Authentic Life

Sal Alaimo hired to work with Board on Strategic Planning.

2002 - 2003 Recruiting Realities Ken Taunton, Executive Recruiter, The Royston Group Maria Valdivieso, Human Resource Department, BellSouth Shalonda Cargill, Southern Company Rex Trewain, MonsterTrak

Community Service Workshop in Atlanta, GA Resume Essentials Today Ace the Interview Economic Trends and Outlook

Professional Development Institute Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Change Dr. Nancy K. Schlossberg

Partnered with SUNY Alumni Association for event

2003 - 2004 The Communication Wheel Henry L. (Dick) Thompson, Ph.D.

The Yin/Yang of Coaching/Counseling Dr. Coleman Gfroerer, LPC; Deborah Brown, MBA, MSW; Cathy Perry, CCC

Community Service Workshops in Atlanta, GA Resume Writing - Paul Bredderman Interviewing Skills - Phil Rockwell Job Search using Guided Imagery - Dr. Rick Van Haveren Labor Trends - representative from DOL

Professional Development Institute Career Counseling Using the Self-Directed Search (SDS) & Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI) Dr. Robert Reardon, Dr. Janet Lenz

Received NCDA's Outstanding State Division Award

2009-2010 Rev 2004 - 2005 The 21s' Century Atlanta Business Climate Julie Bryant, Atlanta Business Chronicle Tom Darrow, HR Connections and Consulting, LLC Bonnie Bailey, Changent, Inc.

Community Service Workshop in Milledgeville, GA Resume Preparation - Janis Ashkin Interviewing - Phil Rockwell Job Search Skills - Betsy Johnson Professional Development Institute Making the Career Assessment Process Quick, Accurate, Simple & Inexpensive Using Four Card Sort Assessments Richard L. Knowdell, author Governor proclaimed November 2005 as Career Development Month in Georgia GCDA representatives attended NCCDA's Annual Conference, Guilford, NC

2005 - 2006 He Says/She Says: Salary Negotiations for the Savvy Panel of Executive Recruiters Group Techniques for Career Counseling Bonnie Bailey, M.A. Ethics in an Unethical Age Dr. Becky Beaton Community Service Workshop in Atlanta, GA GCDA Presents Martin Yate Martin Yate, author

2006 - 2007 Networking Event at Twist Ethics of Distance Counseling and Information in the "Public Domain" Dr. David Reile Community Service Workshop in Savannah, GA GCDA Presents Martin Yate Martin Yate, author Professional Development Institute Career as Story: Using Life Themes in Counseling Dr. Mark Savickas

2007 - 2008 Networking Event at Mercer University Personality Profiling in 90 Seconds Josh Batchelder, CGA, AB, Graphologist Counseling Clients & Employment Issues for Clients with ADHD Victoria L. Ball, M.Ed., MCC, ADD Career Coach Professional Development Institute Building on Your Strengths: Career Development Using Appreciative Inquiry Dr. Don Schutt

2009-2010 Rev 2008 - 2009 Networking Event at Cheeseburger in Paradise

Career Paths: The Entrepreneurial Option Bonnie Bailey, M.A.

Professional Development Institute Happenstance in Troubled Times Dr. John Krumboltz

Sponsored NACE Career Coaching Intensive Workshop in Atlanta, GA Participated in statewide LPCA Student Chapter Career Day held at Mercer University providing two programs

2009-2010 Membership Kick-off Event at Oglethorpe University Museum Social Networking& Branding Walter Akana and Otis Collier

Government Job Processes & Opportunities L Leigh Moore, LMSW, PHR

Professional Development Institute Lifestyle Editing: A New Approach to Counseling Pamelia E. Brott, Ph.D., LPC

2010-2011 The Changing Dynamics of Career Counseling Richard (Dick) Knowdell, MS, NCC, NCCC, CCMF

GACE/GCDA Drive-In Workshop The Introvert’s Path to Career Success Jennifer Kahnweiler, LPC

Professional Development Institute Intervening with the Self-Directed Search: Enhancing Career Practice Robert Reardon, Ph.D. and Janet Lenz, Ph.D.

The Changing Dynamics Of Career Counseling 10/8/2012 Dick Knowdell

Best Practices Breakfast 9/24/12 Post-KickOff Discussion on Emerging Jobs and the Butterfly Theory of Interests La Madeleine’s

2011-2012 Membership Kick Off Event Mercer University "Author! Author! An Evening Roundtable with Published Career SMEs" Richard Kirby-Fast Track Your Job Search Ellen Suater and Diane Crompton- Find a Job through Social Networking" Hallie Crawford- Create Your Career Path Skip Freeman-"Headhunter" Hiring Secrets Career Assessments Spring Assessments2/24/12 Deb Osborn, NCDA President 3 CEU’s

No One is Unemployable 4/13/12 Elisabeth Harney Sanders- Park 5.5 CEUs

Host State Peaches and table set-up

National Career Development Association Global Conference Building on a Dream June 21-23 CEUs 14

2012-2013 Membership Kick-Off Mercer University August 24, 2013 Author’s Round Table Linda Hoopes, PhD Managing Change with Personal Resilience Kit Kammer Nework Pamela McBride Work it Girl! Tiffanie Murray Stuck on Stupid: A Guide for Today’s Professional Stuck in a Rut

Multicultural Dynamics in Career Counseling 11/2/2013 J. Kip Matthews, Ph.D 3.0 CEU”S

"Launching, Leveraging, and Landing: Helping your clients take the next meaningful plunge!" 2/22/2012 David Harris 3.0 CEU’s

Mary Mac’s Networking Lunch 3/7/2013 Over 20 attended the meeting Integrative Career Counseling: Working with the Whole Client 4/26/2013 Karen Chopra 6 CEU’s

June Networking Breakfast 6/14/2013 Mimi’s Café Over 20 Attended

2013-2014

Fall Kick-off event - Author's panel 9/6/13 Mercer Judie Adams

Networking Lunch at 12:00 p.m. 9/24/2013 Location TBD

Networking Breakfast 12/6/2013 8:15 a.m. Location TBD

REV 7/17/2013 PAST PRESIDENTS

Jewell Craig Meringer1998-1999 Mary Lee Tripoli1999-2000 JanisAshkin 2000-2001 Jacqueline Twiggs2001-2002 Betsy Johnson2002-2003 Frankie Placide2003-2004 Phil Rockwell 2004-2005 Paul Bredderman2005-2006 Paul Bredderman2006-2007 Lisa Littlefield2007-2008 Lisa Littlefield2008-2009 David Harris 2009-2010 Charlotte Hayes2010-2011 Betsy Johnson 2011-2012 Robbie Brawner Ouzts 2012-2013 Andrea Holyfield 2013-2014 Rev 7/17/2013