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John served as Presenter for the Webinar: Coaching Interventions for a More Mindful Career, sponsored by the Florida Career Development Association; Fern Park, FL.

John served as Co-Presenter with his colleagues Constance Pritchard and Cynthia Marco-Scanlon for the Webinar: The NCDA Credentialing Commission – Your Partner in Professional Development, sponsored by the National Career Development Association; Broken Arrow, OK.

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John and Marshall attended the 2017 Global Conference of the National Career Development Association in Orlando, FL. John served as co-Presenter for session #401 Are You Certifiable? Five New Certifications offered by the NCDA Credentialing Commission.

John earns the Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS) designation - a professional credential intended to recognize the contributions of individuals who have mastered a variety of roles within the field of career services.

John is appointed as a member of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) Credentialing Commission. In December 2016, the Board of Directors of NCDA voted to transform the Credentialing Organizing Committee (formed in Spring 2016) into the new NCDA Credentialing Commission. This new Commission is launching 5 new competency based certifications for the career development industry [Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP), Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS), Certified Career Counselor (CCC), Certified Clinical Supervisor of Career Counseling (CCSCC), and Certified Career Counseling Educator (CCCE)]. As a commission member, my role is to contribute to the group's efforts to formalize and launch these new credentials throughout 2017. A specific area of focus is on assuring the quality and assessment integrity for the Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS) credential.

John served as a panelist at the C-Factor: Coles College Connection. This professional development symposium was sponsored by Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. This was an excellent opportunity for MBA and Executive MBA students and alumni to connect with each other and engage in conversations about leadership, the path to promotion and how to effectively making a career transition.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle included John's comments in the article Returning to Work: Communication key for employees and employers.

John was pleased to be invited to present a LUNCH-N-LEARN discussion for the Marketing and Insurance Claims Association (www.MICA.org). The focus of the presentation was creating and leveraging your Linkedin profile.

John served as a faculty judge for the 21st Annual Symposium of Student Scholars and Undergraduate Research at Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw, GA.

John attended the second annual Georgia First-Year and Transition Studies Conference - a forum for faculty, staff, and administrators to share ideas, resources, and engaging pedagogy to enhance our work with first year and students in transition. The Keynote speaker was Dr. George Kuh, Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

John participated in “Executive Career Coaching Week” (Nov. 9-12) at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business. John met with students in multiple MBA cohorts who were seeking guidance on such issues as: resume writing, personal branding and career development planning.

John Completed professional development training, Building a Supportive Community - Identifying and Responding to Sexual Harrassment or Assault through Bridgeport Education.

John attended the Benefits and Practice of Mindfulness workshop presented by Angela and Dennis Buttimer of the Atlanta Center for Mindfulness and Well-being.

John will be attending the Global Career Development Conference of the National Career Development Association. This year's conference theme: Reimagining Life's Possibilities: Celebrating First Jobs Through Encore Careers.

John's article, Rediscovering Cultural Competetence - A Book Review and Interpretation, was published in Career Convergence Magazine. Gary Howard, author of We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know, contends that in our classrooms, there is a striking disconnect between White teachers and a diverse student body. A compelling need exists to prepare an educational work force of predominantly White teachers to effectively teach to a diverse student population. Topics discussed certainly span career development in the school setting. Career Convergence is an online magazine from the National Career Development Association.

John served on a discussion panel on leadership and communication at the 2015 Spring Conference & Expo of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals. The panel engaged attendees in discussions surrounding office rumors and gossip...You won't believe what I heard - and you shouldn't!

John served as a featured presenter for three sessions on Career Branding – Achieving Better Career Fit by Claiming and Promoting Your Professional Identity at Kennesaw State University’s Winter 2015 Career Training Expo. The sessions also covered key topics, such as resume writing, behavioral interviewing, and career transition.

John was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (PKP), in recognition of his academic work at University of Missouri-Columbia. John is a candidate for the Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in counseling psychology (August 2015). PKP the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

John led a presentation and discussion to members of Christ Church of Atlanta. Topics included professional branding, the "achievements" based resume, leveraging your Linkedin profile, job search strategies, and behavioral interviewing technicques. What a terrific group of people; thank you for letting me visit with you.