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January 5, 2008

National Career Development Association

Board of Directors Meeting

Minutes for Meeting January 5, 2008

Present:

President Darrell Luzzo, Past President Barry Chung, President-Elect Judy Hoppin,

Trustee-at-large Sherry Quan, Western Trustee Charles Lehman, Trustee-at-large Pat Schwallie-Giddis, Governing Council Rep Dennis Engels, Treasurer Roger Lambert, Southern Trustee Natalie Kauffman, Midwest Trustee Nancy Thelen, North Atlantic Trustee Carol Dahir, Secretary Cheri Butler, Executive Director Deneen Pennington.

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Meeting reconvened at 8:10 a.m. (Luzzo)

Members of the NCDA Executive Committee met separately from the NCDA Trustees to facilitate discussions that each group needed to have.

Trustees Meeting

  1. Leadership Academy Selections
  2. Plan for State Leadership Training at Conference

Executive Committee Meeting

1. Budget Update

2. International Issues

a. Turkey Conference (CCE)

b. JCDA Letter

c. Meeting with John McCarthy, International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy

11:00 AM Meet Back/Report Out

Trustees� Report

A total of 23 Leadership Academy applications were received. The trustees agreed that four will be asked to reapply in the future, and one is under consideration pending further information. A total of 18 have been tentatively accepted. Budget issues will be considered in the future, as necessary.

A scoring rubric has been established for evaluation of applications. Trustees are requesting time in Hawaii to discuss revisions of the application and would like to consider the ability to apply online.

The Trustees also determined that Pat Schwallie-Giddis will present to members of the Leadership Academy and Jane Goodman will present to state leaders during the �Conversations with Darrell� regional events in the Presidential Suite.

Executive Committee�s Report

The NCDA Executive Committee reported that they discussed potential revenue shortfalls and projected expenses for the current fiscal year budget. Several expense line items in the budget are not likely to be used this year, which helps to stabilize the Association�s financial position.

The Executive Committee also provided an update regarding the Pre-Conference Symposium that will take place July 7th and 8th, just prior to the NCDA Global Conference in DC. The symposium, Strategic Leadership in Career Development and Public Policy, will include formal presentations by Raimo Vuorinen, Tony Watts, John McCarthy, Ed Herr, and Lester Oaks. Spencer Niles and Martha Russell are serving as co-chairs of the symposium.

Some additional expenses associated with the symposium have been identified ($7000), and Luzzo will focus on securing sponsorships to cover these costs. Lambert urged the use of caution regarding our recent decreasing profit on our conferences.

John McCarthy, Director of the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP), shared with the Executive Committee the history and evolution of the ICCDPP and some of Europe�s success regarding career development public policy work. Areas of collaboration were explored. Members of the ICCDPP Board want to know how they can support NCDA�s efforts in this arena. They also would like to sit at the table with us using their expertise on Public Policy and ours on curriculum and practice/theory.

Discussion also was pursued regarding the relationship with NBCC and potential future collaborations between NCDA and NBCC. Efforts are being made to set up a live meeting between NBCC and NCDA leadership. An update regarding such efforts will be shared with the Board in March.

Members of the NCDA Credentialing Commission have provided preliminary feedback that we need a credential, but they are not endorsing a particular organization at this time as the partner. Pennington provided feedback that, as a Board, we need to be sensitive to the practice of forming Committees, Councils, and Commissions to do work and then simultaneously making decisions irrespective of their feedback.

Informal Review of Executive Director

Pennington was asked to leave the room so that Board Members could discuss mid-year informal feedback for the Executive Director.

12:00 Lunch

1:00 PM ACRNA Collaboration

ACRNA and NCDA are in the midst of discussion regarding the National Career Development Guidelines Toolkit. It was suggested that NCDA assume responsibility for the printing, warehousing, and distribution of the toolkit. It also was suggested that ACRNA spend the development dollars and hold the copyright. They have identified a consultant to work on this project. Board members expressed concern regarding the viability of ACRNA and the ownership of the guidelines and this project if ACRNA�s funding decreases. The current ACRNA budget is funded by membership (former SOICC members). This topic will be discussed further during the small group breakout meetings.

ACRNA�s Executive Director position is currently open. There is discussion of a potential interest in having Pennington�s company assume a management role for ACRNA, although discussions are informal at the present time.

1:15 PM Small Working Groups � Each Board Member will select a group in which to participate; working groups will discuss key topics and issues from 1-3 PM with report outs to the full group to follow.

3:00 PM: Reconvene as a Full Board/Report Outs by Each Working Group

Professional Development Committee and Publications Development Council (PDC) Focus and Direction

The PDC Review and Updated Plan of Work was reviewed. A question arose regarding author qualifications and whether the author�s ability to meet deadlines should be a criterion for approval. It was suggested that for every 30 days an author is late, a percentage of the royalty be reduced. This suggestion will be considered by the PDC as well as defining measurement criteria regarding timeliness. The possibility of making the monographs more attractively packaged also will be considered.

Discussion arose regarding the basis upon which we make decisions as to what books are published. Do we base our decisions on the high regard of the author rather than the potential for sales? We are well within our budget for 2007-2008 for expenses.

Current and future publications were reviewed.

The 2013 NCDA centennial anniversary activities/publications were discussed. One suggestion offered is to hold that year�s conference in Boston. Perhaps we could publish four editions of the Career Developments magazine focusing on a retrospective. Hoppin will address these ideas (and others) during her term. No book is recommended at this time.

Parsons� 100th anniversary was discussed. Perhaps the journal will address this recognition. No book is recommended at this time. Hoppin will discuss regarding the 2009 conference.

Recommendations to consider:

  1. Using an international vendor to market and sell NCDA publications.
  2. Convert print materials to PDF formats to facilitate purchase of publications in distant locations.
  3. Use a shopping cart on the NCDA website.
  4. Add a keyword search to website.
  5. Different format for catalog.
  6. Counselor�s Guide remain same cost.
  7. Code catalog pubs with career service provider competency and the work setting categories � No
  8. PDI or program session on new NCDA publications at conference.
  9. Author interviews be published in Career Convergence (also magazine).
  10. Send messages to counseling faculty promoting use of monographs as supplemental texts in courses.
  11. Mailings (email) featuring NCDA publications be sent to ACPA Commission, ASCA, NACE, academic advisors with NACADA, NCCs, GCDFs and WDPs (ads in ASCA magazine).
  12. Create a press release or flier for new NCDA publications � State CDAs, State SCAs, NAWDP, etc.

All were approved except item 7.

Clarifications �

Does the Board want to approve all new monographs? No, but we do want to approve the number of monographs.

Does the Board want to approve all new PDC Pubs Agreements? No to monographs, but yes to books.

What is the role of PDC relative to publications authorized or developed by other committees and councils (ACRNA, CDF etc.)? Not CDF; however, yes for all other publications.

Should we have a practitioner on the Council?

Motion # 11

Move to accept the recommendations of the Publications Development Council as amended.

Moved by: Lambert

Seconded by: Engels

Motion Passed: 11-0

Professional Development � Possibilities

Tape selected sessions from the NCDA conference for future use as webinars for CEUs.

Use selected sessions to create a DVD to offer to states for regional/state conferences.

Create a list of presenters for regional conferences.

Reconstitute the Professional Development Committee in the future; in the interim, the Professional Development Committee chair will serve as a member of the PDC as there is a strong connection between the two.

Do we need to get input from Melanie Reinersman, Editor of the Career Developments Magazine, Career Convergence, and the NCDA website? She should also be invited to attend the PDC meeting in DC.

Do we need to have an Education Committee? Could the Professional Development Committee become the Training and Education Committee? Perhaps that is the role of the ACES/NCDA Commission.

Public Policy and Advocacy

  1. Establish the belief that there would be value in creating a one-page NCDA legislative agenda with no more than 5-7 targeted issues.
  2. Have membership weigh in on these targeted issues.
  3. Create one-page documents as leave-behinds for legislators.
  4. Solicit co-sponsorship from other organizations on individual points.
  5. Try out messages during 2008; implement in 2009.

Meeting Adjournment 4:00 PM

Move to Adjourn the meeting.

Motion #: 12

Moved by: Chung

Seconded by: Thelen

Motion Passed � 10-0

Lehman absent.


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