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LEADERSHIP:
· Consultant
to the New York State Department of Education
and co-author of the New
York State’s
Cooperative Occupational Education Handbook,
the New York State Manual on Cooperative Education Programs.
· Board
of Directors,
Hauppauge Industrial Association, an 1100+ business organizations across
Long Island, NY. Former chairperson of the Education Committee.
· Trustee
of the Long Island
Works Coalition, a not-for-profit organization created for the purpose of
promoting career education and workforce development on Long Island.
· Coordinator
of
Workforce Readiness Initiative,
New York State and LI for
the Society for Human Resource Management.
· President
of the Work Experience Coordinator's Association of New York State, 1993
–1995 and 1984 - 1986.
· President
and co-founder of the Smithtown Business and Professional Women’s Network,
1982 - 1984.
· Chairperson
of CELI – Cooperative Education on Long Island, 1992 - 1994.
· Chairperson,
Youth Council for the Suffolk County Department of Labor, Workforce
Investment Board, 1992 - 2004.
· Current
member of:
· National
Career Development Association (Career Development Instructor)
· Metropolitan
New York College Career Planning Officers Association
· National
Business Education Association
· Society
of Human Resource Managers
· Mystery
Writers of America
· New
York State Work Experience Coordinator’s Association
· Long
Island Business Educators and Suffolk County Business Teachers
Associations
AWARDS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
· Recipient
of the first Long Island Association’s “L. I. Works Award for Outstanding
Leadership in Workforce Development.”
· Chosen
by
Newsday in 1998 as a
“Professional Who Makes an Impact on Long Island’s Economy,”
· Chosen
by
Newsday in 1989 as
one of five “Educators on Long Island Who make a Difference.”
· Outstanding
Suffolk County Business Teachers Award, 2002.
· Recognized
by the
New York Times for
“Innovative Programs in Connecting Education and Industry,” 2003.
· Recognized
by the
United States Congress
in April 2002 for
outstanding contributions to the field of business education partnerships.
· Inducted
in to the Hauppauge High School
Athletic Hall of Fame,
2003.
AUTHOR:
· “Games2Careers”
March, 2008.
· Career
Planning - ninety day course, text, and website.
· Smithtown
Central School District, K-12, Career Planning System
· Marketing
strategy for Smithtown High School, School of Business, course curriculum
guides and MBA/PhD. Programs.
· How
to Create and Operate an Industry Advisory Board.
· How
to Create and Coordinate Business Education Partnerships.
· Webmaster
/ author for:
· CareerSmarts
- www.careersmarts.com -
career planning site for students and parents.
· Career
Jump Start -
www.careerjumpstart.org - career strategy site for students.
· Work-based
Learning - www.gubing.com/wbl/
- online class for workforce coordinators.
· TeacherSmarts
- www.teachersmarts.com -
professional development site for teachers.
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