My Credentials

My experience has given me a rich and diverse perspective on how to guide clients in navigating the organizational structures of both small and large organizations.

• Master’s Degree in Counseling (M.S.)
• (3) credits left for an Educational Specialist Degree (Ed.S)
• 15+ years of broad and deep career coaching, career counseling, and workplace experience including Corporate, Federal, Higher Education, and Non-profit organizations
• 15 industry-leading certifications, including Certified Career Management Coach and Certified Leadership & Talent Management Coach
• Professional Membership in 6 industry-leading Professional Associations
• Expertise in 9 professional fields:

Career Coaching – Career Counseling – Corporate and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Training – Executive Career Coaching – Human Resources – Mental Health Counseling – Recruiting and Staffing – Resume Writing – University Career Services Program Management – University Teaching

• 1 of about 120 nationally Certified Master Career Counselors (MCC) in the country
• 1 of 3 MCC’s in the entire state of North Carolina
• Resume Writer of over 20,000 successful resumes
• Winner of the Society for Technical Communicators Best in Show Award (2013)
• Winner of the JobMetrx “Career Advisor of the Year” Award (2011)
• Contributing Author, 11 national career, employment and resume books
• 15+ years of career and employment-related volunteer experience with clients of all ages in all stages of career planning

(15) Professional Certifications

• Certified Career Counselor
• Certified Career Services Provider
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) 360 Assessment Certification Workshop Administrator
• Certified Career Management Coach
• Certified Dual Career Couple Relocation Adviser
• Certified Global Career Development Facilitator
• Certified Global Career Development Facilitator Instructor
• Certified Global Career Development Facilitator E-Learning Instructor
• Certified Leadership & Talent Management Coach
• Certified Federal Senior Executive Service Writer
• Distance Credentialed Counselor
• Master Career Counselor
• National Board Certified Career Counselor
• National Board Certified Counselor
• National Certified Professional Resume Writer

Career Assessments and Tests

• CAPS/COPS
• Carlson Learning Profile
• CCL 360 Feedback
• DISC Profile
• FIRO-B
• Harrington O’ Shea
• Keirsey Temperament Scale
• Myers-Briggs
• Self-Directed Search
• SIGI+ Computer Software
• Strengths Finder 2.0
• Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory
• The Adult Basic Education Test (TABE)
• Thomas Kilmann / 360 Feedback
• Wonderlic Test Certified Administrator

Community Leadership & Volunteer Experience

• Advisory Board Member, Miller Motte College, Cary, North Carolina
• AARP Women’s Scholarship Mentor / Volunteer Career Counselor
• Associate Editor, Career Convergence Web Magazine, The National Career Development Association
• Career Coach Volunteer, Blue Star Military Families
• Career Coach Volunteer, Futures for Kids, Durham, North Carolina
• Career Coach Volunteer Workshop Presenter, The Compass Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Career Coach Volunteer, The Women’s Center of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Career Counselor Weekly Columnist, The Digital Courier, Forest City, North Carolina
• Career Development Instructor, the Pinellas County Jail, St. Petersburg, Florida
• Career Development Instructor, Workplace / Career Course, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina & The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Career & Workplace Writer, published in the Durham Beacon magazine and the Durham Boom magazine
• Chairperson, the first Career Counselor Client Advocacy Committee, National Career Development Assoc.
• Director-At-Large, Indiana University Alumni Association, Central Carolina Chapter
• Employability Skills Volunteer, The Center for Women, Tampa, Florida
• Global Career Development Instructor Online, The National Employment Counseling Association
• Internet Resume Writing Consulting Editor, Career Plan, Inc.
• Job Placement Consultant, InStepp, an employment program focusing on job placement for candidates with serious barriers to employment. Trained a staff of volunteer Job Developers, Durham, North Carolina
• Outplacement Job Specialist, Lee Hecht Harrison, Tampa, Florida. Trained as a job lead developer
• Professional Development Committee Member, The American Counseling Association
• Private Practice Career Coach / HR Consultant, LLC Incorporated, Florida and North Carolina
• Tutor, Study Skills, History, Literature & Spanish, the Study Buddy, St. Petersburg. Florida
• Volunteer, American Red Cross, Community Homelessness Outreach, St. Petersburg, Florida
• Volunteer Career Mentor, “Get a Life” Project, Pinellas County School System, St. Petersburg, Florida
• Volunteer News Reader, the Triangle Radio Reading Service (Serving the visually-impaired)
• Volunteer Virtual Career Coach/Counselor, The Midwest Marines Foundation
• Workforce Development Board Member, the City of Durham, Durham, North Carolina
• Workplace Mentor, EverWise Mentoring Organization, Virtual

Professional Associations

• The American Counseling Association
• Career Thought Leaders
• National Board for Certified Counselors
• National Career Development Association
• Society for Human Resources Management
• Society for Technical Communicators