It is my pleasure to write this message as the Louisiana Career Development Association's (LCDA) 2014-2015 President. I am a recent graduate from Southern University’s Mental Health Counseling graduate program. My passion for career counseling began while working as a career counselor Intern at Louisiana State University and Our Lady of the Lake College Career Services. I am currently employed at Chamberlain Elementary as a Mental Health and School Counselor located in the West Baton Rouge School District. A few members from LCDA assisted me with personal and professional development, career training and transition from student to professional: Backpack to briefcase as some would call it! Now it is time for me to give back to the LCDA community. I am armored with a vast amount of energy and commitment to execute and lead the efforts of LCDA.
Today, LCDA is in a diverse and unique place. Within the past year, we’ve had a slight increase in membership, published a special edition newsletter with articles from many well-known career development professionals and created a social media presence on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. We also offered our members a conference with a national and an international speaker that made history for LCDA. We have another opportunity to serve the needs of our members with another outstanding conference that will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Mockler Beverage. If you are interested in presenting, please submit your proposal to our President-Elect and Conference Chair, Lynn Browning at [email protected]. We will continue to work diligently to provide our members with beneficial resources.
While we have achieved a great deal, there is so much more to do as we work towards the organization’s mission and goals. I invite you to join us on this journey. LCDA has many opportunities for professional development, services and networking. You can visit us at http://www.louisianacareerdevelopment.org/.
If you have any questions please contact me at [email protected].
Kerri T. Spears, M.A, C.I
2014 - 2015 LCDA President
Today, LCDA is in a diverse and unique place. Within the past year, we’ve had a slight increase in membership, published a special edition newsletter with articles from many well-known career development professionals and created a social media presence on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. We also offered our members a conference with a national and an international speaker that made history for LCDA. We have another opportunity to serve the needs of our members with another outstanding conference that will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Mockler Beverage. If you are interested in presenting, please submit your proposal to our President-Elect and Conference Chair, Lynn Browning at [email protected]. We will continue to work diligently to provide our members with beneficial resources.
While we have achieved a great deal, there is so much more to do as we work towards the organization’s mission and goals. I invite you to join us on this journey. LCDA has many opportunities for professional development, services and networking. You can visit us at http://www.louisianacareerdevelopment.org/.
If you have any questions please contact me at [email protected].
Kerri T. Spears, M.A, C.I
2014 - 2015 LCDA President
