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Linda Kobylarz

Linda Kobylarz, M.Ed., is a career management consultant providing program design and implementation, staff development, program evaluation, and research services to K-12 schools, colleges, federal and state agencies, and business. She has extensive experience in the career development field including: National Career Development Guidelines implementation for K-Adult; design and evaluation of comprehensive developmental guidance programs; career portfolio systems; standards-based, career development curricula; career assessment; computer-based systems for career information; and workforce development. She is a certified instructor for the Global Career Development Facilitator Curriculum and The Real Game Series. She was a contributing author for: The National Career Development Guidelines Handbook K-Adult, Managing Your School Counseling Program: K-12 Developmental Strategies, School Counseling: New Perspectives & Practices, and Career Pathways Education with a Purpose. Linda is currently President of Connecticut Career Counseling and Development Association (CCCDA) and is a past President of the Connecticut Counseling Association (CCA). She has served on the Board of Directors for the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the National Employment Counselors Association (NECA), and the Association of Computer Systems for Career Information (ACSCI). Linda was recipient of CCA's Professional Development Award and NCDA's Outstanding Career Practitioner Award.

Handouts
WebCast 2007 (PPT)

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Dawn C. Sherman

Dawn C. Sherman is the Assistant Dean for Special Academic Programs and Director of the Professional Development Seminar (PDS) Program at Nichols College in Massachusetts. She chairs the Faculty Committee that created, instituted, and now advises the PDS program. In 2000, Dawn developed the course content and syllabi for three of the new courses, including the interactive classroom activities and the intentional plan for outside presenters (alumni, recruiters, business leaders) to play a significant role in the program. Currently Dawn coordinates the program's on-going operations and evaluation, trains the PDS faculty, and teaches in the program. In recent years she has made presentations about the PDS program at 18 regional, national and international conferences. Dawn holds a M.S. in Counseling/Student Personnel from the University of Rhode Island. Email: dawn.sherman@nichols.edu.

Handouts
PDS Facts & Figures pg 1 only March 2007 (Doc)
PDS Outline of Courses March 2007 (Doc)
PDS Faculty Teaching in Program by Title 2000 - Fall 2006 (Doc)
PDS Portfolio Contents Worksheet rev January 2007 (Doc)
PDS Portfolio Contents Narrative rev January 2007 (Doc)
PDS Portfolio Effectively Using January 2007 (Doc)


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Dr. Patricia Stanley

Dr. Patricia Stanley was sworn in as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education in mid December 2006. Selected for her comprehensive knowledge of community colleges and experience with Workforce and Adult Education, Pat's primary responsibilities are for all initiatives and policies affecting community colleges and postsecondary education.

Dr. Stanley was President of Frederick Community College (FCC) from January 1998 to August 2005, becoming FCC's sixth and first female president. Prior to joining FCC, Dr. Stanley was executive vice president of Cypress College in Cypress, California. Her diverse background and experiences in higher education include numerous administrative and supervisory positions from

chair and staff diversity/affirmative action officer to administrative dean. Her work on behalf of community colleges has taken her around the world on consulting assignments and to conferences in Kuwait and Thailand. During her short retirement she worked as a search consultant for ACCT and Career Counselor for AACC.

Due to her experience as dean of vocational education, and later as administrator for the economic development and vocational education division of the California community college Chancellor's office for the 107 college system; Dr. Stanley is a strong proponent of economic development.

She has been a board member of National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE), a member of the executive committee of the Presidents Academy and has been active in the National Council for Staff, Professional and Organizational Development (NCSPOD), receiving the President's Award in 2001. Pat has been a member of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Board of Directors, the Executive Committee of the Presidents Academy, and a member of the American Council of Education Commission on Women. Dr. Stanley was elected by her peers to serve as president of the Maryland Council of Community College CEO's, which placed her on the executive board of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges for two years. She is a graduate of Leadership Maryland and two Harvard University post graduate programs.

Dr. Stanley made an impact at Frederick Community College, as well as the community and state. She's opened the Catoctin Center for Regional Studies, a unique partnership with the National Park Service, a new Conference Center, and formed new partnerships with Frederick County Public Schools, the city of Frederick, Hood College, Fort Detrick, and the University of Maryland University College. Dr. Stanley is credited with helping bring more students (20% increase) to the FCC campus. She also established a new college vision as a premier Learning College, and developed an Executive Leadership program.

A lifelong learner, Dr. Stanley received her doctorate in education, majoring in curriculum and instruction, from the University of Pacific in Stockton, California. She has received numerous honors, including selection as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women. In 2005, Pat was named Maryland's Post-Secondary Educator of the year by the Maryland State Department of Education and was selected to receive an honorary degree at Hood College. Her work on the National Cadre of Trainers for the Implementation of National Career Development Guidelines and as a national facilitator for the integration of academics and vocational education took Dr. Stanley to numerous colleges throughout the United States.

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