Conference Program
Monday, May 16
Satomi Yaji Chudasama, NCC, CCC, GCDF, is a founding member of APCDA. Her past leadership positions with APCDA include Treasurer, Chair of Public Relations, Chair of Membership, and Lead of Membership Engagement through Technology Taskforce. She is currently Senior Associate Director, Student Engagement at the Center for Career Development at Princeton University in the United States. Since embarking on her journey in the career development field nearly 20 years ago, Satomi has gained significant experience in career counseling, career educational programming, employer and alumni engagement, and technology. She is active in the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) among other organizations.
Gert van Brussel, PhD, is affiliated with the Open University of the Netherlands. He has more than 40 years' experience in the domain of career development in all kinds of roles: counselor, consultant, entrepreneur, researcher, lecturer, and presenter. He is author of professional and scientific articles and book chapters in the field of career development and entrepreneurship and member of the advisory board of LoopbaanVisie (CareerVision), the Dutch journal for career professionals. Dr. van Brussel is a member of the Board of IAEVG since 2015 and Honorable Member of NOLOC, the Dutch association of career professionals.
Sing Chee Wong is a Career Consultant and Trainer with more than 30 years of experience in career coaching, counselling and training. She is an accredited trainer for career development and has also qualified for NCDA’s "Certified Master of Career Services". In 2020, Sing Chee was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement award” by APCDA, and acknowledged as the “International Career Practitioner of the Year” (2021) by NCDA. She is the Founding President of Singapore’s “People and Career Development Association,” which aims to develop career practitioners and those interested in career development.
Ken Keis, PhD, President and CEO of Consulting Resource Group International Inc. (CRG), is a global authority on personal style (personality) and behavioral assessment strategies, and an expert in leadership, purpose, and wellness. He has authored over 500 articles, 4 books, and a dozen assessments to help others realize their full potential. In the past 33 years, Ken has conducted more than 3,000 presentations and 10,000 hours of coaching and consulting. Dr. Keis is also host of the top-rated podcast Secrets of Success™ with Dr. Ken Keis. His most recent books include, Why Aren’t You More Like Me?, Deliberate Leadership and The Quest For Purpose.
Donnalee Bell, Managing Director of the Canadian Career Development Foundation, has led a wide range of PanCanadian, provincial and territorial career and labour force development initiatives. She has worked with sector councils and employers to build career awareness, recruitment, retention and skill development strategies. She has developed career transitions, skill development and career service policy frameworks for governments and intergovernmental bodies, notably the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada’s Reference Framework for Successful Student Transitions. She co-authored, In Motion and Momentum+, an evidence-based transformative pre-employability program targeting vulnerable populations and those living in poverty.
Dr. Deirdre Pickerell brings close to 30 years’ experience as a career development specialist, human resource professional, and adult educator. Deirdre led Team Canada at the 7th International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy, is co-developer of the Career Engagement model, and built a successful career in the gig economy long before it was called the gig economy. She’s been honoured with the Stu Conger Award for Leadership in Career Development and Career Counselling and BC Human Resources Management Association’s Award of Excellence.
Dr. Tina Anctil Peterman, Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at Portland State University, is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, a Certified Career Counselor Educator, and a Licensed Professional Counselor. She earned her PhD in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been in the field of Rehabilitation Counseling for over 25 years. She maintains a private practice where she provides career counseling to individuals with disabilities and offers clinical supervision to career counselors. She has numerous publications related to career counseling and people with disabilities and served on the editorial board of Career Development Quarterly for eight years.
Aaron Leson, a Master Trainer for the National Career Development Association, has provided professional development and training to thousands of individuals in numerous industries. His many credentials, including his Master of Business Administration, Business Services Professional certification, Certification as Facilitator/Auditor of High-Performance Career Development, and Global Career Development Facilitator Instructor credential, provide him with the ability to create well-crafted, experience laded messages that inspire positive growth within individuals and offer guidance and direction for organizations.
Xi 'Justin' Zhang, CCSP, CSCDA, GCDF, BCC, spent 4 years full-time offering career counseling for Chinese students. He is currently a M.Ed. candidate in human development counseling with a dual track in school counseling and clinical mental health counseling and Research Chair of the Peabody Chinese Student Organization. Mr. Zhang is also a Certified Career Advisor by IACA International Association of Career Advisors and has MBTI Step I, and Step II Certification in the Strong Interest Inventory Certification.
Hongshan Shao is a doctoral candidate in the Counselor Education and Supervision Program of the Pennsylvania State University. She received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2019 from the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Her research interests include career counseling and development with international students/Asian population, cross-cultural training, counseling, and supervision.
As Executive Director of the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), Sareena Hopkins works in Canada and internationally to strengthen the reach and impact of career development. With her team at CCDF, she moves from ideas to action in areas of public policy, research and development, capacity building and advocacy. Ms. Hopkins is on the Board of the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy and led Team Canada at the most recent International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Norway. In 2014, Ms. Hopkins was awarded the International Gold Medal for Leadership in Career Development.
Lynne Bezanson is Executive Director Emerita of CCDF. Within Canada, her contributions are in research, policy development, and professional training and advocacy for career development programs and services across the lifespan. Internationally, she is a founding member of the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy and has been a key organizer of, to date, nine International Symposia on Career Development and Public Policy. She is the proud recipient of the Public Service Award of Excellence and the Stu Conger Gold Medal and Diamond Pin for Leadership in Career Development.
Kate Rizzi, MA, CCSP, began her professional career as an executive coach and business consultant. When it was time to raise a family, she moved into the classroom where she used her motivational skills to encourage her students. After 18 years of teaching, she has returned to the work of helping clients discover their most creative, generous and inspiring selves.
Alexandra Rizzi is a Certified Career Services Provider through the NCDA, as well as a Certified Hypnotherapist and Certified Career Coach. She believes that we all deserve to do soul-aligned work and utilizes a combination of tools to help her clients uncover and step into that for themselves. She has a background in international education, training, and development, as well as a life-long mindfulness and meditation practice.
Mark Danaher is the founder of Careers by Design (www.markdanaher.com). He helps professionals make a career change to work they will love. Mr. Danaher has been an award-winning career counselor and coach for over 28 years, helping professionals connect the dots to reduce stress, regain balance, and thrive in their life and career. Through his private coaching practice, Mark presents workshops and training for career professionals, universities, businesses, and organizations throughout the United States. He has a passion to for helping people reinvent themselves to be ready for their next adventure.
Dr. Kenta Koyama, Associate Professor of Organizational Psychology and Career Psychology, earned a Ph.D from Keio University, one of the higher ranking universities in Japan. He teaches at Keio University and Sophia University. He received a research award (Shourei-shou) from the Japanese Academy of Human Resource Development. He has served as a committee member for several governmental projects related to foreign workers in Japanese companies. He holds a 2nd grade Certified Skilled Professional of Career Consulting and is registered as a Career Consultant (National Qualification). He is also a MBTI Qualified User (Japan-APT member).
Dr Jon Woodend is an Assistant Professor in Counselling Psychology at the University of Victoria in Canada. Jon’s research focuses on international career transitions. Specifically, Jon has worked with international students to understand their university to work transition, their accompanying partners to facilitate their access to supports, and skilled immigrant worker to predict their job satisfaction. Jon is also an Adjunct Lecturer in the College of Business, Law and Governance at JCU in Australia, and a Registered Provisional Psychologist in Alberta, Canada.
Professor Nancy Arthur, Dean of Research for UniSA Business at the University of South Australia and Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Canada, focuses her research on Culture-Infused Career Counselling, diversity and social justice in professional practice, and the transition experiences of international students and workers. Prof. Arthur is a Registered Psychologist (AB Canada), an elected Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, and former Vice-President of IAEVG. Her contributions to theory-practice connections include Counseling in Context: Identities and Social Justice (Springer), Contemporary Theories of Career Development: International Perspectives (Routledge), and Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice (CERIC).
Dr. Angela Andrei is a University Lecturer, PhD and a Senior Researcher in career guidance and school counselling, a former Fulbright Scholar at Boston University on career development. For more than 25 years, she has been engaged nationally in coordinating the elaboration of school curricula of Counseling and guidance, coordination of publications and guides for school counselors and teachers and she has been involved internationally in contributing to European networks (ELGPN, Euroguidance, CareersNet) and to international studies in career guidance, coordinated by the European Training Foundation, Cedefop, International Labour Organisation, World Bank.
Michael Huston is a counsellor with Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His work and research focus on career development with specific interest in counsellor training, career intervention strategies and outcomes, and career development as mental health intervention.
Dr. Dave Redekopp has been in the career development field as a consultant, facilitator, researcher, program developer, product developer, trainer and speaker since 1988. A winner of provincial and national awards in career development, his work has addressed a wide range of issues from the needs of at-risk youth to incorporating career development into recruitment/selection processes to connections between career development and mental health. Dr. Redekopp holds PhD and Master’s degrees in Educational Psychology from the University of Alberta, and Bachelor of Education and Arts (Honours) degrees from the University of Winnipeg.
Dr. Lorraine Godden is an Instructor II at Carleton University where she teaches career development, employability, and career management skills courses in the Faculty of Public Affairs. Her research is rooted in understanding how educators interpret policy and curriculum to make sense of career development and employability, work-integrated learning, adult education, school-to-work transition, and other educational multidisciplinary and public policies.
Dr. William Borgen, Professor, Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia, has extensive experience researching and developing life transitions and career development programs. His work has been adapted for Bhutan, Denmark, Finland, Hungary and Sweden. Recently he has investigated the experience of people whose work has been affected by change, and those successfully transitioning to retirement.
Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), PhD, President of Life Strategies Ltd., Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia, and Project Director for the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), is co-developer of the Career Engagement model and has extensive experience as an educator and counsellor supporting individuals and organizations with transitions, engagement, and strategies to maximize their success.
Dr. Brian Schwartz, thought leader and creative genius. Creator of CareerDNA. Avid reader and provocative and challenging thinker. Over 40 years of professional practice. The last 12 years living and practicing in China. Country representative for south China for APCDA. Entrepreneurial and refreshing as a career and talent development professional.
Allan Gatenby is a private practitioner with a long and extraordinarily successful career in educational leadership, career development and life-design coaching. Post graduate qualifications in leadership and change. He is currently Chairman, Board of Governors ICCI, and Director of APCDA, ACPi and SuccessDNA. current projects include developing a life-design coaching training program and Women returning to work project.
Dr. Peter McIlveen, PhD, leads USQ’s ACCELL (the Australian Collaboratory for Career, Employability, and Learning for Living), which is a multidisciplinary research team with a focus on employability and career development, particularly in essential occupations and rural Australia. Peter is a member of the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Counselling Psychologists and a Fellow of the Career Development Association of Australia. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Career Assessment, and The Career Development Quarterly. Peter’s teaching is focused on career development courses within on postgraduate programs offered by USQ’s School of Education, and supervision of doctoral candidates.
Dr. Jason Brown, Head of Product and Services at Career Ahead, a career management company based in Melbourne, Australia, recently completed his PhD at the University of Southern Queensland, where his research examined the psychosocial factors that contribute to graduate employability. As a career development practitioner and leader in universities, community organisations, and private companies, Jason has made significant contributions to the design and delivery of careers and employability services for over 20 years. These contributions have been recognised through receipt of several leadership and teaching awards.
Dr. William Gunawan, S.Psi., M.Min., M.Si., Ph.D is a counselor, assistant professor at Krida Wacana Christian University, Indonesia Country Representative for APCDA, Chairman of UKRIDA CCDA, and a researcher.
Verent Virginia is a final semester student at the psychology faculty in Indonesia. This is her first opportunity to do a research presentation.
Ashique Rafi, Graduate Career Advisor at NYU Abu Dhabi Career Development Center, spearheads the development of CDC’s graduate student services that includes career education and professional development programming, services, and resources for graduate students (MS/Ph.D.) and Postdoctoral Fellows. Prior to this role, he served as an Employer Services Specialist in the CDC, whereby he fostered many key relationships with employers regionally and globally. Currently, he is pursuing doctoral study (DBA) at the University of Northampton and his intended research work is focused on employee motivation and retention.
Hana Nobuko Hasegawa is the CEO at C-mind Ltd. She started C-mind in 2003 to support people who have career issues. She is a 1st grade certified skilled professional of career consulting and Master of Psychology. She has a passion for helping women's career development and has more than 18 years of experience in women's career support. She is also a certified supervisor and engages in the training of career consultants.
Madoka Kobayashi is a career counselor at C-mind Ltd. She started her first career at an IT consulting company and worked as an HR and IT consultant for 12 years and changed her career to a counselor utilizing her experience as an HR staff. She experienced the counseling cases for handicapped people in job assistant business for 5 years and also engaged in human resource and career development of staff there for 8 years. Now she continues career counseling, especially for working people, and also provides supervision for career consultants as 1st grade certified skilled professional of career consulting.
Dr. Marilyn Campbell is a professor at the Queensland University of Technology preparing psychologists and school counsellors in the Masters of Education program. Previous to this Marilyn supervised school counsellors and has worked in infants, primary and secondary schools as a teacher, teacher-librarian and school counsellor. Her main clinical and research interests are the prevention and intervention of anxiety disorders in young people and the effects of bullying, especially cyberbullying in schools. She is the author of the Worrybusters series of books for anxious children.
Dr. Peyman Abkhezr, is a Lecturer at Griffith University, School of Applied Psychology. As part of his own migratory experiences in four different countries, he worked as a mental health counsellor for asylum seekers in Malaysia, and a career counsellor for university students in Malaysia and Australia. Passionate about a social justice approach to career development and consistent with the International Labour Organisation’s decent work agenda, Dr. Abkhezr’s research focuses on migrants’ post-migration career development and their work complexities, and highlights how career development and vocational psychology research could inform context-sensitive career practices, as well as employment policy, to support migrants’ integration.
Dr. Mary McMahon, an Honorary Associate Professor at The University of Queensland, School of Education, is a developer and co-author of the Systems Theory Framework of career development. She researches and publishes on career development across the lifespan, narrative and systems approaches to career counselling, and qualitative career assessment. Dr. McMahon received the 2020 European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling award for distinguished contributions to vocational designing and career counselling and the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asia Pacific Career Development Association. Dr. McMahon is an IAEVG Board Member.
Lizzie Knight has been a professional careers counsellor for 10 years. She worked for the Ministerial Company Education Services Australia (ESA) as the subject matter expert on the MyFuture website (external link) between 2015 and 2020, and has trained career counsellors and teachers in every state and territory in Australia. She acts as the research advisor for the Career Industry Council of Australia and sits on the executive of the Australian Vocational Education Research Association. Her research areas include provision of career information; higher vocational education; transitions to tertiary education and the nature of graduate employment and employability.
Toghrul Alakbarov is an experienced personal development trainer, coach and mentor. Mr. Alakbarov is currently Head of Career Guidance Sector at State Employment Service of Azerbaijan. As a Fulbright scholar, he did his master’s degree in the field of Workforce Education and Development at Bowling Green State University. Moreover, he got a professional ICF certified coaching education from Adler International Learning. Mr. Alakbarov is passionate about human capacity development and for the last 10 years he has been engaged in plenty of educational, social and community building initiatives throughout Azerbaijan.
Dr. Yuliya Lipshits-Braziler, PhD, is a lecturer in the educational counseling department at the Seymour Fox School of Education, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She earned her PhD in career counseling at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She was postdoctoral fellow at the University of Padova, Italy. Her main areas of research include aspects of educational and career counseling in multicultural societies, focusing on (a) coping strategies, coping efficacy, work meaning; (b) the school-to-work transition; and (c) online help seeking among adolescents. In her free time, Yuliya enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her three children.
Tirza Willner is a PhD candidate in the Seymour Fox School of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a Fellow of the Azrieli foundation. She completed both her BA Psychology and MA in Social Psychology and Conflict Resolution in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is an active participant in the ECADOC program for PHD students of the European society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling. Her research areas focus on career development, including work meaning, career transition, higher education orientations, as well as gender issues in career development.
Dr. Itamar Gati, PhD, is the Samuel and Esther Melton Professor (Emeritus) in psychology and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a Fellow of Divisions 17 and 52 of the American Psychological Association, and a recipient of the Eminent Career Award from NCDA. His core interest is studying career decision-making and developing ways of facilitating making better career decisions. He is the developer of www.cddq.org, a free, anonymous, evidence-based career planning system that includes both needs assessments and tailored interventions. In his free time, he enjoys games, and spending time with his six grandchildren.
Sabrena Arosh leads the research and development activities at Epitome, specialising in psychometrics and assessments. She is the key developer of the Catalyst Profiling Tool and various other assessments within the Catalyst product suite.
Serene Lin-Stephens is a practitioner-researcher in vocational counselling. She teachers subjects in vocational counselling and rehabilitation in the Master of Rehabilitation Counselling program at the University of Sydney. She has also been a career educator embedding discipline-based career development learning in over 20 courses at Macquarie University. As a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she is intrigued by ways of embedding career development in the student journey. Her interests include skill-articulation training, career information literacy, positive career outcomes, and employment-related anxiety.
Noelle Flores currently serves as Program Coordinator for the second and third year formation programs of the Integrated Ateneo Formation (INAF) Program of the Ateneo de Manila University. She previously served as Student Affairs Professional at the Office for Social Concern and Involvement.
Erikha Villasanta currently serves as Program Coordinator for the first and fourth undergraduate formation programs for the Integrated Ateneo Formation (INAF) Program of the Ateneo de Manila University. Prior to this, she served as Student Affairs Professional at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Dr. Leland Dela Cruz, Associate Dean for Student Formation of the Ateneo de Manila University, is principally responsible for the co-curricular formation of undergraduate students at the Loyola Schools. He oversees the co-curricular activities of programs across the different year levels as well as seven offices responsible for student formation. Prior to his current post with Student Formation, he had served in other administrative capacities including as Director of Student Activities, Director of the Development Studies Program, Coordinator for Faculty Social Involvement, and Director of the Office for Social Concern and Involvement.
Kazuyo Ikeda is a certified career consultant and peer facilitator of Japan Career Development Association (JCDA). From 2018 to 2021, she engaged in planning and managing training programs for career consultants at JCDA, and in 2022 she became a freelance career consultant. Before that most of her prior work experience was in the institutional business field at financial institutions including Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Kazuyo earned MSc in Industrial Relations from London School of Economics and Political Science. Her BA is in French Literature from Sophia University (Tokyo, Japan).
Tan Lay Theng. In 2009, she joined Republic Polytechnic (RP) as a lecturer in the School of Engineering. Currently, as a senior lecturer, she oversees the design and facilitation of lessons related to microelectronics. Apart from teaching, she is also involved in academic research projects as well as being the staff advisor for the Institute of Engineers Singapore (IES) interest group in RP. Prior to joining RP, she was a process engineer in semiconductor industry before pursuing a PhD from University of Strathclyde, UK.
Benjamin Tan is a lecturer in the School of Management and Communication since 2010. Aside from the usual tasks of a lecturer, he is actively involved in the development of various business and HR-related programmes and modules. In addition, he is a peer coach, CET trainer, and active collaborator in various HR industry projects. He was a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretary and Administrators and Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Noormala Atan. As a Lead ECG Counselling Manager, she provides a range of career services including career discovery, personalized resume critique, career interest profiling, career coaching, career-ready competencies workshops, internship experience, education talks and other relevant resources) to support students in their preparation to enter the world of work and becoming career-ready.
Sungsik Ahn is an assistant professor at Keimyung University, South Korea. He is a Certified Career Service Provider (CCSP), Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF), and Facilitating Career Development Instructor (FCDI). He previously worked for a university career center for twelve years and received the Minister’s Award for his excellence of services. His professional and research interest includes developing university career centers and training career counselors and specialists. He was South Korea Country Representative of APCDA and he is currently a board member of the Career Development Association of Korea (CDAK).
Soledad Romero-Rodríguez, PhD, Professor of Vocational and Career Guidance at the University of Seville (Spain) since 1989, is a member of the Guidance College Professors Interuniversity Network (RIPO). Member of the Advisory Board of the Asociación Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía (AEOP) and Asociación Interuniversitaria De Investigación Pedagógica (AIDIPE). Member of the Board of Directors IAEVG. She has led and participate in research into vocational and career guidance program design and transitions in Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education. She is the author of book chapters and articles about vocational and career guidance interventions.
Phoenix Ho, Founder and CEO of Song An Career Development Social Enterprise, was raised by traditional Vietnamese parents and influenced by educator mentors in the Bay Area of California, USA. She completed a Bachelor of International Business in the US, Master of Educational Leadership and Management in Australia, and Master of Career Development Counseling in the US. Ms Ho has trained herself to become bilingual and bicultural in Vietnamese and American cultures. Her passion is to enable young Vietnamese to discover their motivated skills and find a suitable career. Ms Ho’s current projects include creating a career assessment tool for Vietnamese youth and building a Dictionary of Occupational Titles in Vietnam.
Ji-Yeon Lee, PhD, Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET), is the project manager of “National Career Guidance Safety Net in Korea.” She is a board member of ICCDPP, a past President of the Korean Society for the Study of Career Education, former editor of the Journal of Career Education Research, and former Director of Career Development Center at KRIVET. She believes that career development support should be provided at the center of Education, Employment and Welfare policies and all education and training systems should be based on career education philosophy.
Viviana Valenzuela, PhD, Chair of Educational and Vocational Guidance, is a professor of psychology at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Belgrano (Buenos Aires). Her research team for Vocational Guidance is part of the UNESCO Chair of LifeLong Guidance and Counseling. She is the author of numerous national and international publications on the subject. Dr. Valenzuela’s research topics are linked to social and community projects related to music. Her doctoral thesis focused on Social Children and Youth Orchestras and construction of a life project and identity in young people in socially vulnerable situations.
Manoela Ziebell de Oliveira is a psychologist and has a Doctoral degree in psychology. Currently works as a professor and researcher at the Postgraduation Program in Psychology of the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, where she coordinates the Group of Studies on Career Development (GEDC). In addition, she has experience as a career counselor for more than ten years, primarily helping adults with their career transitions. Also has been a member of the Brazilian Association of Vocational Guidance (ABOP) board since 2017.
Anthony Naidoo, PhD, is a professor in the Psychology Department at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He holds a PhD in Counselling from Ball State University in the USA. His specialization areas include community psychology and career psychology. He is involved in several community engagement projects with his students and serves on the board of several non-profit organizations.Wednesday, May 18
Ellen Weaver Paquette, MA, CAGS, NBCC, CCC is a FCD Master Trainer Preceptor, NCDA Fellow, author, presenter, and graduate faculty member. Her accomplishments for career development work in the Middle East (Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey and the UAE) for the FCD training and for NCDA have been recognized by two prestigious awards from NCDA. She has served on the elected Board of Directors of NCDA.
Tracey Kibble holds a Master’s in Education (M.Ed) from the University of Calgary, with a specialization in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies. She is currently the President of VRA Canada and a Vocational Rehabilitation Services Manager with Metrics Vocational Services. Ms. Kibble is passionate about helping individuals to reach their full potential, and to find and maintain meaningful roles in their communities. Over the past thirty years, she has supported individuals with intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, mental health challenges, physical disabilities, and chronic health conditions. She also loves to travel, hike, kayak, cook and curl.
Dr. Constance J. Pritchard is well known for her work in leadership, business consulting, and career development. Representative clients of The Pritchard Group include international and national businesses and agencies in the private and public sector. The Pritchard Group serves clients in face-to-face consultation and trainings as well as through her corporate elearning site. She is a keynoter with businesses and frequent presenter at professional conferences. She has developed curriculum, served as an associate editor for a publication on the delivery of career services globally, and authored a chapter on Career Assessments in Business for NCDA’s Guide to Career Assessments.
Dr. Jennifer Luke is a career development, employability, and wellbeing researcher at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), a member of the Australian Collaboratory for Career Employability and Learning for Living (ACCELL), and Division President (Queensland) of the Career Development Association of Australia. Currently within a research project focused on rural workforce and community development, Jennifer also has a strong ongoing advocacy for older workers re-engaging with career, their adaptability, and transference of skills to younger generations.
Cassie Taylor, BAA, has over 10 years of experience supporting a vast array of diversity-focused projects from conceptualization, data gathering/analysis, and creation of tools, resources, and presentations/workshops. From local to international, Cassie’s work seeks to improve career development services through fostering culturally-informed practices rooted in empathy, understanding, collaboration, and data.
Dr. Linda Pardy is the Associate Dean of Students at the University of the Fraser Valley, and Associate Professor Communications. She is recognized nationally for her innovative career mapping project and her strategic implementation of career development theory into education programming and academic advising.
Magdalene Loh is a corporate innovator by day and a career game designer by night. One of the common threads that runs through these is her passion for helping others optimise their potential and find their unique Wit Grit Fit in life. Having seen firsthand both the disruption and also opportunities that Industry 4.0 brings, Magdalene is a strong advocate of actively shaping one's career. The Career Design Simulation (https:// witgritfit.com/career-design-life-simulation-digital/) she has put together for this purpose has been played by thousands of students and working professionals in Singapore and America.
Jan Tan, Principal Manager in the Public Engagement Division in SkillsFuture Singapore, uses behavioural science and user experience to nudge individuals towards taking learning actions for their careers. Her team supports the organization in roll out of the nation-wide skills movement. She encouraged various institutions, corporates and SMEs becoming program advocates. Previously, Ms. Tan founded a training consultancy company specializing in youth entrepreneurship and a travel startup connecting local guides and travelers. Ms. Tan earned the SkillsFuture Values Award and is a Singapore-China Young Business Ambassador of the Singapore International Foundation. She is a Tsinghua-INSEAD EMBA candidate and working on a career development thesis.
Dr. Voon Siok Ping, is a lecturer in Psychology Program at Faculty of Cognitive Science and Human Development, University Malaysia Sarawak. She received her Bachelor of Psychology (2011) from HELP University, Master of Counselling (2013) and PhD (2019) from University of Malaya, Malaysia. Her research interests include positive psychology, mental health, counseling and psychotherapy. She is also a registered and practicing counselor in Malaysia.
Dr. Poh Li Lau, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Education at University of Malaya. She received her BA and PhD in Counseling from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. She completed a 2-year post-doctoral scholarship in Counseling Psychology at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research interests include career counseling, positive psychology, resilience and well-being, cross-cultural, online counselling and creativity in counseling. She is responsible for teaching and learning in undergrad and postgrad counseling program. She is also a registered counselor in Malaysia.
Dr. Lisa Raufman, Past president of: California Career Development Association, California, Community College Counselor Association, and Los Padres Talent Development Association. College and Career Counselor over 30 years. Economic Justice Chair, National Council of Jewish Women, Long Beach. Author and professor, The Career Fitness Program, Exercising Your Options
Raza Abbas earned outstanding international career practitioner awards from NCDA-and APCDA for his inclusive careers work. He features in 'The World Book of Hope'. Raza is a lifetime APCDA member and is Vice President of Hope Institute. His areas of work include: Capacity Development of Teachers, Counselors and youth in Career Counseling & Career Development; Fostering Innovative Career Thinking Dialogues with Parents and children of grades 8-12; Career Coaching for Students, Fresh Graduates, Entrepreneurs, Employees; Consulting in developing career centers and career systems from inception to execution; and Evidence based hope capacity development for Teachers, Students, Parents, Employees. He serves on the IAEVG Editorial Board and is IAEVG’s National Correspondent of Pakistan.
Leah Goforth-Ward, Career Development Practitioner in the Syilz-Okanagan Nation, British Columbia, has been actively engaged in Employment & Educational Leadership in various roles; Job Developer, Coach, Facilitator, Trainer & Case Manager. She serves as a Trustee for the Board of Education in various governance roles provincially and regionally as both Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. She believes that all students are precious and as global leaders, we must ensure access to inclusive education of both the heart and mind. Leah possesses a deep belief in Humanity and the power of Global Collaboration in the quest for Action in the 17 UNSDG's. "Together, We Can!"
Prof. Danita Redd, lifetime APCDA member, has been a higher education counselor and professor in the USA for over 30 years where she teaches Career Development and Life Planning and specializes in advising students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine. As an ambassador for Shared Hope International, she assists in raising public awareness about steps one can take to eradicate sex trafficking and bring perpetrators to justice. She was trained by the Foundation for Human Enrichment to provide somatic assistance to people with PTSD. She is a published writer and has been an international volunteer in Mexico.
Tracey Campbell has been a career professional for over twenty years. She spent the first 15 years delivering career and employment services directly to youth and unemployed adults in Alberta, Canada – specializing in clients with multiple employment challenges. She currently works for the Government of Alberta as a Senior Policy Analyst specializing in career development and labour market research. She is a member of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association, National Career Development Association, and past board chair of the Career Development Association of Alberta– promoting the certification of career development professionals and championing career development for all Canadians.
Huong Pham is a Co-founder at Career Buddies - a platform to support young Vietnamese students in career development. This program has been very successful in helping students identify their hobbies, skills, and experience real jobs with senior mentors in various industries. Huong is also an active career counselor and educator in many community projects. Her clients come from diverse backgrounds including urban and rural K-12 students, disadvantaged, and disabled students. Huong holds a bachelor’s in economics and a Certificate of Career Development Facilitator.
Thanh Hang Pham is an educator and early career researcher in the field of Human Resource Management and Career Development at RMIT Vietnam University. She has spent more than 10 years in the education sector and has been working as an entrepreneur, Founder & CEO, lecturer, and career coach. She has published 11 peer-reviewed journal articles in prestigious journals. Her current Ph.D. project focuses on the career orientation of Generation Z.
Cherry May Rotas-Palacio, VP for Operations of POEC and the National Administrators for the International for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience-Philippines. She is a licensed guidance counsellor and psychometrician in the Philippines and a member of Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA), Career Development Association of the Philippines (CDAP), and Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association (PGCA). Before she moved to industry, she spend 10 years in academic settings where she developed various career programs for college students. She is also the Guidance and Career Program Consultant at Philippine Merchant Marine School (Las Pinas and Manila), Philippines.
Dr Jane Coffey is a senior lecturer within the School of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Law. Jane specialises in research in the areas of the intersection of careers, graduate employability and the future of work. She also develops and delivers innovative and leading curriculum in the areas of career design, career sustainability, future of work, employability, human resource management and employee relations. She was also the Chief Investigator for a recent major national grant investigating the quality of career advice, support and academic pathways of low SES secondary school students.
Nimrod Levin is a doctoral researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Lausanne. His research focuses on the cognitive, personality, and emotional mechanisms involved in career decision-making, vocational psychodiagnostics, intervention research and assessment, and psychometric theory. In addition, as a counseling psychologist and researcher, he has led social impact projects aimed at supporting the personal and vocational needs of traditionally marginalized groups (e.g., refugees, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ individuals).
Dr. Jonas Masdonati is an associate professor of vocational psychology at the University of Lausanne (UNIL). At UNIL, he is head of the Research center in vocational psychology and career counseling (CePCO) and the Career counseling service, as well as member of the Education and training observatory (OBSEF) and the Swiss center of expertise in life course research (LIVEs). He is president of the European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling (ESVDC). His research and teaching mainly focus on career transitions, the meaning of work, decent work, occupational identities, and vocational education and training.
Dr. Shékina Rochat, PhD, worked as Head of services at the Vaud State Office of Career Counseling before joining the University of British Columbia for a postdoctoral research. She is currently a substitute Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychology of the University of Lausanne, and recently published the book Mapping career counseling interventions: A guide for practitioners (Routledge).
Dr. Peter C. Weber, Professor for Career Guidance and Counselling at University of Applied Labour Studies Mannheim, Germany. Member of the IAEVG Board, researcher in Career Guidance and Counselling in national and international projects. Research in Career Guidance/Counselling, e.g. Lifelong Guidance, Knowledge & Competence of Counsellors, Information in Counselling Processes, HRD and Career Counselling, Digitalization in the field of Guidance, Field of Service and Policy in Germany and Europe.
Siobhan Neary has an extensive background in teaching and learning in relation to guidance and career management and has developed several programmes to support practitioners. These include career management courses, careers education and guidance studies at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. She is a registered Career Development Practitioner, a NICEC Fellow and has been twice elected to represent England on the CDI’s Professional Development Committee. Her research interests focus on: CPD, professional identify and quality improvement within the career development sector. She recently published a book CPD for the Career Development Professional: A handbook for enhancing practice with Claire Johnson, Professional Development Manager for the CDI.
Samantha Ng is an International Certified Behavioral & Career Consultant and a Certified Career Services Provider. She has more than 10 years of experience in Coaching, Training and Development with students, young adults and professionals in the APAC region. Out of day work, she creates career-related content on various social media platforms. She also spends time networking in the global landscape, giving talks and conducting seminars. Ms. Ng is recognised as an Associate Adult Educator, an initiative under Singapore's SkillsFuture agenda, aiming to raise the standards of Continuing Education and Training in Singapore.
Dr. Shujiro Mizuno is a Doctor of Education, former professor at Reitaku University and Rissho University, certified clinical psychologist, 1st-degree career consultant, supervisor certified by Japan Counseling Association, and President of Japan Peer Mediation Association.
Dr. Maki Arame, Dr.Eng. Polytechnic University of JAPAN, Career Consultation Unit, Associate Professor, Certified skilled professional career consulting, specializes in social systems engineering. One research themes is to improve the resilience of individuals and organizations. The idea of increasing the resilience of an organization is not to think of humans as an element that threatens the safety of the system, but rather as an entity that manages an inherently dangerous system. In Society 5.0, the social and technological systems and the environment in which they are placed are constantly changing. When considering support methods, it is necessary to consider Japan's cyber-physical environment.
Dr. Jaana Kettunen is a Research Professor of lifelong guidance and a Vice-director at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research of the University of Jyväskylä. Her research which has a strong international orientation revolves around career guidance practice and policy with a special interest on the design and use of information and communication technology in career guidance.
Sachiko Morita, Associate professor of Kochi University, Career Development Support Unit Leader, earned MBA degree from Kwansei Gakuin University, PhD candidate in Entrepreneur Engineering Management Course at Kochi University of Technology. Specialized in career development and studied career guidance in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Australia. My PhD research focuses on the impact of participation in "Communities of Practice" on the career development of individuals. Branch director of the Japanese Society for the Study of Career Education (JSSCE).
Dr. Seigo Nasu, PhD, Vice President of Kochi University of Technology, Director of Graduate School Entrepreneurship Management Course, Professor of the Faculty of Economics and Management at Kochi University of Technology, graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo University, received a master’s degree from the University of California, San Diego, earned a Ph.D. in engineering from Tokyo University, and has taught at Kochi University of Technology since 2004. He is Vice President of the Japan Association of Regional Development and Vitalization, President of Japan Society of Water Policy and Integrated River Basin Management, Director of Japan Association for Human and Environmental Symbiosis, and President of NPO Institute for Social Contribution.
Jonathan Adams is an Assistant Director in University Career Services at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he works with all students. Jonathan holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Montana, and a M.A. in Counseling from Wake Forest University. Prior to UNC, Jonathan served as the Career Services Center liaison to the School of Health and Human Sciences at UNC Greensboro and Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University. Jonathan has integrated mindfulness exercises into his work as a therapist, career counselor, and educator.
Dr. Spencer Niles, Professor in the Counselor Education Program at William & Mary college, previously served as Dean, and Professor at the School of Education at William & Mary. He was a Distinguished Professor and Department Head for Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education at the Pennsylvania State University, twice the President of the National Career Development Association (NCDA), and a Past-President of Chi Sigma Iota International. Dr. Niles received the NCDA Eminent Career Award, and numerous awards from the American Counseling Association (ACA). He is one of the founders of the Hope-Action Theory and Hope-Action Inventory, and a lead instructor in the Certification in Hope-Action Theory & Practice course. He has taught in over 30 countries, and his book Career Development Interventions (6th edition) is the best-selling career text in the world.
Jennifer Niles, MA, NCC, RYT-500, is a second-year doctoral student of Counselor Education and Supervision at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. She has nine years of clinical experience including as a school counselor, family clinician, and resident in counseling in the state of Virginia. Additionally, she has served as an adjunct instructor with master’s level counseling students in an online counseling program since 2014. Jennifer's research areas include school counseling, contemplative practices, and thriving.
Hieu Phung, International Mentoring Consultant, Careers, Alumni & Industry Relations at RMIT, Ho Chi Minh, supports students to find a career mentor in the industry they hope to enter and provides career consultation, job search strategies, CV & Mock Interview Review, personal branding tips and other career-related supports. He has over 5 years of experience in higher education with diverse teams of student affairs management and is experienced in talent development, program coordination, instructional design, strategic planning, and interpersonal communications. His previous work settings include University of Missouri - Kansas City, World Trade Center, and Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City.
Ms. Ruixin Yang serve as Assistant Instructor in the Division of Science and Techology, UIC. She was a volunteer teacher in Teach for China and a co-founder of Pi Pi Shi Kid Psychology Class Project.
Ms. WeiWei Di's research interests are Psychometrics and Educational Psychology. She earned her master’s degree in Developmental Psychology in Nanyang Technological University, National Institution of Education.
Dr. Yi-Lung Kuo, Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Applied Psychology, is an educational psychologist who earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Iowa. He served as Associate Professor of Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University, and Senior Research Associate of Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University before joining UIC in 2012.
Dr. Xiaofang Zheng has a PhD in Mathematical and Computational Psychology.
Ms. Hanzhu Jiang is an AI practitioner for Human Resources. She is a talent assessment and development professional.
Dr. Sabrina Xuebing Su is a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research and publications areas include youth studies, career research and practice, workplace well-being, organizational behaviors, and innovations in youth research. Dr Su is well versed with mixed methods research, concept development, scale validation, and practice research. It is her passion to apply the capability approach and recognition theory for enhancing positive youth development and supporting capacity building among youth practitioners.
Dr. Victor Wong, Professor at the Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, researches youth studies, career research and practice, empowerment and narrative practice, social work education, and health policy. He is currently the PI of a competitive research grant project on the topic about work conditions and psychological factors leading to positive or negative states of workplace wellbeing among young adult social workers in China and Hong Kong. Originating the concept and practice of expanded notion of work, Prof. Wong has been devoted to applying the experience-driven framework for supporting the career and life development of underprivileged youth in collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
Laura Nota, PhD, Editor of the International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, Full Professor of Vocational Psychology and Psychology of Inclusion, University of Padova, Director of Larios Laboratory (for career research and intervention), Delegate for Rector for Inclusion and Disability (2015-2021), steering committee member of the post graduated course in Career counseling for inclusion, sustainability and social justice. Coordinator of the Working group 'Inclusion and Social Justice’ in the Network of the Italian University for Sustainable Development. President of the Italian Society of Vocational Guidance and past President of European Society of Vocational Designing and Career Counseling, represents the University of Padova in the UNITWIN NETWORK "Life Designing Interventions for Decent Work and Sustainable Development" - UNESCO Chair for Lifelong Counseling. Member of Contrasting inequalities group of the Ministry of University and Research (2020-2021).
Brian Hutchison, PhD, LPC, CCCE, Asia Pacific Career Development Journal Editor, is a Core Clinical Mental Health Faculty at Walden University (online) and a Past President of APCDA. Dr. Hutchison received his doctorate degree in Counselor Education & Supervision from Pennsylvania State University and has worked as a career, school, and mental health counselor. Brian’s career consultation and education work operates within the brand of “Global Career Guy” where he specializes in developing career publications, keynote talks, workshops, and on-line career coaching and mentorship content for global career professionals. He has more than four dozen publications and is currently writing the 13th Edition of School to Career, a textbook for high school students.Friday, May 20
Mark Shin, Director of International Business Development at “Kuder,” a career guidance solution provider. Kuder proud to offer comprehensive tools and resources for career planners at all life stages while supporting collaboration between education, business, and community stakeholders to drive economic success. Our customizable products and services reflect a commitment to encouraging lifelong learning, development, and achievement. Prior to joining Kuder Inc. in 2017, Mr. Shin was Country Manager, Korea and Philippines, of ACT Education Solutions, a subsidiary of ACT Inc. for over 14 years, and introduced ACT test and curriculum held by ACT Inc. to a number of education organizations.
Joyce Tham, Business Development Manager, is based in Kuder’s branch office in Singapore. She loves having conversations on how Kuder can help youths see what they can become when they discover their Career Interests.
Suja Joseph currently serves as the Reemployment Program Manager within the Maryland Department of Labor’s Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning, where she oversees statewide reemployment program services. Ms. Joseph earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Biochemistry. She continued her education earning another master’s degree in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She worked at Ft. Detrick for 6 years as a cancer researcher before discovering her passion for helping people navigate successfully through job losses to rebuild rewarding careers.
Dr. Carolyn Hoessler, PhD, CE, is a Certified Evaluator with the Canadian Evaluation Society, and experienced with leading and delivering on nationally and provincially funded collaborative projects. With over 15 years in higher education, Carolyn creates meaningful and effective processes for higher education change, curriculum development, evaluation, and professional development as senior facilitator and founder of Higher Education & Beyond (past projects). Carolyn’s ongoing experience in curriculum development spans over 60 post-secondary programs, and hundreds of course consultations across five Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Jillian Conway works in the field of vocational rehabilitation and assessment, with over six years of experience working with a variety of clients and disabling conditions. Her research explores the career development of individuals with physical, cognitive, and emotional concerns.
Darrah Kennedy is a research associate and graduate student in the Counselling Psychology program at the University of Calgary. Her research interests include adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), pathways into and out of homelessness for youth, and mental health related stigma experienced by youth. She has presented at numerous international venues for researchers and practitioners in the field of psychology including the annual conferences of the Canadian Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Association.
Since 2014, Dr. Elisabeth Montgomery developed and implemented international programs in the K-12 public school system and implemented career development education programs in keeping with school reform goals. Nanshan district is Shenzhen’s free trade economic zone of China and currently serves over 230,000 students, and 25,000 teachers. As a specialist in English Language Learning programs grades K-12, she also implemented Great Books/Shared Inquiry Discussion classroom programs throughout the district English departments, training over one thousand teachers.
Mr. Xiao Lianyu is a Global Career Development Facilitator, focused on facilitating K-12 students to prepare for college placement career awareness and college students to prepare for the job placement. Since 2016, Xiao facilitated career courses and developed into an online knowledge leader 200,000 followers on Chinese main social media channels with over 5,000,000 online users of career education for advice. Xiao offers college placement counseling to Shenzhen students through Shenzhen College Placement Public Service Seminar and has helped over 300 students apply colleges in China and the foreign college placements.
Dr. Candy Ho is the inaugural Assistant Professor, Integrative Career and Capstone Learning in the University of the Fraser Valley. She also holds teaching positions in Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Educational Studies department and in Douglas College's Career Development Practitioner program. She currently serves as Vice Chair of CERIC, a Canadian charitable organization that advances education and research in career counselling and career development. She resides on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
John Grant is an instructor, business owner, husband, father, and settler on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. While currently an instructor with Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Entrepreneurial Leadership program, John previously served as the Director of Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the Alumni Association with Simon Fraser University. His career spans experiences with small to medium non- profit organizations, government, and the private sector.
Dr. Elvo Sou, Head of Student Counselling Section, Student Affairs Office at the University of Macau, oversees the Psychological Counselling Centre and the Career Development Centre. He is a registered psychotherapist in Macau and has 20 years of experience in counselling. He received his Doctor of Education from the University of Hong Kong, and his research interests include career development, positive psychology, and mental health. He is active in professional engagement. He is currently the Chairman of Macau Psychology Association and former Macau Director of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association.
Dr. Mantak Yuen, Associate Professor and Co-Director of Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, researches school guidance and counselling, gifted education and talent development, inclusive education and learners with special needs, social-emotive learning, and career development. He is the Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow at the British Psychological Society, Certified Counsellor, Approved Supervisor and Fellow at the Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association, and Registered Counselling Psychologist, Educational Psychologist and Fellow at the Hong Kong Psychological Society.
Dr. Timothy Hsi is Senior Lecturer in Counselling at the Australian College of Applied Psychology. He teaches across various counselling courses at the college and is the coordinator of the Bachelor of Counselling course. He has a level 4 counsellor registration with the Australian Counselling Association. In addition, Dr Tim is also the Founding President of the Career Development Association of Singapore, and his research interests include career development, positive psychology, and professional identities of practitioners. Apart from academia, Dr Tim regularly provides certification training for new career development practitioners in Singapore and across Asia.
Neerja Korey is due for the award of Master of Rehabilitation Counselling degree in December 2021 from The University of Sydney. She also holds a Master’s in Psychology and a Bachelors in Alternative Medicine with 16 years of experience working within the public healthcare setup. She is experienced in working within a multicultural team and loves to assist people in attaining their vocational and life goals. She is extremely passionate about working within the rehabilitation field due to the rewarding and evergreen experience of enhancing the lives of individuals through vocational rehabilitation.
Tuan Anh Le is one of the first-generation career professionals in Vietnam. He is the author of 4 bestselling books on career and personal development topics. His strength is to use social media to interact and convey career messages to students. He currently manages the community of more than 150,000 vocational students on Facebook and he is the career manager at TopCV - the number one recruitment platform in Vietnam. He is also a guest lecturer to many big universities in Vietnam.
Desiree Carlson is a renowned international Gestalt and Existential therapist, program designer, instructor and public speaker, with extensive professional and transcultural experience. Skilled at developing and implementing a wide variety of therapeutic-transformational programs for people around the globe. She is currently the Latin America representative for the International Association for Counselling. During the past decade, she has dedicated herself to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion through a phenomenological perspective. Author of the book The Art of Not Knowing, published in 2020.
Michael Healy is Head of Career Development and Employability at Career Ahead. Prior to this role he has been a careers and employability educator at several universities, leading the development of a range of services and programs in and alongside the curriculum. Michael is nearing the completion of a PhD in careers and employability learning with the University of Southern Queensland. Through his research and leadership, Michael seeks to innovate and elevate the career development profession.
Liv Perne holds an MA in Psychology, Postgrad in Career Development and 15 years in advertising, digital product, and experience design. She brings together these worlds of academia and innovation to close the gap between evidence and practice in contemporary careers education. Recognized in The Educator Hot List for her work helping to transform K-12 Careers Education.
Dr. Jim Bright is Professor of Career Education and Development at Australian Catholic University. Based in Sydney, Australia, he is a practicing psychologist, who works with clients in medico-legal matters such as motor vehicle accidents and workplace injuries, as well as coaching elite sports people and executives. He is also Director of Research & Impact for Become Education.
Alice Ku is a Senior Education and Career Guidance (ECG) counsellor situated at Republic Polytechnic, serving the School of Applied Science since 2017. Aside from her career counselling portfolio, Ms. Ku also plans and conducts staff training and student workshops; involved in in-campus career fair planning and lesson crafting works. Alongside with other passionate ECG comrades in the post-secondary education institution arena, Ms. Ku has contributed to the Joint-PSEI ECG Training Programme Guidelines for academic staff and supported Singapore Ministry of Education’s ECG action research team’s effort in the pilot study of digital challenge cards. She is also a silver winner of MOE’s Service Excellence Award (MSEA) 2021.
Andreana Glendinning trained as a Registered Nurse in the 1980’s working in the National Health Service and latterly as a lecturer for 20 Years. She completed Undergraduate and Post Graduate degrees part time. She joined the Royal Navy as a Nursing Officer in 2003 and served for 17 years in a variety of roles related to healthcare and the management of healthcare personnel across the UK Armed Forces. On retiring from the Royal Navy in January 2020 Andreana commenced a PhD funded by the ESRC in employment research at the University of Warwick.
Yoshinobu Ooi is the Japan representative for APCDA. He has worked for major Japanese telecommunications companies (including Internet services, cloud services, and data center services) for over 20 years, during which he has engaged in various occupations. Since then, he has an MBA and is now a freelance career development supporter and management consultant. JCDA, NCDA, APCDA member.
Momoko Asaka is the CEO of Veriteworks, and Officer of APCDA since 2016. Graduated in Arts in Library and Information Science from Keio University, Japan. JCDA Certified Career Development Adviser, JPA Certified Psychologist, Industrial Counselor, Health and Productivity Management Advisor. Started an independent business after working as a medical corporation staff, HR staff of a large company, an HR director of a private IT company. Incorporated as Veriteworks in 2014. Utilizing 20 years of experience in the counseling field, provide career and mental health counseling for corporate clients, as well as seminars, book publishing, media appearances.
Patricia Dos Santos is a PHD student in the Parisian Laboratory of social psychology, at Paris Nanterre University. His thesis is on the activity of vocational guidance to support students at the university. She is also the coordinator of the Information and guidance team within a guidance service in a university.
Felicia Angelica is a student in the Bachelor of Psychology program.
Vivien Leung is a lead coach for Better life Career Coaching (Shanghai). She has a rich professional experience in HR, training and now life-design coaching. Transition services in China are lacking as are training facilities in career development. Her journey to becoming an accredited life-design coach is the central theme of this presentation.Tuesday, May 24
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Optional Extra: Professional Development Institute: Guiding Principles of Career Development: Career Work in Action by Riz Ibrahim and Candy Ho This immersive and interactive session will put you in touch with first principles as we explore the Guiding Principles of Career Development developed by CERIC. This session will consider each of the eight Guiding Principles that define career development today. We will examine how each applies to your practice now and what each means within the context of an increasingly dynamic global labour market and the fluid nature of “career.” Through facilitated discussion with a room of your peers, learn how you can activate these principles in your work using six newly released Career Work in Action Plans. Each Action Plan is focused on a specific client group: High School-Age Youth, Post-Secondary Students, Educated and Underemployed Adults, Job-Seekers Unemployed Long Term, Seniors Transitioning to Retirement and Immigrant Populations. The Action Plans provide relevant conversational starting points, concrete interventions and engaging activities for five key areas of career support:
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Riz Ibrahim is the Executive Director of CERIC. Mr. Ibrahim works with CERIC’s cross-sectoral Board and Advisory Committees to develop strategic and functional partnerships that enhance the body of knowledge for Canada’s career professional communities. Additionally, Mr. Ibrahim oversees all areas within CERIC’s mandate including the Cannexus National Career Development Conference, the CareerWise and OrientAction content websites, the peer-reviewed Canadian Journal of Career Development (CJCD), and a host of internal and external projects including national surveys of Canadians’ perceptions about career planning and about career development and the workplace.Wednesday, May 25
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Welcome Speaker: Professionalizing Career Services Delivery in Singapore and a Data-Driven Approach to Service Design by Lynn Ng |
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APCDA Awards Ceremony with Satomi Chudasama At this ceremony you will meet the Outstanding Career Practitioner, Outstanding Career Educator, Lifetime Achievement, and President’s Awardee. You will also meet people who deserve special notice for their contributions this year, the Conference Hosts, and the Scholarship Winners. |
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Keynote: Thinking Like an Employer to Help Your Clients Succeed by Elisabeth Sanders-Park Our work is to help people choose, begin, and succeed in careers. We shine at helping people discover their strengths and opportunities, explore options, get unstuck, make wise decisions, and prepare for career success. But the long-term success of our clients (and our own endeavors) also depends on understanding the behavior, reactions, and mindset of hiring employers. Too many of us have a blind spot in this area -- we have never run a business or hired employees; our personal values differ from the profit-driven business world; we have spent our careers in government service, academia, or non-profit. Thinking like an employer can seem mysterious! This keynote address, based on more than 20 years serving businesses and job seekers, offers a simple, powerful, proven framework and techniques for "thinking like the employer" -- even employers say it helps them clarify their own thinking! The reliable and memorable lessons will add to your expertise and confidence, and help your clients choose smarter, get hired faster, and succeed sooner. |
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Application of Korean Alas for the Corporate Population in Korea by Simon Lee Business organizations have been using various assessment tools to enhance team building, leadership, and organizational culture. Lately, with the emerging popularity of MBTI, personality and personality traits assessments are attracting interest from corporate HRDers. Today, in light of the current trend, Simon will be discussing how Carrot Global Inc., is applying a localized Korean version of Kuder Atlas in an effort to create synergy among members of organizations, leading to performance improvement by diagnosing the attitude towards work, interest in work, efficacy, and job value, Carrot Global Inc. is the most reputed L&D provider in the Korean corporate scene and is Kuder's partner in Korea. |
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Keynote: Lifelong Guidance in the Heart of Lifelong Learning by Dr. Raimo Vuorinen With labour market restructuring, international organisations have jointly stated that it is essential that people of any age and at any point in their life entering work, seeking work, in work or moving within the labour market have access to career services which underpin the acquisition of career management skills as an explicit transversal competence. This implies a paradigm shift and repositioning lifelong guidance/career development into national lifelong learning or skills strategies. In transforming career services to improve access and address social equity in accordance with ongoing changes in the society it is necessary to employ a stronger systemic approach in developing proactive services across education, employment, youth and social policy fields. The competence frameworks of career practitioners should be updated with a new strategic competence with understanding of the transformation of career services, how to collaborate with partners, system developers and policymakers in the design and the delivery of the services and in the evaluation of their impact and effectiveness. This shift from traditional expert services to combination of independent and communal ways or working would also promote effective, sustainable, and ethically sound integration of technology in career guidance practices and policies. |
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Global Perspectives in Innovative Research Symposium Moderator: Prof. Nancy Arthur; Panelists: Prof. Gabriela Aisenson, Prof. Judith Semeijn, Dr. Hsiu-Lan (Shelley) Tien, Dr. Teresa Maria Sgaramella, and Prof Joanne Earl Career development research informs policy and practice and there is much to be learned from innovative research conducted across diverse country contexts. This panel, comprised of researchers from different regions, will offer perspectives about research from their national settings. Join this symposium to learn more about what is new, how ideas can be applied, and ways to continue sharing global perspectives in innovative research. |
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IAEVG Awards Ceremony with Dr. Gert Van Brussell The IAEVG Scientific Committee will select the best papers from this conference and present awards to them to celebrate their excellence. |
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Ms. Lynn Ng, Group Director of the Careers Connect Group in Workforce Singapore, holds an MBA from INSEAD and Advanced Management Programme certification from Harvard. After working in the Ministry of Education, Ministry of the Environment, and Ministry of Manpower, she has worked for Workforce Singapore for 17 years. Ms. Ng has a deep passion for promoting workforce development. She has developing national, sectoral and worker-level initiatives to fill manpower and skills gaps and helping individuals to upskill and find meaningful jobs. She played a key role in conceptualizing and implementing the SkillsFuture movement aimed at helping every Singaporean to realize their career potential at the workplace. She leads the agency’s efforts in delivering effective and efficient job matching between employers and jobseekers, through a holistic approach comprised of digital and high-touch career services, data analytics and professional capability development.
Elisabeth Sanders-Park is a celebrated careers author, speaker, and thought leader. She has written two books, more than 80 tools, and the 'Working with Difficult Clients' column in the Career Network's international newsletter. She has been awarded the National Career Development Association's 'Career Development Practitioner of the Year' designation. In the last 20+ years, she has trained more than 30,000 employment/career practitioners the U.S., Canada, and Australia impacting the lives of more than 1 million job seekers. As President of WorkNet Solutions, her mission is to equip and inspire career development practitioners and organizations across the globe. She is known for delivering practical wisdom with humor and hope.
Simon Lee is a Facilitating Career Development Instructor (FCDI) in National Career Development Association US, as well as the Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) in Center for Credentialing and Education US and Certified Coach in Korea Association of Coaching with approximately 2,430 hours of coaching experience. Some of his current working experience, namely as Director in Carrot Career Center in Carrot Global Inc. Korea, ACT (American College Testing) Global Assessment Certificate Professor in Hanyang University Korea, Asia Market Entry Strategy Consultant in JCMS International NZ, Business Development Director in Masonite US, Business Development Manager in Cater Holt Harvey NZ, and Strategic Marketing Manager in Microsoft.
Dr. Raimo Vuorinen is a Project Manager at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) at the University of Jyväskylä. His research interest is on evidence based lifelong guidance policy development and the use of ICT in guidance. In 2007-15 he was the Coordinator of the 
Prof. Gabriela Aisenson, PhD in Psychology (UBA, Argentina-CNAM, France), is a professor of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of career guidance, director of the program of updating in psychology of guidance and counseling, director of the service of educational and professional guidance and counseling, director of research projects at the University of Buenos Aires. Founding member of the UNESCO Chair and UNITWIN network "Lifelong Guidance and Counselling". She has authored numerous book chapters and articles in national and international journals in the field of educational and vocational guidance.
Prof. Judith Semeijn, PhD, is a professor in Sustainable HRM and Head of the Organisation Department at the Open Universiteit, the Netherlands. Previously she held the chair in Career Management at the Open Universiteit, in collaboration with the Dutch Association for Career Guidance and Job Coaching (Noloc). Her main research interests include Sustainable HRM and Sustainable Careers, Sustainable Employability and Lifelong Development for all. Her research is published in many national and international books and journals. Prof. Semeijn is a research fellow with the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Teresa Maria Sgaramella, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova (Italy). Research interests deal with Integrative Positive Development (IPoD) from childhood through adulthood with a focus on the role of social and emotional competencies, executive skills and systemic determinants on wellbeing and career development. She is Coordinator of the Italian research team for the Erasmus+ projects psSMILE (Social and Emotional Capacity Building in primary education) and InCrea+ (Inclusive Education through Creative Artmaking). She participates in the Erasmus+ project CONNECT! (Connecting Career Counselling and Human Resource Development in Enterprises for Higher Education and Training in Practice). She is vice president of the European Society for Adult Development (ESRAD), active in the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), and founder of the Network for Innovation in Career Guidance in Europe (NICE) Foundation.
Joanne Earl, Professor of Psychology at Macquarie University, is an applied researcher focusing on issues relating to ageing, older workers, retirement planning and adjustment. Her research focuses on development of new measures, longitudinal studies, intervention design and evaluation. She is the recipient of an ARC Discovery and ARC Linkage project. Previous measures and training program are hosted by National Seniors Australia. Her most recent ARC Linkage (supported by Allianz Retire+) focuses on promoting a holistic model of retirement planning combining career, health and financial advice. Prof. Earl teaches psychological assessment, applied research, training design and evaluation and is a member of the NSW Ministry Advisory Council on Ageing.Thursday. May 26
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Keynote: Nurturing an Ecosystem for Lifelong Career Development by Riz Ibrahim An ecosystem is a large community whose participants are linked, interacting with each other and their environment. An ecosystem is also an apt metaphor for the multiple entities – from educators to parents, employment counsellors to career development practitioners and employers to policymakers – who must come together through structures, networks and platforms to advance lifelong career development for populations locally, nationally and globally. Like many countries around the world, Canada is facing the disruption of AI, an aging demographic and an increase in precarious work. It also has the distinct attributes of a growing Indigenous youth population and one of the highest per-capita rates of immigration in the world. From the early years through retirement, this talk will share some of the multi-sectoral and multi-faceted approaches being undertaken to support people to use their skills and talents toward a more fulfilling social and economic future for all. |
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Riz Ibrahim is described above. |
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Hope-Action through Intergenerational Mentoring Symposium by Dr. Norm Amundson, Ms. Andrea Fruhling, Dr. Spencer Niles, and Ms. Jennifer Niles Two father daughter teams (Norm Amundson / Andrea Fruhling; and Spencer Niles / Jennifer Niles) use a two-way intergenerational mentoring approach to explore the teaching and development of Hope-Action Theory and Practice. With two-way mentoring there is an opportunity for more egalitarian relationships and the support of lifelong learning. This approach to learning is particularly significant in our advanced technological society. |
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Spencer Niles and Jennifer Niles are described above. |
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Keynote: Challenges of Managing Work and Family Roles in Time of COVID Pandemic and Rapid Technology Changes by Dr. Rachael Gali Cinamon |
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Global Perspectives in Innovative Practices Symposium Moderator: Gudbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir; Panelists: David Carney, Ilze Jansone, Dr. Rodolfo Ambiel, Dr. Sachin Kumar, Dr. Teresa Maria Sgaramella, Dr. Hsiu-Lan (Shelley) Tien, Avron Herr We are living in an era of gigantic changes in education and work. Previous methods in guidance and counseling are insufficient, as they address a more static work context. The issue of global perspectives on innovative practice can be addressed in many ways such as the point of view of the actual counselling session, research or policy. What is happening in counselling sessions, and what innovations have been put in place to improve the output of each session in the career development of groups and individuals? How have innovative practices been created and has research helped? Is policy supporting innovation in practices or is it just up to individual agents? This symposium will give a global view on these questions on innovatice practice. |
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Mr. Avron Herr is from an Industrial Psychology Background. Over the past 31 years his work has been foundational in establishing South Africa’s National Career Advice Service. He is the founder of PACE Career Centre, the PACE Research Institute and PACE Analytics. He is also the founder of the South African Career Development Association (SACDA), and the East Africa Career Development Association (EACDA). His vision is to establish the Africa Career Development Association. In 2011 he hosted the IAEVG Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. His key drive is to bring about social and economic change through career guidance. He has written and contributed to numerous policy documents and has built career guidance systems for 14 African countries. |
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Dr. Teresa Maria Sgaramella and Dr. Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien are described above. |
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Closing Ceremony and Recap of the Conference with APCDA President Satomi Chudasama, IAEVG President Dr. Gert Van Brussel, and many others Winners of the Contests and Leaderboard will be announced. Satomi Chudasama and Dr. Van Brussel will provide a recap of this conference. APCDA members for Kazakhstan will invite you to APCDA’s 2023 conference in Kazakhstan. Dr. Van Brussel will invite you to future IAEVG Conferences in Seoul and the Hague. We will thank the workers who made this conference possible. |
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Satomi Chudasama and Dr. Gert Van Brussel are described above. |
Norman Amundson is a professor emeritus from the University of British Columbia, and has worked in the career development field for over 40 years. During this time he has been involved in a number of national and international career development projects and has published many books and articles, including his award-winning book “Active Engagement”. In his work he emphasizes the importance of creativity, imagination, storytelling, dynamic action, metaphors and hope. Norm has presented his work at many national and international conferences in more than 30 countries. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Umea, in Sweden and has been recognized by many national and international professional associations for his leadership and contributions in the career development field. Norm is also one of the founders of the Hope-Action Theory and Hope-Action Inventory, and a lead instructor in the Certification in Hope-Action Theory & Practice course. His workshops and presentations are practical, engaging and interactive.
Andrea Fruhling is a Certified Organizational Coach (UBC), Founder of Doubleknot Works, a Mentor Coach and Instructor for the Organizational Coaching Certification program at the University of British Columbia, and an artist. Andrea develops and delivers engaging workshops and leadership development programs for career practitioners and organizational leaders all over the world, helping them find more creatively impactful ways to work with clients. She is the developer and a lead instructor for the internationally attended Certification in Hope-Action Theory & Practice course. She has led sessions and done keynote presentations for numerous national and international career development conferences and associations, and enjoys weaving together organizational and team coaching with career development to help people create and increase hopefulness in the world we live
Dr. Rachel Gali Cinamon is a Professor in the Counseling Department, School of Education, at Tel Aviv University, Israel. 
Gudbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir, PhD, is a professor in career counselling and guidance in two universities: the University of Iceland and Innland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Her most recent research is on young workers without formal qualifications: their expectations, career adaptability and decent work. Her research interests have been on psychological and social influences on career choice and career construction, as well as evaluation of career interventions. Gudbjörg is currently vice-president of IAEVG.
David Carney, Executive Director of the Career Industry Council of Australia, has more than 20 years of experience working in the career development industry and is recognized nationally and internationally for the knowledge and expertise he brings to the field. Mr. Carney is a passionate advocate and contributor to improving quality and access to career development services in Australia including the development and promotion of professional standards, quality frameworks, online services, practitioner registration, workforce career development and a range of national career development initiatives. He is an active contributor to a broad range of government and corporate consultative and advisory bodies in career development, employment and workforce development.
Ilze Astrida Jansone, MS ED., Qualification in Career Counselling, works at the State Education development Agency of Latvia as the Euroguidance programme manager. Her work focuses on educational guidance with emphasis on learning mobility, guidance systems and policies, international peer learning, promotion of research, translation of guidelines, methods, and tools. Ilze is currently serving on the IAEVG board and filling the role of interim Treasurer.
Rodolfo Ambiel, PhD, is a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUCC), School of Psychology, Editor-In-Chief of the Brazilian Journal of Vocational Guidance since 2020, and Former President of the Brazilian Association of Vocational Guidance (ABOP) - 2015-2019. He earned his PhD at the University of São Francisco.
Sachin Kumar, PhD, Associate Professor in a government college in Himachal Pradesh, India, is President of Indian Association of Career and Livelihood Planning (IACLP) and the National Correspondent to IAEVG. For the last 24 years, he has been active in the education sector as teacher, teacher educator, counsellor, counsellor trainer, researcher, curriculum developer, project planner and consultant. He has worked with nearly 40 organizations (schools, colleges, universities, corporate houses, NGOs, ministries and government departments) across 12 states of India. His research and intervention interests include: culture-career interface, career policy, career development services in higher education, green career development and livelihood planning perspective in career guidance.Friday, May 27
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Optional Extra: Professional Development Institute: 5 Keys to Helping People Start Careers by Elisabeth Sanders-Park Most people can get a job without much help from us. Right now, the world's employers are begging for talent so even people with barriers can get hired... but is it enough?! Everyone deserves to do work that makes sense for them. This interactive session led by Elisabeth Sanders-Park (master virtual trainer and author of 'No One Is Unemployable' and 'The 6 Reasons You'll Get the Job.') will build your competence and confidence as you help people start careers that work for them. As a result of the session, you will be able to:
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Elisabeth Sanders-Park is described above. |