We will work collaboratively with education, business, government and non-profit organizations to create a national movement dedicated to helping all learners become career literate and career ready. Our work will include communicating the value of career development; identifying and promoting best practices; organizing and conducting convenings; promoting research and evaluation; fostering collaboration; and creating innovative programs.
Our Mission
Our Goals
1- Establish a culture within education, workforce development, and the broader community to make career development/readiness a central focus.
2 – Encourage and empower business and industry – focusing on Chambers and workforce boards – to become leaders in career development.
3- Enable learners to pursue non-linear career pathways and employers to identify the potential of non-traditional applicants.
4 – Raise awareness of the dignity and importance of all forms of work.
Who We Are
Founders Council
The Coalition for Career Development is thankful to the following founders council members for their significant financial contribution and support.
Pace Industries
Amatrol, Inc.
Gateway Technical College
ACT, Inc.
Manufacturing Skill Standards Council
NCCER
SME
Operations Committee Members
William Symonds, Executive Secretary
Executive Director, Global Pathways Institute at Arizona State University
Leo Reddy, Co-Chair of the Founders Council
Chairman and CEO, Manufacturing Skills Standards Council
Scott Bull, Co-Chair of the Founders Council
CEO, Pace Industries
Scott Solberg
Professor of Education, Boston University Wheelock College of Education
Jan Bray
Senior Consultant, Bray Associates
Todd Bloom
Senior Vice President, Whiteboard Advisors
Jeannine Kunz
Vice President, Tooling-U & Vice President, SME
Spencer Niles
President, National Career Development Association
Grace Suh
Vice President, Education, IBM Corporation
Johan Uvin
President, Institute for Educational Leadership
Advisory Board Members
Jim Larimore, Chief Officer, ACT Center for Equity in Learning
Steve DeWitt, Deputy Executive Director
Kimberly Green, Executive Director
Paul Perkins, President
American Institutes for Research
Susan Therriault, Director , College & Career Readiness and Success Center
Boston University Wheelock College of Education
Scott Solberg, Ph.D., Professor of Education
Jan Bray, CEO and Chief Strategist
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
Erik Stegman, Executive Director
Jeff Wasden, President
Council of Chief State School Officers
Carissa Miller, Executive Director
Education Commission of the States
Matt Jordan, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Sharhonda Bossier, Deputy Director
Lynn Jennings, Director, National and State Partnerships
Debbie Hughes, Senior Strategist
Andrew Potter, Chief Academic Officer
Gateway Technical College (WI)
Dr. Bryan Albrecht, President and CEO
Global Pathways Institute at Arizona State University
William Symonds, Director
Ed Brady, President and CEO
Grace Suh, Vice President, Education
Institute for Educational Leadership
Johan Uvin, President
Jack Kosakowski, President and CEO
Becky Frankiewicz, President, Manpower Group North America
Manufacturing Skill Standards Council
Leo Reddy, Chairman and CEO
National Association of Workforce Boards
Ron Painter, CEO
National Career Development Association
Spencer Niles, President
National Governors Association
Martin Simon, Interim Director, Economic Opportunity Division
National Coalition of Certification Centers
Roger Tadajewski, Executive Director
Don Whyte, President and CEO
Marc H. Morial, President and CEO
Scott Bull, CEO
Vince Bertram, CEO
Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy
Chad d’Entremont, Executive Director
Tim Lawrence, Executive Director
Jeannine Kunz, VP, Tooling U-SME & Training and Development
Mike Hoover, President and CEO
Tribal Education Department National Assembly
Quinton Romannose, Executive Director
Peggy McLeod, Vice President, Education, Workforce Development and Evaluation
Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
Kim McWaters, President and CEO
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Cheryl Oldham, Senior Vice President, Center for Education and Workforce
Tribal Education Department National Assembly (TEDNA)
Quinton Romannose, Executive Director
Todd Bloom, Senior Vice President
Phillip Hardin, CEO