Professional Development Committee

Current Committee Chair (2007-2009)
Albert Matheny (2007-2009)	University of Florida		(352) 392-1521	matheny@polisci.ufl.edu

COMMITTEE PURPOSE

The Professional Development Committee reviews the professional development needs of the membership, recommends new initiatives to the Board of Directors, and monitors the ongoing offerings of the association. Advisory Board Chairs serve as members of this committee along with other appointees.

GOALS (2007-2008)

Create linkages between our committee and other NACADA committees, Commissions and Interest Groups.
Make research a priority of the Committee by developing a dialogue with the Research Committee
Instigate research on an advisor Career Ladder in association with the Member Career Services Committee (and the Research Committee).
Develop means to motivate advisors to seek advising awards and to inspire administrators to offer advising award competitions on their campuses
Make input into the Faculty Advisor Training Video which is undergoing revision this year.
Instigate a preconference workshop on “Speaking Truth to Power” at next year's annual meeting, as a means of demonstrating how advisors and advising administrators can get the attention of higher level administrators on advising issues.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Albert Matheny, Chair (2007-2009), University of Florida

Pat Folsom (Advisor Training and Development Commission Chair, 2007-2009), University of Iowa

Cindy Iten (Advising Administration Commission Chair, 2006-2008), University of Kentucky

Janet Spence (Advising Administration Commission Chair, 2008-2010), University of Louisville

Jayne Drake (Advisor Training Video Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Temple University

Rich Robbins (Summer Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2006-2008), Bucknell University

Remy Sotto (Summer Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Pima Community College-West

Pamela Marsh-Williams (Administrators' Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2007-2009), University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski (Assessment Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), University of Utah

Betsy McCalla-Wriggins (Annual Conference Advisory Board Chair, 2006-2008), Rowan University

Stacy Woycheck (Annual Conference Advisory Board Chair, 2008-10), University of Maryland-College Park

Maura Reynolds (Publications Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Hope College

Karen Thurmond (Webinar Advisory Board Chair, 2007-2009), University of Memphis

Nora Allen (2008), University of Louisville

Chris Armstrong (2008), University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Zalika Brown (2008), Harold Washington College

Melva Harbin (2008), University of Texas-Austin

Glenn Kepic (2008), University of Florida

Stephanie Gillan (2008), Temple University

Rhonda Sprague (2008), University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Maria Avalos (2009), Texas Lutheran University

Karen Boston (2009), University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

Deborah Hull (2009), Arizona State University-Tempe

Lori Ufford (2009), Columbia Gorge Community College

Graciela Caneiro-Livingston (2010), Clarke College

Mark Goodner (2010), Indiana University-Bloomington

Sarah Ann Hones (2010), Washington State University

Anabella Martinez (2010), Hofstra University

Rebecca Ryan (2010), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cheryl Schultz (2010), University of Iowa

Leigh Cunningham, Ex Officio, NACADA Executive Office