2024-2025 WCDA Board Member Nominations will be accepted through the Professional Development Institute! 

Nominate a coworker or yourself to gain leadership experience and support WCDA community professionals as our:

• President 
• President Elect
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Regional Chapter Coordinator
• Member at Large
• Member at Large
• Member at Large

Not sure if you're a good fit? Come meet the Board at the annual Professional Development Institute at Central Washington University! There's still time to register!!

2024-2025 Board Members will be announced mid-June for service beginning July 1, 2024.

Get Involved:

Attend the Professional Development Institute in ONE MONTH! 

Register Today!

Cal Crow Leadership Award Nominations accepted until April 30!

Nominate Today:

1. An individual or group
   
2. who has demonstrated a strong commitment to career development and made a significant contribution to the field, especially within the state of Washington
3. On a local level or a broader, statewide level.
4. Relevant information considered includes length of experience in the field, leadership role(s), breadth of influence, specific accomplishments/contributions, and impact.
5. Recipient cannot be a current WCDA board member.

The deadline for submitting nominations is April 30 each year. The recipient is chosen by the WCDA Executive Board or a committee designated by the board. The award recipient is announced and recognized at the annual PDI.

2024-2025 WCDA Board Member Nominations accepted through PDI!

Nominate a coworker or yourself to gain leadership experience and support WCDA community professionals as our:

• President 
• President Elect
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Regional Chapter Coordinator
• Member at Large
• Member at Large
• Member at Large

2024-2025 Board Members will be announced mid-June for service beginning July 1, 2024.

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Get Involved:

2024-2025 WCDA Board Member Nominations are now open!

Nominate a coworker or yourself to gain leadership experience and support the development of the WCDA community professionals. We are looking for nominations for the following positions: 

• President 
• President Elect (3-yr term)
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Regional Chapter Coordinator
• Member at Large
• Member at Large
• Member at Large

Nominations will be accepted until May 20th. WCDA Board Members are determined by a WCDA Membership Vote, held May 27th-June 7th. 2024-2025 Board Members will be announced mid-June for service beginning July 1, 2024.

Cal Crow Leadership Award Nominations accepted until April 30!

The annual Cal Crow Leadership Award was established in 2021 to provide an opportunity to recognize and celebrate an individual or group who has made a significant contribution to the career development field in our state.

Often, these people are quietly making a difference and do not receive a great amount of attention, but you know who they are! We need you (any WCDA member) to bring them to our attention! The person for whom we are looking:

• May be an individual or group
• Is someone who has demonstrated a strong commitment to career development and made a significant contribution to the field, especially within the state of Washington.
• The contribution may be at a local level or a broader, statewide level.
• Relevant information considered includes length of experience in the field, leadership role(s), breadth of influence, specific accomplishments/contributions, and impact.
• Recipient cannot be a current WCDA board member.

To nominate someone, complete the WCDA Award Nomination Form; write a letter detailing the contributions made by the nominee, and get one other person (does not need to be a WCDA member) to do the same.

The deadline for submitting nominations is April 30 each year.

The recipient is chosen by the WCDA Executive Board or a committee designated by the board. The award recipient is announced and recognized at the annual PDI.

We invite you to nominate WCDA members and colleagues you think would make excellent WCDA leaders and are willing to serve on the executive board starting July 1, 2023. Self-nominations are ok! We are seeking nominees for the following positions:

- President-Elect (three-year term, first as president-elect, second as president, third as past-president)
- At-Large Member - Several positions available (two-year term)

Complete online nomination form here!

For more information about officer and member at-large responsibilities, see https://mywcda.org/WCDA-Bylaws

We welcome you to submit self-nominations or nominate others from across WA State. Please submit nominations by Friday, August 11, 2023. Voting will begin August 14 and close on August 18. You may direct questions to Josefina Magana, Chair of the Nominations & Elections Committee, at josefinamagana@gmail.com

Idaho Career Development Association has invited us to their summer conference in Boise on August 10^th. Jim Peacock will be presenting. Here is the link to learn more and register!

Idaho Career Development Association - Events (idahocda.org)

The Center for Dependable Strengths is offering a Facilitator Training in July and again in the Fall.

Summer 2023 Dependable Strengths Facilitator Training (July, Virtual) | Dependable Strengths

And here is a link to all upcoming workshops:

Workshops | Dependable Strengths

Register now for our annual Professional Development Institute! Check out the details for this event and join us!

Don't miss this virtual event April 19! Life Design with Kathleen Lindenmayer, sponsored by the Eastern Chapter of WCDA and WSU.

11AM Pacific Time (90 minutes – 1 hour for presentation, 15 minutes Q&A)

Reside and work in WA - Free, $10 everyone else. CEU: ESD 112 and NCDA have approved this webinar for 1.5 clock hours.

Central Washington University in Ellensburg has graciously offered to host the May 19, 2023 Professional Development Institute (PDI) This will be the first time it's been held in person in three (!) years. There will be a virtual component for those unable to travel. Join or renew your WCDA membership to make sure you stay informed as we finalize more details!