- Minnesota Career Development Association
Minnesota Affiliates
Career Planning and Adult Development (CPAD)
Career Planning & Adult Development (CPAD) formed in 1980, is an organization for career development professionals to learn about current trends and issues, expand and sustain their professional networks, share experiences and celebrate successes.
CPAD is a no-cost, all-volunteer run group, and new members are welcome anytime. Come to learn, discuss, and network!
Meetings are held the first Friday of the month, September through May each year, with a networking session (7:45 AM) followed by a presentation on a current topic (8:00 – 9:00 AM). Meetings are currently being hosted via Zoom, while a few meetings may be in person this season. Current membership represents participants from both the private and public sectors, along with education, consulting, and government areas.
Please contact Liz Jennings lizjennings75@gmail.com to subscribe to the meeting email notices or to be removed from the CPAD email list. Access the CPAD Google Group at https://groups.google.com/g/career-planning–adult-development-cpad. It works best with a Gmail address.
Request to join CPAD’s LinkedIn group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8321319/ for meeting reminders and other topics for discussion. New members are welcome anytime!
Northland Career Development Professionals Association (NCDPA)
About Us
Northland Career Development Professionals Association (NCDPA) is a professional organization serving career development professionals from Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin. This group provides Northland career development professionals a local organization that offers the opportunity to network and grow professionally. Members come from diverse positions including career counselors and coaches, vocational rehab specialists, school counselors, government and nonprofit career counselors and more. NCDPA meets every other month in Duluth, MN during the academic year.
Mission Statement
NCDPA’s Association’s purpose is to network with and support Northland area career development professionals in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
For Membership and Meeting Information contact:
Jason Beckman – jbeckman@soarcareers.org
Sherrill Yeaton – syeaton@d.umn.edu
