Recent Professional Development Institutes and Workshops

Age Song Assisted Living and Elder Communities

•   Co-Presenter (October 1, 2014).  Learning to live life more deeply: The opportunities our elders living in elder communities afford us. LITA Volunteer Speaker Event, Corte Madera, CA

•   Co-Presenter (September, 2013 through Present).  Prepare, organize, and often make weekly presentations on philosophical and applied skills for Elders Academy.

•   Co-Presenter (August 2, 2014).  Successful Groups at AgeSong, to Pacific Institute Gerowellness Interns

•   Presenter (May 22, 2013). Creativity:  Finding Fun and Passion While Keeping Our Brain Fit. Life Planning Network
•    Co-Presenter (June 23, 2012). Working Across Generations when You Are Younger or New to the Field. UC Berkeley School of Public Health Alumni Conference. Berkeley, CA


•    Chair, Poetics of Aging Conference (November 16 - 19, 2011).  San Francisco, CA

American Counseling Association and ACA Western Region


•    Co-Presenter (March 25, 2012):  Moving Beyond the DSM:  From Hoarding to Foraging for Memories. San Francisco, CA


•   Presenter (November 10, 2007). Balancing Caregiving, Career, and Self-Care.  South Bay, CA.

•    Presenter (November 9, 2007). Recruit and Retain Members through a Blogging, Professional Networking eCommunity. Western Regional American Counseling Association.  South Bay, CA

Boomers and Beyond 

• Tele-Interviewee (July 5, 2010). Overturning the Stereotype of the Egocentric Boomer by becoming more World-centric and Being-centric

Career Counselors Consortium Northeast

•    Presenter (March 27, 2009). Starting or Growing a Private or Group Career Counseling Practice.

California Counseling Association
•    Interviewer (September 2007 - June, 2008). Monthly Tele-interviews with Leading Career Entrepreneurs.

•    Presenter (February 15, 2008). Taking Control of Your Web Presence To Get Your Message Out ...Your Way. Co-Presenter. Long Beach, CA.
•    Presenter (February 15, 2008). Introductory Session for Professionals Who Support Caregivers. California Counseling Association Conference. Long Beach, CA.
•   Presenter (February 15, 2008).  Do you Live To Work or Work To Live? Create a Satisfying Live-Work Environment – NOW.  Long Beach, CA.

California Career Development Association

•   Co-Presenter (November 7, 2009).  Slow Career:  Creating a Slow and Sustainable Lifestyle.  CCDA annual conference. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.

Career Development Specialists Network
•    Presenter (March 15, 2007). Starting and Growing a Sustainable Private Practice in the New Economy.  New York City, NY.

Career ReBoot Camp

•   Coordinator, Cafe Vitae (October 26 -27, 2009). Resume review, job search tips and transition counseling provided by career counselors. San Rafael, CA

Careerwell Tele-Interviews

•   Interviewer. (September, 2008 through present). Twice a Month Tele-interviews with Career and Wellness Experts. careerwell.org.

Columbia Basin College
•    Presenter (October 6, 2008). Developing Personal and Professional Career Portfolios. Pasco, WA.
•    Presenter (October 7, 2008). Impact of Family Relationships on Careers.  Pasco, WA.

International Career Development Conference
•    Presenter (November 6, 2008). Using Guided Visualization To Move Through Career and Caregiver Conflicts. Professional Development Institute and Workshop.  Sacramento, CA.
•   Presenter (November 8, 2007).  Invest in Your Career:  Expand Your Services To Counsel Entrepreneurs, the Largest Growing Segment of the Economy.  Professional Development Institute and Roundtable. Sacramento, CA.
•   Presenter (November 11, 2007).  Balancing Career, Caregiving, and Self-Care. Roundtable. Sacramento, CA

•   Presenter (October 30, 2004). You Can't Sweep Them Under the Carpet:  Career Counseling with the Family in Mind.

•   Presenter (October 30, 2004). Career Counselor as Distance Educator:  New Roles to Assist Clients in Making Transitions and Developing Lifelong Employability Skills.

National Career Development Association Conference
•   Co-Presenter: CDF Instructors Share Teaching Approaches in College, Workforce Development, and Independent Programs (June 31, 2010).

Presenter, Roundtable: Slow Career:  Creating a Slow and Sustainable Lifestyle (July 30, 2010).

Coordinator, Yoga & Pilates Classes (July 30 and August 1, 2010), San Francisco.

Presenter (July 3, 2009). Career and Caregiving - Empowering the "Shadow Workforce" of Family Caregivers.

•   Presenter (July 2, 2009). Roundtable: Expanding Your Career Development Practice by Using Narratives To Support Caregiving.

•  Presenter. (July 11, 2008). Living with Imbalance:  A New Approach to Career and Caregiving. Co-Presenter. Washington, DC.
•    Presenter, (July 10, 2008). Entrepreneuring:  Join Leading Career Entrepreneurs in Starting & Growing a Business in the Global Economy. Roundtable.  Washington, DC.
•    Presenter (July 10, 2008). Creating a Satisfying Live/Work Environment in the Midst of Turmoil:  Balancing Career, Caregiving, and Self-Care, Presenter, Creativity Lab. Washington, DC.
•    Presenter (Summer, 2006). Initiated volunteer career counseling to support San Francisco Mayor’s program for formerly homeless individuals.  San Francisco, CA.

Co-Presenter (Summer, 2004). The Elephant in the Room:  How the Family Influences Career Decision-Making. associationdatabase.com...

Co-Presenter (July 3, 2004). Nanny From Buckingham Palance Speaks Up:  Employing Career narrative Techniques with Mothers and other Caregivers.

Northern California Association of Activity Coordinators (NCCAC) 

•    Presenter (September 21, 2011). Applying the Wellness Tree of Life to Your Clients and Yourself, Redwoods Community of Seniors, Mill Valley, CA. 

•    Keynote Presenter (May 20, 2011). Applying the Wellness Tree of Life to All Levels of Activity programming. Mid-Year Symposium. San Francisco, CA.

Northern California Association Of Financial Planners (NORCAL)
•    Presenter (November 1, 2008). Who and What You Need To Know To Be a Full-Service Financial Planner. Berkeley, CA.

State University of New York System (SUNY) Career Development Organization
•    Presenter (June 6, 2006). Supporting Student Career Decision-Making with the Assistance of Parents and Technology. New York.

Women of Color Action Network (WCAN)

•    Presenter (April 22, 2009). Managing Your Career When It Feels Like the Bottom Is Falling Out. San Francisco.