National Career
Development Month
NCDA promotes career development through its annual celebration of National Career Development Month. Every November, career development professionals are encouraged to celebrate with career related activities. In particular, NCDA sponsors an annual Poetry and Poster Contest. This year, National Career Development week is November 11-15, 2013 and National Career Development Day is November 13, 2013.
Announcing the 48th Annual Poetry & Poster contest, "Charting the Course for the Second Century" Click here for the 2013 Entry Form and Details.
NOTE: Contest deadlines: Nov 14, 2013 for Building/School to be postmarked and sent to County; Dec 5, 2013 for County/District to be postmarked and sent to State; Jan 6, 2014 postmarked and sent to National Chair.
Below is the list of 2012 Winners. Click here to view the 2012 Winning Entries!
| Category | Name | City | State |
| POETRY | |||
| Primary K-2 | |||
| 1st | Jada Windsor | Bessemer | AL |
| 2nd | Averiane Pittman | Phenix City | AL |
| 3rd | Omari McClain | Bessemer | AL |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |||
| 1st | Tatum Gee | Easley | SC |
| 2nd | Michayla Flowers | Brandon | MS |
| 3rd | Courtney Lee | Laurel | MS |
| Middle 6-8 | |||
| 1st | Irene Cox | Norfolk | VA |
| 2nd | Jaeden Ekes | Laurel | MS |
| 3rd | Meadows Welch | Charleston | SC |
| Senior HS 9-12 | |||
| 1st | Courtney Day | Buxton | NC |
| 2nd | Anissa Elliott | Walterboro | SC |
| 3rd | Camilla Fayyazi | Boiling Springs | SC |
| ADULT STUDENT | |||
| 1st | Dustin Shaw | Sparta | NC |
| 2nd | Angel Gates | Youngsville | NC |
| 3rd | Theresa Burden | Apex | NC |
| Open Adult | |||
| 1st | Debbie Buckhaults | Ellisville | MS |
| 2nd | LaKeisha Lawrence | Orangeburg | SC |
| 3rd | Erika Ciavattone | Harper Woods | MI |
| Category 1 Poster | |||
| Primary K-2 | |||
| 1st | Mia Moore | Gladstone | MO |
| 2nd | Olivia Bayne | Travelers Rest | SC |
| 3rd | Katelyn Johnson | Phenix City | AL |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |||
| 1st | Mi Youshi Hopkins | AL | |
| 2nd | Katie Barnes | Decatur | MS |
| 3rd | Coleman Mckenzie | Fairhope | AL |
| Middle 6-8 | |||
| 1st | Selena Lopez | Charleston | SC |
| 2nd | Sarah Kim | Flowood | MS |
| 3rd | Shawna Keane | Stafford | VA |
| SENIOR HS 9-12 | |||
| 1st | Destinee Ponyasini | Duncan | SC |
| 2nd | Xylon Brisky | Five Points | AL |
| 3rd | Quintoz Williams | Phenix City | AL |
| ADULT STUDENT | |||
| 1st | Melissa Meyer | Ardmore | OK |
| 2nd | Jana Huebner | Raleigh | NC |
| 3rd | Chris Edge | Raleigh | NC |
| Open Adult | |||
| 1st | Kim Jones | Lexington | NC |
| 2nd | Ann Abbott | Newberry | SC |
| 3rd | Laura Baker | Sumter | SC |
| Category 2 Poster | |||
| Primary K-2 | |||
| 1st | Keemarain Thomas | Bessemer | AL |
| 2nd | Jah Mil Dandy | Bessemer | AL |
| 3rd | Jeterrica Morris | Birmingham | AL |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |||
| 1st | Rhett Donnelly | Harrison | MT |
| 2nd | Erik Daquilanea | Columbia | SC |
| 3rd | Raey Hanke | Willow Creek | MT |
| MIDDLE 6-8 | |||
| 1st | Brayden Allen | Landrum | SC |
| 2nd | Lexi Brewington | Honea Path | SC |
| 3rd | Jadon Russell | Willow Creek | MT |
| Senior HS 9-12 | |||
| 1st | Keela Lewis | Newberry | SC |
| 2nd | Julian Ng | Ardmore | OK |
| 3rd | Ke'Ambre Putnam | Simpsonville | SC |
| ADULT STUDENT | |||
| 1st | Suzanne Fielden | Waynesville | NC |
| 2nd | Jerry Harrell | Benson | NC |
| 3rd | Sindy Estrella | Brownsville | TX |
| Open Adult | |||
| 1st | Malissa Wright | Orangeburg | SC |
| 2nd | Gabrielle Morgan | August | GA |
| 3rd | (no winner) |
Click here to view the 2012 Winning Entries!
National Chair for NCD Month -Marie Zimenoff ncdacontest@ncda.org
Listed below are the NCD Month State Contacts:
Each NCD Month entry must go through a state contest! If your state contact is not listed or your state is not participating in NCD Month, please contact NCDA Headquarters or e-mail the national chair for further instructions.
ALABAMA - LYNN BOYD
ALASKA- DEETA LONERGAN
ARKANSAS- MICHELLE SUPRATMAN
ARIZONA - BARBARA AARESTAD
CALIFORNIA - CARRIE MCKNIGHT
COLORADO - LIN SHERMAN
CONNECTICUT- LINDA KOBYLARZ
DELAWARE- LYN ANDERSON
FLORIDA - MELISSA MESSER
GEORGIA - CHARLOTTE HAYES or BETSY JOHNSON
IDAHO - KAY WEBB
ILLINOIS -
LOUISIANA- ARRONZA AZARD
MAINE- DEBORAH WALSH
MARYLAND- MICHELE GEORGE
MASSACHUSETTS - RICHARD MADDEN
MICHIGAN - MARY ENGELHARDT
MINNESOTA- DARREN KALTVED
MISSOURI - MARCIA (MARCIE) SCHUMERT
MONTANA- DONETTA MCDOWELL
NEW JERSEY- Send entries directly to NCDA Headquarters.
NEW MEXICO- CASSANDRA CHAVEZ
NEW YORK- RACHEL WOLLENBERG and ALEXIS COLLINS
NORTH CAROLINA - CAROLYN HICKS and TERESA RAY
OHIO- CARLY DENNIS
OREGON- MATT MORSCHECK
RHODE ISLAND- HEIDI CARLA
SOUTH CAROLINA - STACEY WESTBERRY
SOUTH DAKOTA-
TEXAS- FRANK COULSON
VIRGINIA- MICHELLE SEIBERT
WASHINGTON- JILL WALSER
WEST VIRGINIA- JOHN WILGEROTH
WISCONSIN - JOHN PRITCHETT
WYOMING - WESLEY BERTAGNOLE
Poster Contest Winning Entries
NCD Month Resources
- Contact Alicia Kirkpatrick (akirkpatrick@ncda.org) at NCDA Headquarters to request contest brochures.
- Looking for a Poster to advertise NCD month? Save this 2012 NCD Month Ad (pdf, black/white) & send on to your local copy shop to print the size you need. For a colored poster, contact Alicia Kirkpatrick (akirkpatrick@ncda.org) at NCDA Headquarters (the pdf file is 42MB).
- Creative Ways to Celebrate- a list of ideas submitted by those who have celebrated in previous years
- NCD Month K-12 Activities - Provided by Liz Jones - Kent Intermediate School District
- Click Here to read from NCD Month Celebration of Work. In the presidential year of Jane Goodman, 2006 Eminent Career Award Winner, many NCDA members, such as LeeAnn Bernier-Clarke (Editor), Pat Wickwire, Judith Ettinger, Victoria Wildermuth and priceless others, collaborated to create one of the most remarkable NCD Month Activity Books available. This is a work in progress, and NCDA is striving to provide you with the best resources available.
