Gregg Taylor is a long time member and supporter of ENET and BCCMA with 20 years experience as a career & employment counsellor, consultant and coach. He has served on the ENET board since 2007, and chaired the merger of BCCMA and ENET in 2008-2009. Through his Vancouver based company, Transitions Career & Business Consultants Inc (www.thecareerpeople.ca), Gregg and his team provide career testing, career transition, and employment counselling services to individual clients, companies, and to the public. Transition's government funded career exploration program, The Transitions Program (www.transitionsprogram.ca), is now in its 16th successful year of operation and was the recipient of the 2005 ENET Netty Award for Program Of The Year. Gregg received the BCCMA's 2007 BC Career Development Award of Excellence, and is proudly a Certified Career Development Practitioner through our own association, and a Certified Human Resource Professional through the Human Resources Management Association of BC.

Aya is currently a career consultant at Career Builder Plus Program at Douglas College Training Group. She has been in the education field for more than 15 years and has played various roles from instructor to entrepreneur and had established three ESL schools overseas.
Her passion for life is to empower people by creating awareness and guiding them to further their education so that they can achieve their goals. This passion has led her to pursue a profession, Career Development Practitioner. She has completed the Career Practitioner Training Program at Kwantlen University College. Her belief in education is exhibited in her own educational achievements. She holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (UBC), Master of Education in TESOL (Temple University) and GCDF (US designation) and is currently enrolled in the PID and Counselling Skills Program at VCC.

In addition to her role as the Treasurer for ENET since September 2006, Aya has been a co-chair of Focus on the International Trained Professionals for last year and a half and passionately speaks about our roles in the multi-cultural society.

Liz Charyna has been on the ENET Board since 2003. She was first introduced to the field at a NETWERRC meeting and jumped right in! Liz has a degree in Communications, a diploma in Recreation Leadership, and courses from the Career Development Practitioner program. She has worked with a variety of people including First Nations in NWT, people with disabilities, seniors and working aged adults. She spent over 4 years as the Employment Placement Specialist at CNIB. She is presently the Manager, Partnerships & Supported Employment at Building Opportunities with Business (BOB) Inner City Society, an economic development agency in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. She has a passion for connecting people to resources and opportunities that will enhance their lives.

Michael Yue has over 15 years of combined experience in educational, community, and now employment services and has served on the ENET board since 2007. Besides being a committed professional in the field of career development, he believes in the tremendous potential of technology in enhancing the work of practitioners, and that this potential is still largely untapped by our community. Working with like-minded practitioners, he has presented to his peers in conferences and training sessions to promote the learning and adoption of useful technologies. Another one of Michael's professional passions is in helping skilled immigrants to overcome their employment barriers. He believes that the successful labour market integration of skilled immigrants is now the responsibility of all service agencies, instead of just the ones specializing in immigrant services. He calls for more cooperation between agencies and practitioners to share expertise and experience so that skilled immigrants can be better served by a community of well-informed professional helpers.

Thomas is a social worker with more than 30 years of field, training and administrative experiences. He has a Bachelor degree in Social Science and a Master degree in Social Work. Having served initially as a youth worker and then a probation officer, Thomas became a social work lecturer in at the City University of Hong Kong responsible for teaching Social Group Work, Research Methodology and Services for Offenders. He has served on the ENT board since 2007.

Thomas migrated to Vancouver with his wife and two daughters in 1988. To begin with, he worked as an outreaching youth worker for S.U.C.C.E.S.S. serving youth-at-risk in the Hastings area. Later, he was assigned to setup a new satellite office for immigrants in Richmond. This position required effective management skills and the ability to work with a variety of community organizations. He was well received by the community and was invited to become a board member of the Richmond Volunteer Information Center Society.

Since August 1990, Thomas was further transferred to manage employment programs at the Fraser Street office. Together with a group of staff members sharing a common vision, Thomas consolidated all employment services that subsequently became the foundation of a post secondary training institute. Currently, the SUCCESS TRAINING INSTITUTE has been accredited via the Council on Accreditation (COA) by meeting the highest national standard of professional performance.

Thomas upholds the belief of continuous training and has acquired numerous professional training in the past years. Apart from being a professional social worker, Thomas is a certified Job Finding Club facilitator; a True Color & Personality Dimension Level II Trainer; certified facilitator for "Starting Point", "Making Sense of LMI", "Career Cross Road" and "Employment Counselling Process". He is also a member of numerous Employment Service related advisory committees and has repeatedly been appointed as one of the assessors in BC for the "Canada Millennium Scholarship". Besides, Thomas serves occasionally as a part time faculty teaching Social Work Research and acts as a social work field instructor for various universities.

Joy Andrews has worked in the employment industry for over 12 years.She has provided one-on-one employment and career counselling, facilitated and developed programs and managed employment resource centres. She has served on the ENET board since 2007.

Providing employment and career development services for immigrants for over eight years, Joy developed comprehensive knowledge of the challenges for newcomers in continuing their career once they arrive in Canada. In pursuing solutions for these challenges, Joy actively participated in the Employment Access Strategy for Immigrants initiative, the Internationally Trained Professionals Network and the Skills Connect for Immigrants pilot program. She also represented the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC at the Pan Canadian Sector Council and Immigrant Services Dialogues.

Joy now works as the Client Services Team Leader at the Career Centre in Parksville, BC. She is proud to call the Career Centre her home for many reasons. One of those reasons is the commitment the organization has to supporting the staff in their pursuit of excellence by providing professional development.

Joy holds a strong belief that career development practitioners should have access to networking for sharing best practices and innovative solutions as well as access to meaningful and relevant professional development activities.

Helen Dewar is the Principal of Helen Dewar & Associates a company which specializes in experiential design and delivery of learning. Helen has been a teacher and a facilitator, working in both the public and private sectors, for over 20 years.

A large portion of Helen's practice for the past 15 years has been dedicated to career management and coaching - steering people toward meaningful and successful opportunities. She has worked on large outplacement projects as well as with small groups of people who are in different stages of transition.

She consulted on the launch of UBC's "Career Connections" and designed the series of workshops on job search offered through Continuing Studies.

Since 2004, Helen has brought her broad experience in the field of career transition to The Minerva Foundation as a member of the design team and the facilitator for the award winning , five-month, Minerva Helping Women Work program.

Helen's philosophy of career education encompasses providing learning experiences in order to,

• Increase the participants' sense of confidence in using their skills and interests.
• Encourage and support people in taking initiative.
• Inspire participants to view themselves as increasingly capable and confident.
• Provide support and guidance to those who are on a new journey.
  

Mike Jones has been in Education for over 35 years with a Bachelor of Education majoring in Counselling, and graduate studies in Career & Vocational Counselling. He began his professional duties in the Careers and Vocations area in 1978. His own vocational career ranges from civil engineering to graphic arts , commercial diving, road construction and firefighting. He is also has long standing experience in occupational health & safety in both industrial and educational settings. Mike continues to be involved in Career Education in northwestern B.C., administering work experience programmes, vocational training programmes, and career & vocational testing. He is currently the head of Student Services and the co-ordinator of the Careers Centre at Caledonia Senior Secondary in Terrace. In that position he works with students, employers, service providers and post-secondary institutions of the area to present a full range of career and vocational options to the students, while cultivating positive inter-agency relations.

Mike, a Certified Career Development Practitioner, has shown a strong commitment to the Careers field as a long standing member of the B.C. School Counsellors Association executive, a member of the board of the B.C. Career Management Association, and recently a member of the board of the Career Educators Society of British Columbia. Mike’s commitment to Career Development is evident in his efforts to bring practitioner training to northwestern B.C., as well as leading in professional activities for career educators in the northwest region.

Mike has a strong belief in supporting and promoting professional Career Practitioner standards and practices in the northern area of the province. A key need that he sees for that geographic area is the delivery of on-going educational opportunities for those working in the Careers field.

Desiree King has been active on the CMA board of directors for 2.5 years as the board treasurer and the past chair of the CCDC certification committee as well as conference planner for last years CDC 12th annual conference. Desiree has over 23 years experience in the Career Management field with a background in business and commerce. Desiree owned Cornerstone Academy from 1997 - 2004 and started the first full - time employment counselling diploma program in the lower mainland. Desiree presently works as a project manager/consultant.

Tannis Goddard is the Founder and President of BC-based Training Innovations (Tii), a career management organization since 1992 that delivers services to thousands of individuals each year. Tannis has experience designing and delivering large scale programming for provincial and federal governments, non-profit associations and organizations. She has served on the ENET board since 2007.

Tannis' entire career and professional development has been dedicated to the study of education and career development. Tannis' Masters studies were in Continuing Education with a specialization in Workplace Learning and she has continued to enhance her knowledge and understanding of these uniquely interrelated fields.

Tannis has spent the last seven years studying and researching the impact of delivering facilitated career counselling to groups and individuals through an online environment. This research evolved into a pilot program to deliver the first ever online EAS career exploration and job search preparation program in Canada in 2004.

Tannis is a practitioner at heart. The excitement of delivering online facilitated service lies in her ability to effectively reach out and engage with individuals in transition through a different means, not in the ability to deliver this type of service through flashy technology. As a result, Tannis has been instrumental in guiding the design and development of an online learning system to support constructivist and adult learning principles. Through the design and innovation, Tannis has identified and confirmed the success of facilitated online career counselling. In this way, Tannis has pushed the career-counselling field to learn more about and start to embrace this innovative medium of service delivery.

Tannis has exceptional skills, thinking outside the box and bringing innovation to the field of career development. Confirming the success that an online medium can have in helping individuals have transformative experiences, Tannis is leading a team at Tii to complete the design and delivery of a blended online and face-to-face program for internationally trained professionals. Most recently, Tannis was awarded the British Columbia Career Development Award of Excellence, presented by the Career Management Association of BC, in honour of her inspirational leadership and excellence in career development.

Tannis is a passionate educator and leader and speaks at national conferences on career development, online learning and Career Practitioning skills.

Jennifer Simpson graduated from the Career Practitioner Training Program at Kwantlen University College in February 2005 and began work immediately as an Instructor and Placement Consultant for the Training for Jobs program. Jennifer has a unique combination of expertise including Career Development, Facilitation and program development, Banking, Self Employment and even time as a Travel Agent in Washington State. Her background includes 6 years working as a Financial Services Representative and Loans & Investment Officer while working in a Call Centre environment. It was during her time in banking that she first got involved in training, mentoring and career development.

Jennifer was first introduced to the ENET Society by her instructor Kon Li. In February 2005 Jennifer had the privilege of designing and preparing a presentation for an ENET Society Training day called Call Centre, The billion dollar employment opportunity. Since then Jennifer has attended as many training days as possible and was actively involved in creating a survey for ENET Society Members. She has served on the ENET board since 2007.

While working in banking Jennifer observed the need to have a mentoring program for new staff and approached the training department to see what could be done. Jennifer and the training department worked together to create a model that would support and encourage new hires during the first months of employment and also provide senior staff with an opportunity for personal and professional growth. This program was a huge success and still exists today. Jennifer successfully mentored over 40 call centre staff, many of whom became mentors themselves. Later Jennifer created a Peer Coaching program that enabled senior staff provide informal but structured coaching.

As a member of the ENET Society Board of Directors Jennifer would like to see a mentoring program established for the Career Development and Rehabilitation Industry. Jennifer would like to use her skills and experience to create a model that will foster growth and encourage dialogue within this community of dedicated professionals. With the looming skills shortage we can all benefit by sharing idea's and best practices while also increasing understanding and recognition.

Jennifer is self employed as a contract Job Placement Consultant, Facilitator and Employment Counselor. She is married with 3 kids and recently moved back to her home town of Nanaimo.

Dr. Norman Amundson is a Full Professor in Counselling Psychology/Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He has given numerous workshops and seminars and also has been a keynote speaker at many national and international conferences. Some of the countries in which he has worked include: Austria, Australia, Britain, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

Dr. Amundson is actively involved in a number of professional associations. For the National Career Development Association he is the chair of the International Committee. For the National Employment Counseling Association he is editor of the Journal of Employment Counseling. He is also a governor of the Canadian Career Development Foundation. For the Canadian Counselling Association he has helped organize several conferences, chairing or working with the program committee.

In his writing, Dr. Amundson emphasizes the importance of creativity, imagination, cultural awareness, and action as career counseling strategies. His publications include: Active Engagement (Winner of the Best Book Award by the Canadian Counselling Association); The Essential Elements of Career Counseling; The Physics of Living; and several career workbooks including Career Pathways, Guiding Circles, and CareerScope. His books have been translated into the following languages: French, Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Greek, Italian, and Japanese.

Dr. Amundson has won a number of awards, some of his recent accomplishments include: Honorary Life Time Board Member of ENET; Best Research Article in the Career Development Quarterly (2005) - National Career Development Association; the Judy Geoghegan-Doi Distinguished Professional Service Award (2006) - National Employment Counseling Association; and an Honorary Doctorate in 2005 from the University of Umea, Sweden.

In addition to his academic activities, Dr. Amundson has been actively involved as a career consultant in many different projects. His work has been recognized by the federal government and he has helped to prepare individual and group training materials for employment counsellors. He also has worked with many private firms delivering employment counseling, most notably SUCCESS - a large employment transition program for immigrants and refugees. He also has been active in the corporate sector and is currently working with Van City Credit Union, helping them to enhance recruitment and retention by using his workplace attractor materials.

Audrey Pons, Past President, is the Founding President of ENET (formerly NETWERCC). She has been a Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant and trainer with WorkSafeBC for over 14 years and is very connected with many community resources. After completing her Master of Education Degree in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Audrey was appointed Chairperson of the Advisory Board for the Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation Degree program at Douglas College. Audrey is active with VCC Advisory Committee for the Counselling Skills and Substance Abuse programs and was on the Open Learning Agency Advisory Committee for students with disabilities. She is also an instructor of the Career Decision Making course at Douglas College and the Vocational Counselling course at Vancouver Community College. Audrey is one of the team recipients of the BC Career Development Award of Excellence for the Career Development Practitioner Program. In December 2008, she was honoured with the Netty Award for over 16 years of service to the ENET association and the career development sector. With over 25 years of experience in the Career Practitioner field, Audrey brings a wealth of experience and dedication to life-long learning to her students and clients.