The Career Development Leaders Network

The Career Development Leaders Network was formed after the 2003 Governor’s Institute on Career Education and Work to support the continued implementation of the Career Education and Work Standards in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The members of this network have worked diligently to create many of the documents that are included on this website.

Special thanks to the Bureau of Career and Technical Education for supporting this vision of making it possible for each and every student in Pennsylvania to understand themselves, the world of work, and how they fit into that world so that they can have happy and productive lives.

Membership of the Career Development Leaders Network includes:

Network Chairperson
Dr. Jeannette Fraser
Director, Outreach for K-12
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA 17701

Patty Bicanich
Special Vocational Education Services
Penn State McKeesport
McKeesport, PA 15132

Dr. Judith Bookhamer
Executive Director
Pennsylvania School Counselors Association
McKeesport, PA 15132

Liz Brewer
President
Pennsylvania School Counselors Association
Elementary School Counselor
Warrior Run School District
Turbotville, PA 17772

Thomas Butler
Executive Director
CORE Philly Scholarship Program
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Jay Cannon
State Administrator
Career Counseling Services
PA Department of Education
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Susan Fox
Community Learning Specialist
Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School
Horsham, PA 19044

Christina Herman
Director of Student Services & Career Development
Loyalsock Township School District
Williamsport, PA 17701

Betty Holmboe
Executive Director
Capital Area School-to-Work Partnership
Harrisburg, PA 17110

Beverly Hunsberger
Transition Specialist, Outreach for K-12
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA 17701

Alice Justice
Middle School Counselor
Central Columbia Middle School
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Linda Mohler
Director of Curriculum
Mifflin County School District
Lewistown, PA 17044

Don Shade
Regional Director
PHEAA Regional Office
Williamsport, PA 17701-6323

Jared Shady
Regional Manager
Bridges Transitions Company
Carlisle, PA 17013

Katherine (K.C.) Simchock
PA Department of Education
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

Michael Thompson
School to Career Coordinator
Director of Counseling
Middletown Area School District
Middletown, PA 17057

Cindy Vennie
Director of Special Education
Selinsgrove Area School District
Selinsgrove, PA 17870

Kris Whitaker
Warren County School-to-Work Partnership
Warren, PA 16365