by Emily Snyder, IECA Member (Virginia) Why would I choose to write about the upcoming memorial service for a professional colleague in an independent educational consulting blog? Because of the high professional standards she emulated for us all; because of the numbers of IECs and others with connections to the field of independent educational consulting … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA In my last blog I wrote about some of the upcoming advancements in education and training that will significantly increase the value of membership in IECA. At the same time, recognition of the profession and our members is growing significantly. The value of joining IECA can be seen in … Read more »
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5 comments by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The Board of Directors of the Independent Educational Consultants Association met in Cincinnati as the annual conference drew to a close and the committee chairs wrapped up a wonderful opportunity to share ideas and initiatives. So much was on the agenda that I think we all feared it … Read more »
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| IECA,IECA Board of Directors,IECA Cincinnati Conference,IECA Leadership,IECA member consultants,independent educational consultants,Member benefits,member services | 4 comments by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from Cincinnati Ohio and the IECA Conference While grabbing coffee this morning I have run into almost two dozen independent educational consultants (both IECA members and non-member IECs). Each one told me what a wonderful conference this has been, although almost always qualified with “but overwhelming” or “so much … Read more »
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| educational consulting,Educational Consulting Growth,IECA,IECA Cincinnati Conference,IECA Leadership,IECA member consultants,independent educational consultants,Member benefits | 0 comment by Mark Sklarow, IECA Executive Director The Executive Committee of the IECA Board of Directors met Monday and Tuesday this week to examine current issues and ensure the Association’s future is on track, incorporating member feedback and planning for upcoming meetings of the Board of Directors. While the officers examined numerous topics (e.g., conference changes, … Read more »
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| Affinity Groups,educational consultants,educational consulting,Educational Consulting Growth,IECA,IECA Leadership,international consulting,Marketing,member services,Strategic Plan | 0 comment by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA It has been a year since the Independent Educational Consultants Association announced a new initiative to allow members with shared interests to form “Affinity Groups” and in that year many such groups have taken off. Consultants that do international placements and those specializing in graduate school are forming … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Based on a request brought by the IECA Special Needs Committee, the Board of Directors met via teleconference last week. Knowing that members overwhelmingly view the TalkList as a valuable benefit (based on the January 2010 member survey), the effort focused on ways to make the TalkList both more … Read more »
The IECA Nominating Committee has completed their lengthy review and deliberations, and are pleased to announce the following slate for the Independent Educational Consultants Association leadership: Nominated to a Three-Year Term (2010 – 2013) IECA Board of Directors James “Bar” Clarke (ME) Jamie Dickenson (WV) Alan Haas (CT) Dodge Johnson (PA) [nominated to second Board term] … Read more »
by Dodge Johnson, President-Nominee, IECA (Pennsylvania) I have to say that Mark and I took on a lot of challenges – and that we had a great time gnawing on them. Our seminar leaders asked us to set an “audacious” goal. So after looking at the member survey, we said, “Okay, why not reshape the … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA “The pace of change in programming within your association must be commensurate with the pace of change in your member’s world.” This little bit of truth was but one of hundreds of things that IECA President-elect Dodge Johnson and I heard over the last two days. We were attending … Read more »
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