by Rosemary Tippett, IECA Outreach Coordinator Atlanta area IECA members met for an informal lunch at the Vinings Club in Atlanta on March 23, where they all enjoyed a delicious lunch and a view of the Atlanta skyline. The gathering was quickly met with great enthusiasm. Twenty-six IECA Professional and Associate members from the greater … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA With the start of the new year—and IECA’s 35th anniversary—comes the opportunity to outline where we are headed both as a profession of independent educational consulting and specifically with IECA. Here’s my list of 10 things to watch for in 2011: 1. Increased demand among the media and the … Read more »
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3 comments by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Yesterday, I was able to spend several hours in Los Angeles with some of IECA’s local members. In all, 27 members took part in our gathering—a wonderful number by any standard, but almost remarkable in the short notice we provided. More remarkable still is that they gathered not … Read more »
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| Consulting Business,educational consultants,educational consulting,Educational Consulting Growth,IECA Cincinnati Conference,IECA member consultants | 2 comments 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, Independent Educational Consultants Association Early this morning I received the draft of the Strategic Plan meant to carry IECA through 2015. The Task Force charged with writing the plan, chaired by Mary Jane Freeman of North Carolina, began its work about 16 months ago by reviewing the implementation of our … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I have noted, on several occasions in the last few months, that IECA’s membership—and the numbers of educational consultants—is growing quickly. As this growth occurs, families will increasingly look toward IECA membership as the truest test of whether a consultant has the knowledge, skills and ethical guideposts to be … Read more »
IECA’s international consulting reach has recently spread to include Mexico, India, Germany, Puerto Rico, Ivory Coast as well as more traditional locations in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Our Canadian membership has been increasing as well. At the request of the many international IECA members who attended our San Francisco Conference, … Read more »