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Posts Tagged ‘IECA Leadership’

IECA’s 34th Year Comes to Close with an Eye to the Future

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA June 30th marks the close of our Fiscal Year and IECA’s 34th serving as the principal voice of the profession of independent educational consulting. We entered the year committed to helping our members thrive, and exploring ways to strengthen the profession, promote the value of the work we … Read more »

New Strategic Plan Emphasizes IECA’s Leadership

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 »

IECA Launches New Initiative to Reach Out to Learning Specialists

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA From the LDA Conference in Baltimore, MD Led by IECA ‘s Learning Disabilities Committee, the Independent Educational Consultants Association has launched a new, sustained initiative to educate learning specialists, psychologists, parent advocates and state and regional LDA officials about the role IECA members play in advising on school and … Read more »

IECA Board Nominations Announced

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 »

Preparing for Change – Dodge’s View

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 »

Preparing for Change

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 »

What Challenges will Educational Consultants Face in 2015?

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Here we are just six days into the New Year, and I’m already focusing on what the consulting field will look like at the mid-point of the new decade. More specifically, I wonder how consultants’ work will be different, what their challenges will be, and what the Independent Educational … Read more »

Working and NETworking with Educational Associations

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend an “Executive Forum” of two dozen association CEOs.  While it was a diverse collection based on both size and professional representation, education groups dominated.Being invited to participate provided me with a wonderful opportunity to speak with leaders of groups with whom we … Read more »

What Does it Take to Put on a National Conference?

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA, from the National Conference in NC Here we are on the eve of the 2009 Fall Conference. Even before we officially open the gathering at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, we will have completed visits to more than 15 campuses by over 140 consultants, 130 attendees will have taken part … Read more »

IECA’s Continued Growth and Strength Continues to Defy National Association Trend

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I attended several meetings yesterday in Washington DC which provided the opportunity to hear how our fellow associations—educational and otherwise—are faring. The two general areas of concern include how the economy has impacted membership and programming, and how social networking has resulted in membership losses, sometimes in significant … Read more »

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