Educational Consultants Devote Hour Together to Discussion of Service
September 29th, 2009
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA
About 100 educational consultants gathered together for the annual meeting of their “Special Interest Group” during the NACAC Conference. The hour-long lunch meeting was dedicated to a discussion of pro-bono and other community service models, reflecting the near universal commitment educational consultants make to service (a recent survey of members of the Independent Educational Consultants Association showed that more than 90% did some pro-bono work).
Chaired by San Francisco consultant Jane McClure, a panel of five consultants, led by Katelyn Klapper (IECA, MA) provided various models of service, including community-based organizations promoting college access, national organizations assisting under-served communities, no-fee service for foster children, sliding scale fees to serve those struggling financially, and more.
Among those sharing such models were IECA members Leslie Kent (VA), Joan Koven (PA) and Liz Zucker (MA).
Stephanie Sabga, a Denver-based consultant shared her experiences, doing a wonderful job synthesizing the difficulties in effective volunteer outreach—and providing terrific ideas on how to overcome these difficulties.
Leaving the room at its conclusion, IECA Foundation Chair Steve Antonoff (IECA, CO) commented on how much he wished all attendees at NACAC could have seen the presentation and learned of the commitment consultants make to service.
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