About Career Development Council

Career Development Council, Inc. (CDC) is an educational not-for-profit affiliated with the Greater Southern Tier BOCES. CDC partners with business, industry, and area school districts to provide high quality K-12 career education services to over 28,000 students and educators each year. Career development services include career days, job shadowing, career panels, career-related field trips and site visits, career speakers, mock interviews, Working Worlds for Educators, and grant funded/special career-focused programs such as Architectural Awareness and the Youth Leadership Institute.

Mission Statement: To prepare learners for transition to employment by connecting the education and business sectors to deliver career development services that promote career awareness, exploration and choices.

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Career Development Council Team 2023-24

 

Sally Deane-Moshier

Executive Director

Collette Cornish

Hornell

Lindey Smith

Addison

Dan Delorme

Regional & District Support

Chris Callas

Regional & District Support

Nancy Wegman

BOCES CTE-Wildwood, Canaseraga

Alisa Wright

Avoca, Hammondsport, Jasper-Troupsburg

DeLaine Preston

Bath, Campbell-Savona

Robin Ott

BOCES CTE-Bush, Elmira Heights

Lori Hardee

Bradford, Corning Painted Post

Kate McKenzie

Broadway Academy, GST STEM Academy

Kristy Cragle

Corning Painted Post, Corning Christian Academy, BOCES CTE - Coopers

Cindy Dubots

Corning-Painted Post

Sarah Sassman

Notre Dame, Sayre*, Extended School Day Grant/APEX

Deb Lynch

Horseheads, Twin Tiers ARISE Program (TTAP)

Jennifer Sonsire

Horseheads

Cindy Williams

Odessa-Montour, Watkins Glen

Sarah Smith

Prattsburgh, Extended School Day Grant/Dundee

*Not through BOCES

CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS GOVERNED BY A COMMUNITY-BASED VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.


JILL STATS (24-27)

Chair
Deputy Director of Operations, Steuben County IDA

RACHEL ROBERTS (24-27)

Vice Chair
Manager of Education & Regulation, Guthrie Corning Hospital

MAARIT CLAY (24-27)

Secretary
Vice President of Student Development & Enrollment Management, SUNY CCC

JENINE CLEARY (23-26)

Past Chair
Human Resource Director, The ARC of Ontario



Class of 2023-26

DAVID ADAMS

LEED AP BD&C, Registered Architect
AJH Design

NICK AHEARN

Membership Development Representative
IBEW, Local 139

PAT AINI

CBS Project Director
Managing Director Carbody Shells
Alstom

TOM CASEY

SR. AD, Value & Assess, Inovation & Strategy Solutions Operations
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

CHERYL JORDAN

Staff Development/Educator
Corning Painted Post CSD-retired

Class of 2024-27

JOSH BEZIO

Principal, Project Manager/Architect
HUNT E/A/S

MICHELLE CAULFIELD

Superintendent
Corning Painted Post CSD

CARANELL PARKS

My Brother's Keeper Mentor- Elmira
Corning Incorporated-retired

JIM PEIFFER

Superintendent
Addison CSD

Class of 2025-28

MICHAEL GILL

Superintendent
Elmira Heights CSD

JOSH MICHAL

Director Human Resource North America
CAF USA

CHRISTY PARSONS

Community Development Officer
First Heritage Federal Credit Union

BRENT SHARKEY

Marketing Manager-Americas
Forkardt Hardinge

ROB SHERBURNE

Direct of CTE & PTECH
GST BOCES

DR. MARK D. VAUGHN

Direct of STEM Partnerships & Early Talent Pipeline Development
Corning Incorporated