Susan Roudebush
1615 Peachey Drive Ashland, OR 97520

552-1779 [phone] 282-3005292-9292 [cell] susanroudebush@mindspring.com [email]

Work History

Trainer & Software Developer, intoCareers, University of Oregon

Train agency representatives nationwide. Collaborate with key state administrators to design implementation plans. Develop Internet tutorial software.

2007- present

Proprietor, Susan Roudebush Consulting

Operate a consulting and career guidance business serving Southern Oregon schools and colleges.  Write and secure grants for regional schools and districts.

2002- present

Education Program Coordinator, Rogue Community College

Launch, advertise, administer, advise, and teach students within a new education certificate program.

2000 - 2002

Counselor & Instructor, Rogue Community College

Provide career counseling and academic advising services to diverse populations.  Develop and teach career and life planning courses for web and face-to-face delivery.

1999 - 2000

Consultant, National Career Information System

Design-team member crafting multimedia career software. Write sound bites and scripts driving the program. Design and edit software, text, and audio/video. Collaborate on casting with multi-media design firm.

1996-1999
(part time)

Lead Trainer, Instructor & Marketing Manager, University of Oregon Career Information System

Conduct training and manage marketing efforts for an educational organization that produced career software. Write curriculum books. Design and conduct advertising and PR campaigns, negotiate user contracts, teach graduate career counseling courses and career development facilitator certification coursework..

1982-1999

Rehabilitation Counselor/Supervisor, 1Vocational Planning Consultants & 2Career Directions Northwest

Provide vocational rehabilitation counseling—career-related assessments, job counseling, employer and internship negotiations, worksite modifications, employment supervision of industrially injured workers.  Supervise thirteen staff in three geographical locations.

11980-1982

21986-1988

College Training Coordinator/Pre-Employment Program Director, ECOEC

Select, support, and monitor progress of clients (disadvantaged, first generation, and minority students) enrolled in post-secondary education.  Develop academic and employment plans, assist students in overcoming financial, academic, cultural, and personal barriers. Support employment search, negotiating supported employment contracts.

1976-1980

 

 

Consulting and Self-employment Experience                                                                      

Scholarship Consultant, Oregon Student Assistance Commission, Eugene, OR, 2007 - present

Career Consultant, Providence Health Systems, 2006 - present

Career Development Consultant, Jackson - Josephine ESD, 1999 – 2000; 2002-present

Career Development Consultant, Portland Area Vocational Technical Education Consortium (PAVTEC), 1995 (book author and technical consultant to high schools re: enhancing career centers and volunteer programs)

Student Career Development Research Project Coordinator, Portland Public Schools, 1994-1995 (career program effectiveness study)

Writer and Editor, Portland Public Schools, 1991-1992 (wrote and edited career development class curriculum)

Organizational Development Consultant, Eastern Oregon Hospital, 1979-1980 (organizational development evaluator and interpersonal communications trainer)

Organizational Development Consultant, St. Anthony's Hospital, The Care Unit, 1978 (organizational development evaluator and interpersonal communications trainer)

Interpersonal Communications Consultant, Eastern Oregon State College, 1978 (communication skills team training)

Education

1Career Development Facilitator, 2Career Development Facilitator Instructor & 3 Career Development Facilitator Instructor Trainer Certification

Oakland University, Oakland, MI

 

 

11995,

21996, &

32000

Educational Psychology, doctoral  studies

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

1986-1988

Counseling and Student Personnel Services, M.A. (area of concentration, college career counseling)

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

 

1974-1976

Speech & Hearing Sciences and Psychology, B.S. (double major)

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

1970-1974

Publications

Senior Portfolio Project Student Manual and Instructor Supplement, Medford, OR: Southern Oregon Education Services District, 2005.

“Effects of Connections Coursework on Ninth Grade Career Development,” with Monica M. Kemppainen, Ph.D. (in publication).

“Some Thoughts about Teaching Career Development,” Oregon Career Information System.  Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, College of Education. 2001.

“Homage to the Career Information System,” Keywords, Eugene, OR January, 1999.

"Effects of the Career Development Inventory and Career Coursework on Ninth Grade Career Development," Oregon Counseling Association Journall, Fall/Winter 1996-1997, V6, No.1.

Creating and Implementing a Model Career Resource Center and Volunteer Program, Portland, OR: Portland Community College Press, 1995.

CIS Adult Curriculum, Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, 1994.

CIS High School Curriculum, Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, 1992.

CIS Middle School Curriculum, (contributing writer/editor) Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, 1997.

Career TREK Teacher's Guide (writing and editing team member), Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, 1990; revision lead writer, 1999.

Careers of the 90's,” Careers, Salem, OR, 1987.

Coping with Change, Careers, Salem, OR, 1983.


Organizations and Honors

Ashland Library Advisory Committee, 2007

ASPIRE volunteer, Ashland High School, 2004-2006

Walker Elementary School Site Council, 2004-2005

Ashland Middle School Site Council, 2005

Esther Matthews Award for Leadership in the Field of Career Development, 2005

State conference keynote speaker, Oregon Employment & Training Association/Oregon Career Development Association, February 2003

Superior Aquatics Board Member, Community Outreach Co-Coordinator, 2003

Bear Creek Greenway, Annual Auction Event Coordinator, 1999-2002

Nancy Hargis State Award for Leadership in Career Development, 2000

Outstanding Service to Education Award, Portland State University School of Education, 1997

Outstanding Vision for Oregon Youth Award, Portland Interdisciplinary Recruitment Committee, 1992

Oregon Career Development Association founding member, 1986-present, membership chair (1986-1990), president-elect (1991), president (1992), and past-president (1993)

Association of State-based Systems of Career Information, 1985 Distinguished Service Award

American Society for Training and Development, member 1981-1986, Eugene Chapter and 1992-1999, Portland Chapter

National Career Development Association, member 1984-present, national advisory board member, 2000-present

Oregon Association of Rehabilitation Practitioners in Private Practice, member 1982-1987, conference chair, 1983