Atlanta Nonprofit Career Conference - Presenters

Judi Adams

Workshop: The 4 Deadly Sins of a Job Search

Judi Adams is the owner and president of RightChanges.biz, the affordable and successful job search and career direction coaching company. A 20+ year veteran of Information Technology, Judi began coaching job seekers in 2002 following an eight month job transition of her own. During that job transition she discovered how much the job market had changed and the successful approach to landing that next job.

Ms. Adams founded RightChanges in February of 2009 and her clients have had phenomenal success. 100% of RightChanges’ clients who completed the personal coaching series are now employed in jobs they wanted. In addition to coaching job seekers, Judi publishes job search articles that are read worldwide and is a frequent keynote speaker. Judi is also in the process of publishing two books regarding the job market.

Ellen McCarty, President – McCarty Co.

Workshop: Finding Tomorrow’s Leaders for Today’s Nonprofits

“Ellen McCarty brings twenty years of executive experience in the government and nonprofit sectors. She has served as the Executive Director of two Atlanta based nonprofits and the President/CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation© of Georgia and Alabama. She has received local, state, and national recognition for her design and creation of programs in the juvenile justice system; residential facilities and programs for children and youth in foster care; and programs to establish permanent housing for homeless men, women, and children infected and/or affected with HIV/AIDS. Ms. McCarty is passionate about the work of the nonprofit sector and uses her real-life experiences and expertise to help organizations and individuals through her company, McCarty & Co. Additionally, she serves as a guest instructor for Emory University Center for Lifelong Learning; the Foundation Center – Atlanta; the Georgia Center for Nonprofits; and United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta.”

Who is Head Coach and Founder – Howard J. Cattie, Jr

Workshop: Job Interview Success

Howard has had over 30 years of Career Coaching, Recruiting, Sales and Sales Management experience before founding CareerOyster LLC. While he has been a hiring manager for most of that time, his real passion has been in helping individuals identify their longer term goals and position themselves to get there. He has extensive experience in coaching jobseekers and recruiters in effective career planning, resume writing, interview coaching and job closing strategies. He has trained over 400 recruiters and thousands of candidates in job seeking techniques with a true specialty in candidate interview preparation. Prior to that he founded and managed Custom Recruiting Services for 11 years, a specialized recruiting firm for Technology and Technology Sales and Marketing professionals. Howard was also an Executive in three national Recruiting and Staffing organizations: Source Services, Romac International (now Kforce) and Norrell (now Spherion).

John E. Long, Career & Executive Coach | Two Roads Resources, Inc.

Workshop: Career Mapping - Creating your Path to the Career You’ve Envisioned

John is an independent practitioner specializing in career coaching and career development. John works with a broad range of clients, many of whom seek assistance with career exploration, updated personal marketing materials, a targeted career search strategy, interview preparation, as well as coaching for career transition. He has a special interest in the administration and interpretation of personality and career assessments. John also serves as a resource for organizations interested in employee assessments, talent development and outplacement coaching.

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