What Our Professional Development Director Does

The director of professional development is responsible for developing and carrying out innovative programming dedicated to the ongoing education of member and non-member coaches in the Metro DC area and beyond.

The professional development director’s ongoing responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Solicit speaker proposals, review proposal and speaker credentials and attend presentations where necessary to vet speaker for appropriateness for a chapter program.
• Match speakers with program dates.
  
• Maintain communication with speaker prior to event and advise of headcount.
• Manage CCEU applications and forward to ICF headquarters for approval. Prepare CCEU certificates for distribution at meeting.
• Write announcement for upcoming presentations.
  
• Coordinate with chapter administrative assistant to identify meeting rooms/location, food and beverage needs and selections, audio-visual needs, etc., and negotiate contracts for signage where necessary.
• Monitor registration editor and assist communications director with additional reminders where necessary.
• Set up member resource table and encourage participation.
• Maintain evaluation form master and provide ample copies at each program.
• Collect completed evaluations following program and review with speaker.
• Maintain monthly follow-up files for use in future programming.