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Staff Career Development

Lynne Hamilton, Committee Chair
Local 2945 Voice-Mail 3277

GREETINGS FROM THE CHAIR

My new role as Staff Career Development
Committee Chair brings many challenges - one
of them is to test my writing skills by bringing
greetings and writing a brief biography to let
you know about my past and present College,
committee and community involvement.

On behalf of the Committee I would first like
to thank Carol McQuarrie for her outstanding
four year commitment as Committee Chair.

Many of you are already familiar with my past
and sometimes outrageous antics on campus,
but there are also many support staff that I
have yet to meet. The Staff Career
Development Conference presents the perfect
opportunity to do this.

So who am I?

¢ A Prairie person who migrated to

Vancouver in the late 70’s. I have worked in
educational institutions for 25 years, and in the
(ARC) Achievement Resource Centre as a
Divisional Assistant for the past 15. A "lifer"
in the department of learning, I came to Cap
from the U. of “Winterpeg” Counselling Dept.,
bringing with me energy and commitment to
assist students to overcome barriers to
learning.

¢ Committee work at Cap has included serving
on the Health & Safety Committee and
chairing the College’s United Way Campaign
for a number of years. I am also one of the
original members of the creative and hard
working Staff Career Development
Committee.

¢ An ENFP (Extravert, Intuitive, Feeling,
Perceptor) as defined by the Myers Briggs
Type Indicator, which means that it is okay for
me to be “off the wall” at times, and quite
within the normal range for me to be involved
in the performing arts; tapping and singing in

& printed on recycled paper

variety shows for hospitals, seniors centres,
and fundraisers. I am an enthusiast who plays
at playing the piano, creative writing,
gardening and am often found working with a
team organizing projects such as :
The 1994 Staff Career Development
Conference
By the time you read this, you will have
received your Staff Career Development
Conference brochure and registered in one of
our six full-day sessions. We anticipate the
best turnout ever at this year’s event. I hope
arrangements can be made in all departments
to allow everyone the opportunity to attend.
As a reminder, conference sessions are as
follows:
Thursday, February 24
1. Managerial Skills for the Non-Manager
2. Creating Job Satisfaction: Developing an
Action Plan
3. Creativity: Singspiration
Friday, February 25
4. The Changing World: Keeping Pace
5. Self-Renewal: The Art of Revitalizing
Your Career
6. Creativity: Beyond the Barriers
I look forward to seeing you on the 24th and
25th and leave you with this conference tip:

Expect a Successful Learning Experience - The mind is
like a parachute. It only works when it is open.
How to get the Most out of Training, The News HMRA, Oct. 93 Ed.

Committee Members Local
Lynne Hamilton, Chair 2945
Judith Hall 2965
Wendy Weberg 2977
Val Lautenschlager 2060
David DeMuynck 2002