Early Career Professionals Council – ECPC

Mission: The Early-Career Professionals Council (ECPC) engages and mentors early-career professionals, advocates continuing education, and fosters positive relationships between members transitioning from the member with Student distinction to the member without that distinction. ECPC encourages the dissemination of professional and institutional knowledge and standards through education, mentoring and technical opportunities; and work closely with the Society’s membership staff, Student Advisory Council, and Sustaining Members Council to strengthen the Society and its members.

Goals:

Acting with the Executive Director and Board of Directors, the Early Career Professionals Council is charged to:

• Develop and recommend to the Board of Directors policies and procedures governing the programs and services to be offered by ECPC to subscribing members and the public.
• Provide policy guidance and consultation for the Executive Director and BOD in setting priorities for programs and services.
• Promote the ASPRS Certification Program
• Implement a mentoring program for early career professionals, utilizing mentor volunteers from Corporate Member firms and existing members.
• Serve as an advocate for ASPRS Members entering the workforce, providing a plan that outlines professional development milestones to strive for in their first few years in the industry.
• Coordinate with the Student Advisory Council and Sustaining Members Council to foster positive relationships between members transitioning from the student to professional.
• Coordinate with other councils such as the Student Advisory Council and the Sustaining Members Council to host conference events such as the Student Employer
• Meet and Greet and the Early Career Professionals Social
• Work with the Student Advisory Council to appoint SAC-ECPC Liaison members

The Council consists of four ASPRS members, with new officers appointed by the current council members in an application/ review/election process. The Council consists of four roles: Chair, Vice Chair, Deputy Vice Chair, and Immediate Past Chair; each position is held for a period of one year with the transition during the annual conference. Currently, we only have Chair, Vice Chair, and Immediate Past Chair filled.

CHAIR
Youssef Kaddoura
Email: kaddoura@ufl.edu

Deputy Chair
Kyle Knapp

IMMEDIATE PAST Chair
Madeline Stewart