Presidential Series with Dr. Bret Anderson - NCDA Priorities and Pathways

In the first episode of Season 6, Dr. Erik Hines, NCDA Trustee for School Career Counselors and Specialists hosts NCDA President Dr. Bret Anderson. Dr. Anderson shares his career development background and outlines his plans for a five-year strategy to grow membership, strengthen marketing of NCDA’s curriculum and credentials, and expand global partnerships and conferences. He emphasizes embedding career development earlier in education, improving accessibility for historically marginalized populations, and framing career development as a catalyst for social and economic justice, while inviting member feedback to guide implementation. This episode is the first of a four-part Presidential Series.

Dr. Bret Anderson is the President of h2 Communication, LLC® (h2C) a Veteran Owned Small Business Job Readiness Training and Executive Coaching and Frontline Leadership Development company. He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from Northcentral University as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees in communication, both from the University of Colorado Denver. Raised in Denver CO, Dr. Anderson began a prosperous career serving his country after enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1982. During his career as a psychologist and business owner Dr. Anderson has worked with major hospitals in California and several companies in the Denver metro area to help build C-Suite executives and staff employees leadership skills, personal financial acumen, and career development evolution with an emphasis on employment retention.

Erik M. Hines, Ph.D., is a Professor of Counseling in the Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Educational Sciences within the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Dr. Hines research agenda focuses on the postsecondary readiness and career development of Black men and boys across various contexts (P-12, community college, 4- year college/university) and critically examines how high impact programming shape their educational and career outcomes and experiences. Additionally, Dr. Hines studies the career exploration of educationally vulnerable students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). He has secured over $12.5 million dollars in research and program funding.