by LeeAnn
Bernier-Clarke, MEd, NCC, NCCC
LeeAnn
Bernier-Clarke is a career counselor, organization development and
career education consultant with Successful Transitions, a private
practice which specializes in career transition and change management,
based in Louisville, Kentucky. She has provided counseling to clients
in career transition, as well as career education and organization
development consulting services to clients from business, industry,
government, educational institutions, professional and community
organizations. Her experience spans over 15 years, and a variety of
settings.
A
National Board Certified Counselor (N.C.C.) and Career Counselor
(N.C.C.C.) with a M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from the University of
Louisville and B.A. from California State University at San Bernardino,
Ms. Bernier-Clarke has an extensive background in higher education
administration and executive level management.
She has
an established reputation in media, a professional presentation and has
authored numerous articles, sections of government publications and
several workbooks on various career development topics. She is the
former director of the University Career Center at the University of
Louisville, where she taught Career Development and Counseling
Psychology courses. A mother of two teenagers, her career includes
several years as a middle school teacher and executive director of a
non-profit corporation.
Ms.
Bernier-Clarke has been actively involved in educational reform for
over 10 years in Kentucky, where she serves on the governor's
School-to-Work Task Force and the Kentucky Occupational Information
Coordinating Committee. A committed parent advocate, she has held
several offices, including president, in the Parent Teacher and Student
Association ( P.T.A.) at her children's high school and is a parent
representative on its School Based Decision Making (S.B.D.M.) Council.