The 2018 OCDA conference was held on Friday, April 20th, 2018 at the Quest Conference Center in Columbus. Below is a summary of our speakers and their presentations.
This year we had the pleasure of honoring three award winners during our lunch at the conference.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award Winner: McKenna Koewler
Outstanding New Professional Award Winner: Natalie Fox
Bob Windle Leadership Award Winner: Ryan Wilhelm
![David Reile](http://ocdaonline.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/David-Reile-150x150.jpg)
Dr. David Reile, Ph.D., Past President of NCDA, Managing Director & Executive Coach of Career Development Alliance was our Keynote presenter. He discussed how the media and other external influences shape the career development of ourselves and clients.
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Dr. Paul Hershberger, Director of the Division of Behavioral Health & Professor of the Department of Family Medicine at Boonshoft School of Medicine discussed common cognitive tendencies that affect judgments of the likelihood of possible outcomes, influence decision-making, and sway assumptions about contributors to life satisfaction.
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Tom Payton, Coordinator of Career & Counseling Services at Southern State Community College, presented on the impact of job loss, career well-being and culture, choice theory, and hardiness techniques.
![Zachary Beck](http://ocdaonline.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Zachary-Beck-150x150.jpg)
Zack Beck, the Manager of Strategic Partnerships at the Dayton Society of Natural History, shared with participants different LinkedIn strategies for both themselves and clients.
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Dr. Brad Imhoff, Assistant Professor at Liberty University, and co-presenter Molly Perkins discussed cognitive behavioral understanding of social anxiety disorder and its implications for career counselors and their clients who struggle with it.
![Charene Thornton](http://ocdaonline.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Charene-Thornton-e1519057420278-150x150.jpg)
Charene Thornton, Recruiting Coordinator for the Career Center at Wright State University, and co-presenter Carleen Beckermann spoke about best practices as it relates to working with on-campus recruiters as well as effective communication.
![Kim Gilliam, STUDENT AFFAIRS & ADMISSIONS-SOM Director, Student Services and Counseling, 3-10-16](http://ocdaonline.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Kim-Gilliam-e1519056703882-150x150.jpg)
Dr. Kim Gilliam, Director of Medical Student Services at Boonshoft School of Medicine, focused on self-awareness, self-care, and client behaviors in relation to resilience skill development and stress management strategies.