Professional of the Year for 2010 in Career and Education Services: Ellen H. Katz, Ph.D.

	Ellen H. Katz, Ph.D.
Industry	Business/Education
Title	President/Partner
Expertise	Career management and peer review, career mentoring and networking (especially young women), career counseling, career placement, resume preparation, design and implementation of business/education internship programs
Current Organization	Mentor Talk, Inc.
Type of Organization	Educational services/career services
Major Product	Career services (career networking, career placement, resume preparation) and educational services (workshops/seminars/classes/research) in career management, career mentoring, career counseling and advice
Area of Distribution	International
University/Degree	B.S., Home Economics Education, Brooklyn College, City Univ. of New York, 1956; M.S., Secondary Education, Hofstra Univ., 1962; Ph.D., Home Economics in Higher Education, New York Univ., 1992
Born	January 7, 1935, Long Beach, New York
Honors & Awards	Assoc. of Home Appliance Manufacturers ALMA Award, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978; Certification of Appreciation, Field Study Program, College of Human Ecology, Cornell Univ., 1979; Education Scholastic Research Award, New York Univ., 1988; Certificate of Merit Award, Bureau of Human Services, N.Y. City Public Schools, 1988; Who's Who Among Student in American Universities and Colleges, 1990; Certificate of Appreciation for Sensitivity and Assistance to Older New Yorkers, N.Y. State Dept. for the Aging, 1990; Honorary Member, Women's Int'l Network of Utility Professional,, 1997; Challenge '96 Team Award Winner, Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y., 1997
Published Works	Rowley, M. & Katz., E. (1992), "An Evaluation of Changing Expectations and Perceptions of Professional Organizations," Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters; Katz, E., Dalton, S., Giacquinta, J. (1994), "Status Risk Taking and Receptivity of Home Economics Teachers to a Statewide Curriculum Innovation" (based on doctoral thesis), Home Economics Research Journal; Katz, E., Rowley, M. Eggert, D., Williams, J.D. (pending), "A Model Supporting the Need for Accountability of Professional Organizations in Meeting Different Member Expectations of Benefits," ERIC ED; 31 collective works, articles, journals, papers
Affiliations	Nat'l Assoc. of Women Business Owners; Nat'l Assoc. of Female Executives; Women's Int'l Network of Utility Professionals; Amer. Assoc. of Family and Consumer Services; Amer. Educ't'l Research Assoc.; Advisory Committee, Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Center, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NYC; Student/Alumni Networking Events, New York Univ.; The Woodhull Institute of Ethical Leadership
Hobbies & Sports	Swimming, reading
Career Accomplishments	Numerous awards and listings from professional organizations and universities
Work History	Business experience: Scholastic Magazines, New York, NY, Curriculum Designer, 1973; Coats & Clarke Inc., New York, NY, Hotline Supervisor, 1973-74; Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Coordinator of Program Dev. & Training, Consumer Affairs, 1975-80; Senior Specialist, Energy Services, 1980-97; Mentor Talk, Inc., New York, NY, President/Partner, 2003-present; Teaching experience: since 1956; most recent, Queens College, City Univ. of New York, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2003; Brigham Young Univ., Visiting Professor, 20001-01
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