Contributing To Staff Development

Washington State seal State Of Washington
Department of Services For The Blind
3411 South Alaska Street, P.O. Box 18379 Seattle, WA 98118
Oct. 5, 1983

Dear Martin:

I would like to express our appreciation for the Placement Seminar you conducted at the Washington Department of Services for the Blind.... The materials you have developed offer an approach that is practical, possible for our staff to do, and relevant to the job market of the 80.... I know from my own experience that your placement materials are geared for the present employment environment where job seekers find the market very tough. I hope you will continue to lend your creativity, energy and job placement knowledge to the work of our agency.

Sincerely,
Marijo Olson
Assistant Director

May 24, 1985

Dear Martin,

You were definitely the highlight of our workshop. Thank you so much for giving us your time and expertise. I had people coming up to me all day saying, "Where did you find him? -he's wonderful!" We passed out evaluations at the end of the day to help us with our next workshop effort. Participants repeatedly commented that they really got lots out of your session.... I appreciate your generosity in linking people, resource material, providing reading lists, and giving valuable input in the career counseling field.

Kim Manderback
Director, Women's Employment Network

Audience Ratings for the
1993, 1994, 1997 Workshops

Participants included:

Wellness Coordinators
Dept. of Personnel Managers, Washington State Govt.
Educators in Washington
Oregon State University Gerontology Conference

Over the last 20 years, I have presented over 60 workshops, lectures, and seminars. These training events and classes have dealt with a variety of topics: careers, leisure, writing, portfolios, drama, community service and work-based learning. Audience evaluations usually come in at about 4.5 to 4.8 on a 5 point scale (see page 6).

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