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Ellen H. Katz
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| Title: |
President |
| Industry: |
Business/Education |
| Type of Organization: |
Educational Services/Career Services |
| Major Product/Service: |
Career services including career networking, career placement, resume preparation and educational services (workshops, seminars, classes, research) in career management, career mentoring, career counseling and advice |
| Expertise: |
Dr. Katz has a private practice. She specializes in career management and peer review, career mentoring and networking (especially young women), career counseling, career placement, resume preparation and the design and implementation of business/education internship programs. She served on the Advisory Committee of the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ADA Center at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City from 1995 to 1998. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
International |
| Affiliations: |
National Association of Women Business Owners; Women’s International Network of Utility Professionals; American Association of Family and Consumer Services; American Educational Research Association; The Woodhull Institute of Ethical Leadership; National Association of Female Executives; American Association of University Women, Manhattan Branch/New York City Branch |
| University/Degree: |
B.S., Home Economics Education, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 1956; M.S., Secondary Education, Hofstra University, 1962; Ph.D. Home Economics in Higher Education, New York University, 1992 |
| Born: |
January 7, 1935, Long Beach, New York |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Concerts |
| Spouse: |
Deceased |
| Work History: |
Dr. Katz worked with Scholastic Magazine as a Curriculum Designer in 1973 and as a Hotline Supervisor with Coats & Clarke, Inc., both of New York, from 1973-1974. From 1975 to 1980, Dr. Katz was the Coordinator of Program Development & Training, Consumer Affairs with Consolidated Edison of New York, continuing as Senior Specialist of Energy Services from 1980 to 1997. Since 2003, Dr. Katz has been the President/Partner of Mentor Talk, Inc. of New York, becoming President/Owner in 2009. She has taught since 1956. Her most recent teaching experiences include being an Adjunct Assistant Professor with Queens College, City University of New York in 2003 and a Visiting Professor at Brigham Young University from 2000 to 2001. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers ALMA Award, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978; Certificate of Appreciation, Field Study Program, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, 1979; Education Scholastic Research Award, New York University, 1988; Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1990; Certificate of Appreciation for Sensitivity and Assistance to Older New Yorkers, New York State Department for the Aging, 1990; Honorary Member, Women’s International Network of Utility Professionals, 1991; Challenge ’96 Team Award Winner, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, 1997; Served as a Mystery Woman at the Spring 2009 Exploring Your Opportunities (EYO) Conference sponsored by Barnard College, New York City and the American Association of University Women/Manhattan, New York and Westchester Branches. |
| 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; Gives presentations to groups |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Dr. Katz has received numerous awards and citations from professional organizations and universities. In 2002, she and her colleague, Dr. Maxine Rowley, founded an educational services company specializing in coaching individuals and organizational groups in career building. Dr. Katz used her educational skills in the classroom at the secondary and college level, but also in the business world, designing educational materials and conducting workshops and seminars. She also hosted her own radio program on energy and has addressed young adults, graduate students and women’s groups on career management. |
