Vicki
Lind, M.S.
Creative Career Counselor
About Vicki
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Vicki Lind, MS, NCC is a creative career counselor who specializes in two groups of kindred spirits: creative people and people who want to make a difference. She is the facilitator of the job clubs: 1) Make a Difference Job Club, serving people who want to work in nonprofit, government, environment, and social service, 2) the Job Club for Creatives, which concentrates on marketing strategies for creative professionals. In addition to career counseling, she works part-time for ProtoCall Services as a crisis counselor. Prior to becoming a career counselor six years ago, she was an advisor for adult students returning to college and Director of the Division of Continuing Education at Linfield College. In her spare time, she paints, gardens, and hangs out with her dog, Annie-Bear. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) with an MS from PSU in Education and an MS in Counseling Psychology from University of Oregon. A life-long learner, Vicki recently completed the coursework for a certificate in Human Resource Management from Linfield College. Vicki Lind's Colorful Job History |
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| Age
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Job
(location)
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14-16 |
Strawberry Picker, Babysitter, Camp Counselor (Portland) |
| 14 | Created a neighborhood newspaper, The Taylor's Ferry Herald (Portland) |
| 18 | Sold overpriced alligator purses on Fifth Avenue (Manhattan) |
| 19 | Planned programs in camp for Hispanic mothers and children (Chicago) |
| 20 | Picked peaches (Israel) |
| 21 | Helped in camp for homeless people (France) |
| 22 | Assisted in day treatment for the mentally ill (San Francisco) |
| 23 | Temp (San Francisco) |
| 24 | Taught day care for African-American children (Oakland, CA) |
| 25 | Mothered Jessica
and Miriam and lived on a commune (San Francisco and Mist, OR) |
| 26 | Fire Watcher (Mist) and Craft Seller at craft fairs (Portland) |
| 29-31 | Head Start Education Coordinator (Astoria, OR) |
| 32-36 | Taught parenting classes at Clatsop County Mental Health (Astoria, OR) |
| 32-36 | Taught early childhood education and psychology at Clatsop CC (Astoria, OR) |
| 35-36 | Student Advisor (Linfield College in Albany and Astoria) |
| 36-54 | Director of Adult Degree Program (Linfield College McMinville) |
| 54 | Career Consultant for outplacement firm Drake, Beam, Morin (Vancouver & San Jose, CA) |
| 54-Present | Career Counselor in private practice (Portland) |
| 55 | Employment Specialist (Rock Creek Community College) |
| Present | Career Counselor in private practice (Portland); Crisis Line Counselor, half time. (Portland) |
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