Ahmed Mustafa Kamal El Din is a founding partner of GROWAT in Saudi Arabia, Assistant
President of the Professional Development Network – San Jose – California, USA, and
Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa region.
Key achievements:
▪ Member and Leader of the National Board for Professional Development in the USA –
International Relations Committee 2020-2023 and Ambassador for the Middle East and
North Africa Region for the Board 2022 .
• Representative of CRG Canada for assessment and measurement tools.
• Consultant for the United Nations Organization – UNICEF .
• Winner of the Merit Award for 2022 and the Best Professional .
Development Expert Award in the World from the National Board for
Professional Development in the USA for 2011, and the Best
International Professional Facilitator Award in the World from the
National Board of Certified Consultants in the USA for 2015.
Professional experience:
• Born and raised in Egypt in Giza Governorate, he took the professional path before
graduating from university, which refined his skills and developed his potential, in
addition to his journey of self-discovery, which has not yet ended.
• He has been involved in the field of information technology for more than two
decades, during which he held several positions, including Information Systems
Consultant in the Office of Experts of the Minister of Finance, then his career path
shifted to the field of professional development to manage the operations of the first
professional development project in the Arab world, which is the establishment of a
vocational guidance and counseling center at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo
University in 2006.
• He also served as a Professional Development Consultant for the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from October 2009 to 2018.
Other notable achievements:
• In June 2010, during the annual conference of the National Board for Professional
Development (NCDA) in the USA “the largest institution in this field in the world”,
where he was celebrated as the first representative of this association in the Arab
world.
• In January 2011, Ahmed Mustafa was selected by the National Board for Professional
Development (NCDA) in the USA to be the first Arab to join the leadership
development program in the field of professional development to enable him to lead
and spread this field in the Arab world. This was followed by Ahmed Mustafa being
accredited in February 2011 as a Senior International Trainer for Professional
Development at the global level, and to be the only one with the right to teach and
develop curricula for this field in the Arabic language.
• In early 2014, Ahmed Mustafa was nominated to join the Advisory Council of the National Board of Certified Consultants in the USA to become the first Arab to obtain this membership.
• In May 2015, he was chosen by the National Council of Certified Consultants) in the field of mental health and psychology (in the USA) to be an ambassador for the first international conference in the field of mental health facilitation in North Carolina,
USA. During this conference, he was granted a certificate of registration as a mental health facilitator to be the first Arab to have the right to implement the mental health facilitator program and train trainers on it in the Arab world.
• Ahmed has carried out many development and educational programs for all segments of society and different age groups, which have had a clear impact on
rebuilding a new way of thinking about planning life paths. One of his most famous programs is the Self-Management Art program, in which he teaches a new system of standards and measurements that help to understand personality patterns in addition to multiple lifestyle patterns so that life paths can be planned in accordance with personality patterns. This in addition to programs for preparing certified professional counselors and facilitators from the USA, where more than 1000 guidance and counseling specialists have been trained since October 2009 until January 2020 in many countries.
• In mid-2011, Ahmed Mustafa was chosen to implement the first pilot project to
integrate professional development into the educational system in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia; from September 2016 to January 2020, he managed the professional development programs for Allow Company in the Kingdom, which implements some of the professional development and scientific content projects for professional development for many government agencies and other sectors in the Kingdom.
GROWAT was established to lead human development programs, projects and
services in the next stage for Arab societies, whether in the Arab world or Western countries.
Dr. Rania Sawalhi has more than 20 years of experience in education (K-12 and higher education) as she worked as teacher, vice principal, principal of international school, strategic manager, researcher and lecturer.
During her work she developed career guidance policies and procedures for the schools that she worked in. In addition, she designed career management skills and activities for Honors programs students in Qatar University.
Rania has won several awards such as ICSEI/JPCC 2020 Innovation Award for designing a female empowerment program which included career readiness and social innovation, and she was a Study UK alumni awards finalist for social impact. In 2019, Rania completed her PhD Educational Leadership from University of Warwick (UK)and published a number of research and books in peer-reviewed journals.
Rania is a co-founder of Eduenterprise a non-profit organization registered in USA and has launched the Educational Leadership Lab applying design thinking approach and launched Rushd educational leadership coaching e-platform, she is a co-founder of WomenEdMENA, and LIFE, and ICSEI_ELN co-coordinator. Currently, Rania is a programming manager in Qatar Foundation.
Rich Feller, PhD, LPC, JCTC, professor emeritus of counseling and career development and one of 12 university distinguished teaching scholars at Colorado State University, served as the National Career Development Association President.
Consultant to NASA, UN, NFL, AARP, Modern Elder Academy, and organizations within all 50 states and on six continents, his publications include three books, six film series, and over 125 articles and book chapters. He is the cofounder of the Who You Are Matters! board game, and virtual experience, and the OnlineStoryteller (www.onelifetools.com) (used in 19 countries).
He serves as Chief Advisor to YouScience (https://youscience.com) (with over 2M users) and is executive director of the Career Development Network and lead trainer for the Job and Career Development Coach program. He coauthored Pearson’s Career Decision Making System (used by 20M) and serves as career consultant to Semester at Sea.
For more than 40 years, Natalie Kauffman, M.S., NCDA FCD-I, NCC, NCCC, & GCDF-I, has been providing comprehensive individual & group career development solutions that continually infuse the 8 domains of wellness as well as aequanimitas. Across the U.S. & circling the globe, her digitally fluent and face-to-face experiences have traversed business, government, education & NPO settings.
Natalie has been recognized by the National Career Development Association for her exceptional performance providing career development services and received the association’s Outstanding Career Practitioner Award.
She also is the proud recipient of both the Johns Hopkins University Heritage Award and the Alumni Council Extraordinary Service Award.
She has written online for the Washington Post’s message boards as their resident Worklife Careers Expert and has taught Career Decision Making courses at the college level & in both the Facilitating Career Development (FCD) and Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) curricula.
Throughout the years, Natalie has joined leaders from local, state, national and international government organizations, educational institutions, businesses and nonprofits to design plans, procedures and processes to make career development a systemic priority.
She continues to weave the impact of economic, social and demographic issues with current and past career development research and practice to address the many challenges facing job seekers during our ongoing globally-sluggish economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic shifts to an endemic.
Her Job and Career Development/Transition Coaching certification is through The Career Development Network and her M.S. in Applied Behavioral Counseling with a Career Counseling concentration is from The Johns Hopkins University School of Education.
Marilyn Maze. a highly experienced presenter and developer of training materials.
she design effective training materials for specific populations. she has designed and developed materials used by millions annually to develop career goals and enhance interpersonal skills.
deliver training appropriate to the setting. training experiences have included high school, college, and graduate levels as well as domestic and international conferences and webinars. Evaluations are always excellent and participants express enthusiastic appreciation for the experience.
organize and run annual conferences for the Asia Pacific Career Development Association that are exciting, insightful, and create strong bonds among attendees. As a result, attendance has increased each year.
mentor colleagues while serving on profession boards. As a board member for 4 different professional associations, I worked with potential board members to improve their leadership, planning, financial, and time management skills. As a result, these associations nurtured new leaders, grew their financial resources, and provided valuable services to members.
Specialties :
• Recognizing the developmental needs of individuals and groups, and implementing learning experiences that lead others to gain new insights and awareness
• Setting clear learning goals, providing easy to understand, accurate, up-to-date information, and engaging the participants to assure that they assimilate the information provided.
• Working with wide variety of learners, from middle school through retirement age groups, from technical presentations to professionals to the engaging presentations for the general public.
Brian Hutchison, Ph.D., LPC is Core Faculty of Clinical Mental Health in the School of Counseling at Walden University, USA. Dr. Hutchison received his doctorate degree in Counselor Education & Supervision from Pennsylvania State University and has worked as a career, school, and mental health counselor and clinical supervisor. Known as Global Career Guy he works as an academic, author, counselor, trainer, clinical supervisor, and speaker who focuses on how work and career development impact mental health, well-being, school engagement and social justice.
Brian is a recognized scholar of counseling, mental health, and career development. He has published in 17 different peer reviewed academic journals representing the fields of psychology, counseling, career development, college access, and education. His work is represented in 18 different textbooks by publishers such as Oxford Press, Routledge, Wiley, Jossey-Bass, and Information Age Publishing. His first book was titled International Practices of Career Services, Credentials, and Training, and his second is a high school textbook called School to Career.
Brian’s consultation and education work is designed to impact mental health and career development around the globe. He has spoken, trained, and consulted with people in more than 50 countries. He has led projects in the Philippines, Canada, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, India, and the United States. Most recently he has developed a school career development program in India, provided consultation/developed trainings on depression and suicide prevention in the Philippines, spoken to and interviewed students in Azerbaijan, and been interviewed for a web channel in Pakistan.
To learn more about Brian’s scholarship and global engagement, follow him at :-
Over 20 years in business as management and career consultant
• Consultant and trainer in career management and services internationally to United Arab Emirates, Israel, England, Japan, Vietnam, Peru, Malaysia, Russia, China, Micro-Asia, Lebanon, Canada, Philippines, and Taiwan.
• Experience in a variety of industries in service, government, and manufacturing
• Human resource services include compliance, employee hiring, discipline, performance management, salary surveys, manual and policy development
• Organizational development services include team building, process improvement, strategic planning, and operational efficiency
• Individual and group coaching on management improvement and career development
• Earned doctorate
• Previously owner specializing in career, business, and training books with fiction on the side
• Treasurer, Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association
• Member, Asian Pacific Career Development Association
• NCDA Master trainer
• Designer and Provider,, Continuing Education for Business and Career Professionals
A certified school counselor and a provisionally licensed mental health counselor , also a ph.D. Candidate at the university of missouri, st. Louis completing doctorate in counseling education and supervision.
I have more than six years of experience as a school counselor and equivalent experience working with clients outside school settings.
Recognize that processing current challenges and painful past experiences and identifying unhealthy patterns takes courage.
Challenging ourselves to move toward healthier ways of living can be difficult, and sometimes, we need support to help us utilize our strengths to move toward change.
My role is to facilitate self-exploration by encouraging and challenging my clients to continue growing and process current and past experiences to be the best version of themselves.
