The Rochester Area Career Development Association (RACDA) was chartered in 1989 to support the collaborative efforts of career development professionals at area colleges and universities. At that time, the Association’s focus was on planning and implementing events such as Teacher Recruitment Day, Graduate School Days, and the Rochester Area Colleges Alumni Networking Event.
Today, RACDA is focused on addressing the professional development needs of its members while serving students and employers through recruiting events such as Teacher Recruitment Day and other school hosted internship and career fairs.
RACDA and its programs are made possible through the professional collaboration of dedicated member individuals.
2021-2022 RACDA BOARD
David Cota-Buckhout
University of Rochester
Career Advisor
Lisa Heisman
Nazareth College
Career Coach
Mary Cannon
SUNY Geneseo
Senior Career Planning and Development Coordinator
Michelle Marks-Hook University of Rochester
Alumni Volunteer Program Director
Tara Bloom
St. John Fisher College
Experiential Learning Coordinator
Kathleen D. Raniewicz
Roberts Wesleyan College
Career Success Coach
Communications Committee
Chair: Kathleen D. Raniewicz, Roberts Wesleyan College
Eric Vaughn, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Professional Development Day Committee
Chair: Dawn Lucas, RIT/National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Joshua Bauroth, Nazareth College
Mary Cannon, SUNY Geneseo
Pamela Christopher, RIT/National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Miranda Harms, RIT/National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Tyson Tate, University of Rochester
Teacher Recruitment Day (TRD) Committee
Co-Coordinators: Zac Saeva and Kathy Tonkavich, Nazareth College
Jamie Canfield, St. John Fisher College
Mary Flaherty, Roberts Wesleyan College
Stephanie Learn, SUNY Brockport
Heather Morens, SUNY Geneseo
Meredith Richel, Keuka College
Harriette Royer, University of Rochester