Curriculm Vitae:Dawn Marie Van House, founder of Colibri Consulting, LLC

——— CURRICULUM VITAE: Dawn Marie Van House ———

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Career Consultant⁄Owner Colibri Consulting, North Oaks, Minnesota, 2008 – Present.
Career transition services specializing in divorce, work injury/disability, job loss, career change and neutral vocational evaluations.

Career Consultant (Adjunct), 2008 – 2009.
Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), Bloomington, Minnesota. Provided career consulting services for LHH, the World’s leading Talent Management solutions provider, working directly with management and executive level people in career transition resulting from job loss.

Sr. Career Counselor; Talent Acquisition, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2007 – 2008. Provided career planning services to employees of Fairview Health Services to assist in advancing their career, identifying strengths⁄skills, develop educational plans, explore training programs, and provide resources to pursue their vocational goals.

Vocational Consultant ⁄ Founding Owner; Chicilo & O’Hara, Inc. (nka O’Hara & Associates, Inc.), North Oaks, Minnesota, 1990 – 2006. Provided vocational consulting services, medical management, and job placement assistance to people with injuries ⁄ disabilities. Provided expert vocational testimony and injury prevention services.

Rehabilitation Provider, State of Minnesota Rehabilitation Review Panel, St. Paul, Minnesota,1999 – 2006. Appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry to provide advice related to rehabilitation issues, revised ⁄ developed rules of practice related to the provision of statutory rehabilitation services.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

Helping Veterans and Their Families in Career and Job Transitions
Absence Management, Fairview Health Services
Influencing, Right Management
Project SEARCH, Best Buy Headquarters
Leading Change in Today’s Organization, Right Management

PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOPS

Created system-wide Navigating Transition training for Fairview Health Services; Values in the Workplace; Successful Job Interviewing; Resumes; Networking; Land It - Job Search Strategies; Featured speaker at the Star Tribune Career Expo on Work-Life Transition; Science Museum Career Fair Expo, Fairview Health Care Career Expo and Transcending Divorce; Understanding Grief; Landscaping Your Career.

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CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification; Licensed Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant (QRC), Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry; Institute of Minnesota (MARP); Supporting Partner, Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota; Member, International Association of Rehabilitation Providers (IARP).

EDUCATION

Master of Science – Vocational Counseling – St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
Bachelor of Arts – Psychology – St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

PUBLICATION AWARD

Chicilo, Dawn M. (2000), Pinky Swear: The Gift of a Lifetime, TreeHouse Ink Publishing, North Oaks, Minnesota. A Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) award –winning memoir.

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