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Dr. JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey serves as executive vice president of development for Kuder. Since joining the company in 2005, she has worked extensively with state departments of education and labor in the conceptualization and implementation of education and career planning web sites that serve as a virtual center for students and adults. In her long and distinguished career in the field of career development and education, she has held the positions of high school counselor; director of guidance; university professor; career counselor; developer of the ACT® product DISCOVER® and executive director of the ACT Educational Technology Center; and consultant to the National Institute of Corrections. Dr. Harris-Bowlsbey has also served as a career development consultant for Nippon Manpower Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Harris-Bowlsbey has authored numerous journal articles, books, and career planning curricula, including Take Hold of Your Future, now in its sixth edition. She co-authored Career Interventions in the 21st Century, a textbook for the training of counselors, and led the redevelopment and expansion of Facilitating Career Development, a curriculum for training Career Development Facilitators. An active member of the professional community, Dr. Harris-Bowlsbey has served on the board of trustees of the American Counseling Association Governing Council and the editorial board of Career Development Quarterly. She served as chair of the American Counseling Association Inter-Professional and International Committee. A past president of the National Career Development Association, she is also a recipient of its Eminent Career Award. Dr. Harris-Bowlsbey is a member of the National Career Development Association and the International Association of Educational and Vocational Guidance. As a tribute to her landmark achievements, the board of the Career Development Leadership Alliance created the annual JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey Award for Excellence in the Field of Technology in Career Development in 2004. Dr. Harris-Bowlsbey is a former adjunct professor of counselor education at Loyola College in Maryland. She holds a bachelor's degree from Wheaton College, a master's degree from University of Wisconsin, and a doctorate in counselor education from Northern Illinois University.