SWBOCES Career Services Center to Host Annual Career Conference Day

Written by Colette Connolly (Open Post)

The Southern Westchester BOCES Center for Career Services will host its annual Career Conference day Friday, Nov. 21, at its facility in Valhalla.

Approximately 2,000 10th grade students will be bussed in from a number of private and public schools throughout the county to attend this career awareness event. Participating students will be given the opportunity to hear from professionals who work in nearly 40 different career fields.

The event, to take place between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., will include two consecutive information sessions on careers in business, construction, culinary arts, engineering, graphic arts, medicine and medical technology, languages, law, marketing & sales, multimedia, personal services, radio & television, and much more.

The Career Conference is a collaborative effort between SWBOCES and approximately 15 schools from lower Westchester County.

Students in each of the information sessions will have the chance to hear a presentation from multiple speakers in related occupations as they talk about their respective career and life experiences.

This year’s speakers include Judge Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., of the Westchester County Surrogate’s Court; Traci Gardner, M.D., a pediatrician based in Thornwood; Scott McGee, anchor, News 12 Westchester and Shari Rosen Ascher, corporate underwriting sales director from WHUV Radio, among others.

“This is a great opportunity for sophomores to gather information about specific careers they may be interested in,” says Career Services Center Principal James Matera.

“And it’s not too often that you can get a group of speakers from different industries together that gives students the opportunity to inquire about a specific path to employment, the education and training required and what’s involved in a typical work day.”