Neva Bryan
Neva Bryan (Col ’89 CM)
Neva Bryan (Col ’89 L/M) is among the poets, essayists and fiction writers published in the 2018 volume of the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, for which New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash served as editorial adviser. This year’s volume includes the work of two state poet laureates. Bryan is the author of three novels and a collection of short stories and poems.
Neva Bryan (Col ’89 CM)
Neva Bryan (Col ’89 L/M) has been awarded a fellowship for the Bloodroot Mountain Writer-in-Residence Program. The fellowship includes a one-week residency at a 17-acre forest farm in Tennessee. Bloodroot Mountain is a project of New York Times–bestselling author Amy Greene and her husband, poet and writer Trent Thompson.
Neva Bryan (Col ’89 CM)
Neva Bryan (Col ’89), assistant director of Professional and Career Development for the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, has earned the Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) credential through the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE).
GCDF credential holders are trained to help people, both individually and in a group setting, make informed decisions when considering their own career development. Through the use of best practices, various assessment tools, and career development models, GCDFs equip each individual with the knowledge and skills to embark on the professional journey.
GCDFs are trained in 12 core career development competencies, including career development models, assessment, technology, ethical and legal issues, diverse populations, labor market information, and program management and implementation.
NCDA was founded in 1913 as the National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA) and renamed in 1985. It is the first and longest running career development association in the world. NCDA is a founding Division of the American Counseling Association (ACA).
The CCE is a not-for-profit organization that provides practitioners and organizations with assessments, business support services and credentialing. Created in 1995 as an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), CCE credentials more than 25,000 practitioners globally in a variety of fields.
Neva joined the office of Professional and Career Development in January 2013. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Foreign Affairs and received her Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.