Heather Krasna has spoken to audiences of up to 800, at the National Association of Colleges and Employers, InternBridge.com, Princeton University, the Net Impact International Conference, Washington State Nonprofit Leadership Conference, Support Center for Nonprofit Management, Baruch College, University of Washington, Seattle Society for Human Resource Management, and many more.

Past speaking engagements:
  • Workshop for Seattle Society for Human Resources Management nonprofit sub-group on building an excellent internship program, Aug. 10, 2010
  • KUOW Radio appearance, The Conversation with Ross Reynolds Tues. Sept. 21, 2010 at 12:40pm PST
  • National Association of Colleges & Employers webinar on "Government and Nonprofit Job Search Secrets," March 9, 2011

Heather speaks on numerous career-related topics, including:
  • Nonprofit & Government job search
  • Resume writing
  • Interviewing
  • Networking
  • Job Search Boot Camp
  • Making the Most of a Career Fair
  • Social Networking in the Job Search: Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter for job seekers
  • Crafting an Excellent Internship Program, a workshop for employers

Contact Heather to learn more about speaking engagements.

OTHER PAST WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, and TV APPEARANCES:
  • Presenter, "Federal Employment in our Community," TV Tacoma, June 4, 2009
  • Dale Carnegie Training--graduated from "Strictly Business" 3-day immersion training, New York City; graduated from Product Endorsement and Training of the Trainer 3-day training; as a tandem trainer under Gene Ritchie, trained a group of 19 Baruch College students in a modified version of the 12-week course.  Received numerous awards for excellent public speaking.
  • Panelist, New York Association for Volunteer Administration Conference, 2006
  • University of Washington Law School Marketing Subcommittee: guest speaker on Facebook as marketing tool for college students, Fall 2008
  • Resume Writing and Managing Your Career Success: Volunteer Trainer for Inroads, a nationally-recognized program that helps under-represented minorities launch their careers in business
  • Internship Seminar, Career Discovery Workshops, Alumni Job Search Workshop, Career Counseling for Creatives, Interviewing, Resume Writing, "Making the Most of your Final Year," internship search workshop, choosing a major, searching for federal government jobs,  networking/working the room, etc.and many other presentations at Brooklyn College, Baruch College, and University of Washington


BOARD LEADERSHIP:
  • Founder and steering committee chair, University of Washington's "Making the Difference" campaign to make students aware of careers in public service, 2009-2011
  • Founder and former committee chair, Internship Coordinators' Group of City University of New York
  • Former advisory board member, WBAI-FM
  • Former Steering Committee/Board Member, Peoples Music Network (PMN)
  • Webmaster, Peoples' Voice Cafe

MEMBERSHIPS:
  • NASPAA (National Association of Schools of Public Affairs & Administration) Career Director's Group
  • University of Washington, Career Directors' Discussion Group
  • National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE)
  • New York State Co-operative and Experiential Education Association (NYSCEEA)
  • Former member, Career Counselors Consortium of NY
  • Former member, Network of Music Career Development Officers (NETMCDO)



Speaking Engagements
Contact for public speaking and trainings


Heather Krasna
Author, Speaker &
Public Service Career Expert