"Oklahoma's Smartest Employers are Saving Money…
Are you?"

Belen Burkhalter

Education History
Bachelors of Arts - Psychology, University of San Carlos, Philippines - 1977

Master of Arts - Guidance and Counseling, University of San Carlos - 1980

Certificate in Rehabilitation Management, University of Arkansas - 1995

Executive Leadership Academy, University of Oklahoma - 1997

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, CRC ID# C-36360 - since 1998

Certified Public Manager, State of Oklahoma - 2000

Ph.D. Occupational Education Studies with minor in Human Resource and Adult Education, Oklahoma State University, May 2006. Research interests: Gender studies, International vocational rehabilitation, Cultural diversity in workforce development.

Professional Employment Experience
Programs Manager- Business and Employment Services Team

January 2005 - to the present

Responsible for providing employer services statewide and providing employment consulting services to vocational rehabilitation specialists to improve employment outcome people with disabilities.

Programs Manager - 07-01-95 to January 2005

Department of Rehabilitation Services, State of Oklahoma

Performs professional level work in coordinating, monitoring, implementing and managing rehabilitation services programs; ensures compliance with agency operating procedures as well as Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists and 5 Rehabilitation Technicians.

Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor - 09-28-89 to 06-30-95

Department of Rehabilitation Services, State of Oklahoma

Determined eligibility for VR services (primarily handling supported employment cases) on the basis of law and policy; assisted clients in formulating a suitable rehabilitation plan; approved expenditures within specified limits for planned vocational rehabilitation services; monitored progress of clients and assisted them in obtaining and maintaining employment; kept appropriate case records and controlled service expenditures; assisted in training new counselors in the unit and provided technical assistance to other supported employment counselors in other counties; served as acting supervisor in the absence of immediate supervisor; coordinated activities between rehabilitative services and other state and local agencies; performed public relations work with private and public agencies specifically involved in the delivery of supported employment services; supervised one secretary.

Case Manager - 9-88 to 9-28-89
Department of Human Services - Developmental Disabilities Services Division - Claremore, OK

Chaired interdisciplinary team meetings; coordinated and monitored habilitation services for Hissom clients with mental retardation and other secondary disabilities; supervised one secretary.

Social Worker II - 9-87 to 9-88
Department of Human Services-Field Support Division Rogers County Claremore, OK

Maintained a caseload of 75 to 90 AFDC cases; determined and reviewed eligibility for money payments and services according to state and feral standards; referred clients to appropriate community-based services and assisted them in obtaining employment or appropriate training; supervised one secretary.

Operations Manager - 3-87 to 8-87
CHER-DAC LTD - Chelsea, OK

Managed administrative division of the company; responsible for personnel administration, recruitment and selection; and supervised five professional and clerical staff, one production manager, three sales managers, one secretary.

Psychiatric Technician - 3-87 to 8-87
Country View Hospital - Broken Arrow, OK

Assisted in documenting and monitoring of physiological and psychological status of patients in toxic and crisis states; co-facilitated educational and recreational groups; assisted with conduction patient orientation; and provided transportation when necessary.

Family Ombudsman - 11-85 to 11-86
US Navy Subic Base - Philippines

Performed liaison advocacy functions for 150 families of the U.S. Naval Magazine Command.

Personnel Officer - 5-83 to 7-85
National Computer Center, Philippines

Managed personnel administration, recruitment and selection of personnel, e.g., research analyst programmer, systems analyst, clerks, etc. Implemented personnel benefits program, and supervised twelve professional and clerical staff - two psychometricians, two personnel assistants, two research analysts, one secretary, and five clerk/typists.

Coordinator of Women Affairs - 7-81 to 1-83
University of San Carlos, Philippines

Formulated and implements guidance and training programs for female students. Programs included leadership training, personal-social adjustment counseling, drug and alcohol counseling and rehabilitation. Prepared and submitted unit's budget and supervised two counselors, two training assistants, and two clerical staff members.

Senior Psychometrician/Vocational Counselor - 2-77 to 7-81
University of San Carlos, Philippines

Administered standardized aptitude and personality tests to students referred by guidance counselors and applicants and employees referred by local business; performed vocational guidance and counseling for referrals from the United States Veterans Administration; supervised two psychometricians, two clerical and 10 working students.

Part-time Adjunct Faculty - 6-78 to 2-83
University of San Carlos, Philippines

Departments of Psychology and Business Administration.

Professional Affiliation and Leadership Activities
Member: Workforce Support Solutions Team (Advisory team to the Governor's Workforce Economic Development Board) January 2005 the present

Professional Membership since 2002: International Vocational Education Association

Professional Membership since 2000: American Educational Research Association

Advisory Council Member - Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Program-University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - FY 2003-2004

Board Member - National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns - 2004

President 2002: National Rehabilitation Administration Division Southwest Region Representative 1999 and 2004: National Rehabilitation Administration

President 1999 - Oklahoma Rehabilitation Administration Division Conference Chairperson 1998: Oklahoma Rehabilitation Association Conference - Marriot Southern Hills, Tulsa

President 1998: Oklahoma Rehabilitation Association

Membership Chairperson - 1994-97: Oklahoma Rehabilitation Association

Professional Membership since 1989: National Rehabilitation Counseling Association and National Rehabilitation Association

Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
Participant Researcher - High Stakes Testing and Accountability in Oklahoma Public Schools - Oklahoma State University - 2004, 2005

Burkhalter, B. (Ed.). (2001). Special issue on succession planning in rehabilitation leadership [Special Issue]. Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 25(2).

Burkhalter, B. (2000, March). Rehabilitation leadership education online.

In J. Bitter (Chair), Online technology symposium. Symposium conducted online through the University of Colorado, Greely and National Rehabilitation Leadership Resource.

Honors and Awards
Manager of the Year - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation Association - November 2001

Hubert E. Byrd Professional of the Year Award - Oklahoma Rehabilitation Association - October 2001

Area A Field Coordinator Award - Unit for Highest Production - FY 1995-1996

Outstanding Performance - Department of Rehabilitation Services
- FY 1994-95

Counselor of the Year - Oklahoma Rehabilitation Counseling Association September 1994

Counselor of the Year - Goodwill Industries of Tulsa - May 1991