What Makes Virginia Unique?

• As an experienced educator, she has counseled hundreds of clients who seek transition to more rewarding work.
• She has lived and worked in the San Diego region since 1975, and knows the area and its resources very well.
• Her expertise in Work-Life Balance makes her unique in the career counseling field
• Serving for five years as president  of the Work-Life Coalition of San Diego, a non-profit organization, she has advised employers who want to retain valuable employees.
• She understands both the employee and employer views, and can assist in finding the best possible career solution.

About Virginia Byrd

Virginia Byrd, M.Ed., Career Consultant, Work-Life Specialist and Futurist, raised four children as a single working parent. With a background in teaching and 17 years in career development, she uses her skills to help employees balance careers with life goals. With a home-office-based private practice in Encinitas, she counsels clients who are working men and women at various business and professional levels. Some are parents, some are singles—but all want a better quality of personal life and career.

She also has designed and implemented programs for many employers, including the San Diego County Office of Education, San Dieguito Union  High School District and the City of Escondido.

Virginia received extensive training from Dick Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute? in 1980,  and has been counseling clients since 1983. She has been listed as a resource in the book every year since its publication.

Virginia served on the advisory board and was an instructor for 11 years in the Career Planning & Adult Development Certificate Program at UCSD Extension. She has received awards from the U.S. Dept. of Labor and is on the Working Women’s Honor Roll.

She has been quoted in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union Tribune and San Diego Business Journal.