1967-68 Elementary School Teacher, St. John's Lutheran School, Hannibal, Missouri

1968-72 Math and Guidance Teacher, Heaton Junior High School, Pueblo, Colorado

1972-75 Elementary School Counselor and Consultant, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

1975-77 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Educational Foundations and Counselor Education, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin

1977-82 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Counselor Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

1982-89 Associate Professor, Dept. of Counselor Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

1989- Professor, Dept. of Counselor Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Fall 1992 Interim Head, Dept. of Occupational Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

1993-94 Interim Head, Dept. of Counselor Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

1994-2000 Associate Dean for Research and External Affairs, College of Education and Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

2000-02 Professor and Director of Counselor Education Graduate Programs, Dept. of Educational Research, Leadership, and Counselor Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

2002-04 Professor and Interim Head, Counselor Education Program, Dept. of Educational Research, Leadership, and Counselor Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

2005- Professor, Counselor Education Program, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina