
Timeline
About me
National Certified Counselor • Author • Motivational Speaker • Advocate • Career Counseling Expert • Wellness and Health Enthusiast • Raising Awareness about Cone Dystrophy #empoweringindividualsforsuccess
Education

The college of new jersey
2016 - 2019M.a.
Bergen community college
2010 - 2013A.s.
The college of new jersey
2013 - 2015B.s.
Experience

Embracing your differences
Jan 2011 - nowMotivational speaker
The college of new jersey
Jan 2014 - May 2017Peer educator
The college of new jersey
Jan 2018 - May 2018Career counselor
Career exploration and success at rutgers university–new brunswick
Aug 2018 - Jun 2019Career counselor
Rutgers university
Dec 2020 - Feb 2022Peer support specialist iii
Monmouth university
Feb 2022 - nowCareer coach
Licenses & Certifications

Bridge computer program certificate - (trained in assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired – jaws and zoom text)
Joseph kohn rehabilitation center (jktc)Jan 2010
National certified counselor (ncc)
The national board for certified counselorsJan 2020
Certified federal advisor
Partnership for public serviceDec 2023
Qpr gatekeeper training for suicide prevention
Qpr instituteNov 2023
Peer educator, national certification
The bacchus initiatives of naspaJun 2014
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Mariagrazia Buttitta, MA, NCCCareer Convergence Recognition Award The National Career Development Association (NCDA) Jan 2020 "Using Adlerian Counseling Strategies to Help Career Clients Design Their Futures" (April 2019) was selected as this year's (2020) winner of the NCDA Career Convergence Recognition Award.
- Awarded to Mariagrazia Buttitta, MA, NCCDouglas Burroughs Professional Commitment Award The Counselor Education Department at The College of New Jersey May 2019 The Douglas Burroughs Professional Commitment Award honors a counselor education student who has demonstrated outstanding service to the community or exhibited courage and perseverance in pursuit of graduate studies. This award was created in memory of the late Douglas Burroughs, a former TCNJ counseling student and campus leader who overcame numerous hardships during his long quest to complete his graduate degree in counseling.
- Awarded to Mariagrazia Buttitta, MA, NCCSpeech Competition — President's Award — Best Speaker The Speech Competition at Bergen Community College Apr 2011 Won first place in the public speaking competition for my speech, "Driving into the Future" in the Fourth Annual Speech Competition on Contemporary Issues at Bergen Community College.
Languages
- enEnglish
- itItalian
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