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Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

Annette Summers
Executive Director ACP International
202-547-6377
als@acpinternational.org

Al Rickard
President Association Vision
703-402-9713
arickard@associationvision.com

Mark Venning Elected President
Of ACP International

Washington, DC, June 28, 2004 –

Mark Venning, founder of Change Rangers, an Oakville, Ontario-based career service firm geared for executives and senior-level professionals exploring later life career options, has been elected president of ACP International.

He began his term at the ACP International Conference in Venice, Italy, in May 2004. His volunteer leadership term runs through May 2006. ACP International is a global organization with members in over 30 countries who provide life-long career related services.

During his two-year term, Venning will lead more than 2,000 members of ACP International, who are career professionals that help individuals and businesses assess and leverage skills and talents to achieve success.

Venning plans to emphasize career issues in an aging world as one of the themes of his presidency – he is a frequent speaker on the subject of “re-working retirement”.

“At a time when organizations are challenged by engaging generations at work, workers today are challenging the very meaning of the word “career,’” Venning explains. “As many ‘baby boomers’ approach traditional retirement age, they are looking to stay engaged in work longer than previous generations. Determining how work is crafted into the big picture of the journey through later life will require planning that goes outside traditional career patterns. This is one of many issues that career professionals are skilled in helping their clients.”

For more information about ACP International, visit www.acpinternational.com. For more information about Venning’s firm, visit www.changerangers.com.