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Jane Hardy, M.Ed., has served as President of Career Resources, Inc. since she founded the career
management firm in 1981.
A pioneer of the career management profession in Nashville, Ms. Hardy built Career Resources from a small
consulting business to a multi-faceted organization that serves both corporate and individual career management needs. She has directly helped more than 10,000
individuals in Middle Tennessee achieve their career goals and/or the compensation levels they desired.
Ms. Hardy's career began more than 20 years ago in Boston, where she led career planning seminars for the
Career Planning and Placement Office at Northeastern University. She earned a Master's Degree in career education from Boston University and was trained by
Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute?, the most widely respected handbook in the field of career/life planning. Ms. Hardy also holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a major in Public Relations from the University of Georgia.
Ms. Hardy is a founding board member of the Association of Career Professionals International,
Tennessee Chapter, and is certified as a Career Management Practitioner by the International Board for Career Management. She is an active member of the
National Association of Women Business Owners, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, The Achievers' Forum at the Belmont University Center for
Entrepreneurship, the Nashville Women's Breakfast Club, and CABLE, where she received that organization's first Spirit of Leadership Award.
A strong supporter of charitable and community activities throughout her career, Ms. Hardy has served in
leadership positions with numerous organizations including the YWCA, Entrepreneurship Forum, Friends of Elmington Park and Christ Church Cathedral, Episcopal.
Ms. Hardy is married to Rod Kochtitzky, M.Div., a psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in
couples counseling. They and their two sons live in Nashville.
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