RE:Career & Personal Professional Development forthe Expert CDS
Ranting with a purpose, with insight & with thought is a productive thing! 
No need to keep it short when you have something worthwhile to say (and you usually make wonderful contributions)
Seriously, what you are mentioning as attempted is very much along the lines of some of the things I am interested in hearing -- you have proactively attempted to apply your hard-earned expertise to improve your program's focus & process, working on an independent professional publication, sought avenues for professional fulfillment.....
Kudos to you!
Don
No need to keep it short when you have something worthwhile to say (and you usually make wonderful contributions)
Seriously, what you are mentioning as attempted is very much along the lines of some of the things I am interested in hearing -- you have proactively attempted to apply your hard-earned expertise to improve your program's focus & process, working on an independent professional publication, sought avenues for professional fulfillment.....
Kudos to you!
Don