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I visited Mr. Perrodin's LinkedIn site and didn't find any association to SOCAFE.  SOCAFE links have also been removed from his BLOG http://adjunctfacultytoolbox.blogspot.com/  His BLOG appears to be a genuine resource to adjunct faculty with several practical nuggets of advice - no signs of attempting to "sell" his services, but plenty of signs to offer advice to other adjunct faculty.  I widened my Google search for "David Perrodin" and found that he was a co-founder of a six district consortium to share services for students with disabilities http://www.saukdirectors.org/  There's a detailed article on the site that was published in ADVANCE Magazine.  Several links to college level courses appear, including Viterbo University in LaCrosse where it appears Mr. Perrodin instructs courses in both the Reading Program and Educational Leadership.  Finally, I found this article Mr. Perrodin wrote about management of diabetic students in the school setting http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Article/Apples-for-Applesauce.aspx

A Google search for Mr. Perrodin has plowed to the surface numerous reputable contributions to the field of education.  I'm not certain of his role with SOCAFE, but whatever it was, it appears to have been short-lived and is now completely dissolved.  Maybe that says it all...

Welcome to the CHE forums, Mr. Perrodin.

Or Mrs. Perrodin.

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A screen capture of Mr. David Perrodin Linkedin web page.
http://www.inselpix.com/images/Taberone/davidperrodinlinkedinscreencapture.jpg

This screen capture was taken on June 27, 2010. Note the second bullet —  "Director of Faculty Resources at Society of Certified Adjunct Faculty Educators."

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The head honcho of this eduprenurial (with webinars??) scam holds an Ed.D. Which sort of speaks for itself.

Wow, Tee-bee. This is perhaps one of the most assuming comments I've ever read on the Chronicle...and that is really saying something. I, myself, have a PhD and could point to many others with the same degree whose credentials I question. I also know some really great educators/researchers with EdDs. Perhaps you'd like to clarify what you believe an Ed.D. to be and how you arrived at this conclusion?

Some of the best educators in my department only have their master's degree. I suggest you not take part in "degree-ism" unless you have the data to back it up.

An Ed.D is not the equivalent of a PhD. Whereas Dr. Dennis White has thought up a banal scheme that preys on fools who haven't done their homework, a better educated man would be showing more imagination.

I'm sure there are EdDs from Harvard and Columbia who would disagree.

What amuses me in the midst of this fraud is that the two chief executives listed on the organization's website - as of 5 minutes ago, at least - hold their doctorates from Argosy University (Ed.D.) and Fielding Graduate University (Ph.D.) respectively.  I may not be as familiar with the higher ed landscape as some others here but I can't say that I've ever heard of either of these places.

Which, under the circumstances, doesn't surprise me.