Career Workshops
Career Workshops are a series of panel discussions organized by the Pelham Civic Association and the PMHS Counseling Department to help students understand a range of career options as they begin thinking about careers, college, and life after graduation from PMHS.
Artificial Intelligence and Tech
Meet Pelham tech experts to discover how they got their start, what they actually do all day, and how you can land a seat at the table in the fastest-growing field in tech.
Finance Careers
A conversation with a range of Pelham-based financial professionals about their career journeys, current roles, and exciting opportunities in finance.
Building a Career in Journalism
A conversation with leading Pelham-based journalists and producers about their career paths, current positions and the evolving news landscape.
Public Service and Skilled Trades
Opportunity for students and their families to discover exciting career opportunities in public service and skilled trades. Meet and talk with professionals from fire and police departments, EMS, construction, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and automotive to learn how you can start building your future today.
Healthcare
In previous career workshops, we have heard from doctors and nurses. This panel of healthcare professionals will discuss opportunities in different aspects of care, including radiation therapy, electrophysiology and sales.
Skilled Trade Careers
This career fair is for students to meet one-on-one with local business owners and those in skilled trades. Students will discover and discuss career opportunities they can immediately take advantage of without having the extended commitment of four years of college.
Entertainment and the Performing Arts
The panelists will discuss their careers in entertainment and the performing arts, the rewards and challenges of being professional artists, and how high school students can prepare for a career in the arts.
Healthcare
Healthcare has many opportunities for a variety of careers. Come to our LIVE event to hear from people with hands-on experience helping patients heal.
Local News
The panelists will discuss what drew them to local journalism, how they became prominent New York-area newspeople, and the rewards and challenges of covering news in their backyard.
Applied Finance
This panel will feature experts in the financial services field whose responsibilities go beyond banking and trading. The conversation will explore how our panelists support the goals of their institutions, how they found their current roles and what education and experiences was required to get there.
The Business of Broadway
With producer Ben Sprecher, writer John Pielmeier and a panel of theater professionals. Ben's credits include Tony Award-nominee "Fortune's Fool", "The Odd Couple", "A Moon for the Misbegotten" and "American Buffalo". John wrote the scripts for "Agnes of God" and "Pillars of the Earth" Most recently, Ben and John collaborated on a new production of "The Exorcist" which opened in London in October 2017.