At University Career Services, we are diverse, inclusive, and passionate about eliminating barriers to economic and social mobility, given our own identities and career paths.
Saskia Campbell
Executive Director
Career Advice: Fear doesn't need to stop your career progress. Move forward afraid!
Elena Chiru
Associate Director, Career Development
Fun Fact:
Once a year, I travel to a new international destination to open my horizons to new experiences, cultures, and customs.
Bernadette Davey
Career Fair Manager
Fun Fact: In my ongoing quest to protect the vegetables growing in my back garden, I have live-trapped a bunch of wild animals and released them of course somewhere else!
Shaunda Durham
Career Counselor
First Job: Sales representative for Olan Mills Portrait Studios.
Ann Garner
Industry Advisor
Industries: Information Technology, Software Engineering, and Data Analytics
First Job: I got my first job at 16, scooping ice cream and waiting tables. I was a first-generation student and had to work to pay my college tuition.
Nora Gerrity
Customer Service and Student Leadership Coordinator
First Job: It was working on a produce farm!
Amritjot Kaur
Applications Analyst
Career Advice: View every person you meet as a door that may lead you to a new opportunity.
LaToya Harden
Industry Advisor, Health
Dorothy Hayden
Industry Advisor
Industries: Engineering, Cyber Security, Construction, and Manufacturing
Career Advice: Use Handshake! I found my first internship in 2006 by flipping through a 3 ring binder of printed internships in my community college's career center.
Carolyn Kleiman
Senior Career Counselor
Career Advice: It is ok to not know and to change your mind!
Mary Claire Kraft
Manager, Employer Outreach
Career Advice: Avoid the blame game! Making others look bad looks bad on you too!
Stephanie Lampron
Assistant Director, Trends, Assessment and Marketing
First Job: Research Assistant at Children's National Medical Center (DC).
Kristin Leonato
Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives
Career Advice: Apply to jobs you actually want. Your enthusiasm will shine through in your application and in your interview.
Rachel Lindsey
Assistant Director, Career Education
First Job: I worked in a kennel.
Ana Lobaton
Employer Relations Coordinator
First Job: Part-Time Sales Associate at Aeropostale.
Rebecca Mattern
Graduate Career Counseling Intern
Fun Fact: Before coming to Mason, I was training in New York City to become a professional ballet dancer.
Matt Myers
Assistant Director,
Industry Advising
Industries: Government, Law and Criminal Justice
First Job: Soccer Referee.
Angelica Newham
Career Counselor
Career Advice: Always remember your values as you are making decisions about your career.
Satoko Odagawa
Industry Advisor
Industries: Education, Human Services, Nonprofit
Career Advice: Get out there and experience anything you are interested in! Try things out - whether it is paid or not, one experience leads to the next.
Rachel Stockdale
Industry Advisor, Science
First Job: was at Dairy Queen.
Rebekah Truog
Office Manager
First Job: Busser/Dishwasher at Bob Evans.
Trasi Watson
Associate Director, Industry Advising and Employer Development
First Job: Was as a babysitter, I was 11yrs old watching 3 kids all day.
Laura Winkler
Senior Career Counselor, Manager of Graduate Intern Program
Career Advice: Develop the mindset that your career is a journey, not a destination.
Philip Wilkerson
Industry Advisor
Industries: Advertising, Arts and Entertainment, Hospitality/Tourism, Marketing, Media and Public Relations, Sports and Recreation
First Job: Was in the 9th grade at Baskin Robbins. After I worked there I couldn't eat ice cream for nearly two years.
Debbie Zuiker
On-Campus Student Employment Specialist
Career Advice: The best decisions are informed decisions. Arm yourself with as much information as possible when planning your career.