Upcoming Cohorts
2020-2021 Virtual Series:
Register for an upcoming training series
The 3 modules that comprise the Career Influencer Network training are offered on 3 separate days in the virtual format. Participants must attend ALL THREE scheduled workshops in the series to complete the training.
Participants must attend ALL THREE scheduled workshops in the series to complete the training. The workshops are intended to be undertaken in the order offered, so plan to participate in the workshops on all three mornings in one series.
March Cohort:
- Tuesday, March 2; 10 to 11:30 am
- Wednesday, March 3; 10 to 11:30 am
- Thursday, March 4; 10:00 to 11:30 am
May Cohort:
- Monday, May 24; 1:00 to 2:30 pm
- Tuesday, May 25; 1:00 to 2:30 pm
- Wednesday, May 26; 1:00 to 2:30 pm
Contact Us
Contact Kristin Leonato with questions or for more information.
Student Career Readiness is a Shared Responsibility
The president and the provost have made career readiness a top priority in Mason's strategic plan and have given faculty, staff, and administrators the goal of producing 100,000+ career ready Mason graduates by 2024.
Through the implementation of the Career Influencers Network, University Career Services accepts a centralized role in coordinating, educating, and supporting the growth of a network across campus dedicated to the career readiness of Mason students.
Mason’s Career Influencer Network model is a nationally recognized best practice for reaching all students with career development support.
Join the Network
The Career Influencers Network provides the opportunity to learn how to best support students in becoming career ready and achieving post graduate success in today’s quickly evolving world of work.
- Open to all faculty, staff, and administrators
- Three 90-minute sessions required
- Receive a certificate of completion and the career readiness toolkit, which provides activities, rubrics, and templates to facilitate connections between students’ academic experiences and their career goals
- Invitations to Lunch & Learns for on-going professional development
Learning Objectives
- Work more effectively with students seeking career advice
- Knowledge of the career development process
- Support recruiting efforts of employers in compliance with NACE standards
- Promote Handshake and other digital career resources available to Mason students
"The Career Influencers Network training was simply wonderful. I chose to participate in the training because I wanted to be better equipped to engage with students around their career development questions and understand more fully how to connect students with the incredible resources offered by University Career Services. The training not only familiarized me with the depth of help available to students via counselors and industry managers but also connected me to the myriad of tools available to students on the University Career Services website. The training was engaging, practical, and immediately helpful to me. Thank you!"
- Dr. Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron, Term Assistant Professor, School of Integrative Studies
Career Influencers
College of Education and Human Development
- Brianna Alford
- Julie Aylsworth
- Valerie Bartush
- Marie Champagne
- Chanel Figueroa
- Tina Jones
- Luanne Norden
- Jinkyung Park
- Melissa Robinson
- Pierre Rodgers
- Shahron Williams van Rooij
- Stormi Woltz
College of Health and Human Services
- Asra Ahmad
- Kelly Beckwith
- Virginia Blair
- Allison Bustria
- Richard Christ
- Whitney Gaston
- Brian Gillette
- Larry Guerin
- Emily Johnson
- Maria Perez
- Laura Poms
- Jennifer Sawyer
- Rebecca Vargas-Jackson
- Ali Weinstein
- Patrice Winter
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Julie Allstrom
- Elli Ambros
- Anna Burcham
- Katie Clare
- Katie DeMonte
- Carrie Grabo
- Tamara Harvey
- Angela Ho
- Katy Hoepf
- Virginia Hoy
- Sheri Huerta
- Michael Hurley
- Olivia Inturias
- Diana Keay
- William Kennedy
- Robin Littleton
- Troy Lowery
- Brielle Manovich
- Erika Marquina
- Erin McSherry
- Sara Mitcho
- Jennifer Rosenfeld
- Laura Scott
- Jennifer Shaskan
- Shams Bahabib
- Sharon Spradling
- Susan Tomasovic
- Wanjiku Wainaina
- Catherine Wright
College of Science
- Andrea Cobb
- Chirstopher Durac
- Alicia Edwards
- Rebecca Forkner
- Zachary Henderson
- Kerin Hilker-Balkissoon
- Gweondolyn Lewis
- Alexandra Masterson
- Daniel Pinto
- Deborah Polayes
- Dann Sklarew
- Breanda Tondi
College of Visual and Performing Arts
- Mary Bean
- Ryan Braaten
- Asma Chaudhary
- Kristin Johnsen-Neshati
- Josiah Lebowitz
- Linda Monson
- Jeremy Tuohy
- Lauren Wagner
- Lorriz Anne Yi
- Robert Yi
Honors College
- Aixa Aleman-Diaz
- Tahmina Rahman
- Jasmyne Rogers
Mason Korea
Sang Yong Lee
Schar School of Policy and Government
- Amira Al-Khulaidy
- Laura Hills
- Ann Ludwick
- Silva Morris
- Shannon Williams
School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
- Doug Hernandez
- Jane Walker
School of Business
- Kimberly Blue
- Malerie Gamblin
- Saul Garcia
- Nahal Ghahramani
- Yena Kim
- Minji Kwon
- Kaleb Lewis
- Sophia Marshall
- Brendan Scott
- Tiara Smith
- Peggy Tsirigotis
- Ashley Yuckenberg
School of Integrative Studies
- Andrea Barabach
- Graziella McCarron
University Life
- Rhina Alvarado
- Elizabeth Bartles
- Nina Berger
- Brandi Blake
- Bradley Brooks
- Tait Brooks
- Teejay Brown
- Ashley Bus Morgan
- Julie Choe Kim
- T. Garey Davis
- Brigit Debeerst
- Joseph Deluna
- Austin Deray
- Julio Diaz
- Emilie Dubert
- Joan Elwood
- Aysia Evans
- Etlin Flores
- Michael Galvin
- Marissa Goodkin
- Viktoriia Gryshchenko
- Sarah Haimann
- Dorothy Hayden
- Felicia Haynes
- Sara Heming
- Kerry Hentges
- Amber Holton-Thomas
- Lee Ann Houston
- Jacob Jean
- LuLu Géza Kelemen
- Mhehvish Khan
- Sharon Kim
- Jason King
- Japneet Kohli
- Shelby Kruczek
- Cassandra Larson
- Elysia Lash
- Kristin Leonato
- Ayleen Leonhardt
- Jiayi Liu
- Manuel Llano-Martinez
- Phil McDaniel
- Kristen McLagan
- Christie Michals
- Kristal Miller
- Mallory Mills
- Anne Owl
- Alexis Plater
- Susan Piley
- Brandon Quiles
- Caroline Ramirez-Gaston
- Geoffrey Rath
- Jaquelin Richardson
- Brandice Rogers
- Kahan Sablo
- Lori Scher
- Casey Smith
- Amy Snyder
- Kylie Stamm
- Victoria Suarez
- Samantha Thornton
- Sasha Toophanie
- Dominique Vines
- Shelby Waugh
Volgenau School of Engineering
- Carroll Barbour
- Alison Bartnek
- Mihai Boicu
- Doaa Bondok
- Claudia Borke
- Sharon Caraballo
- Cheryl Howe
- Smriti Kansal
- Cynthia Kim
- Lisa Nolder
- Robert Osgood
- Colin Reagle
- Lisa Servilla
- Jennifer Skorzawski-Ross
- Shvetha Soundararajan
- Toshiko Uchiyama
- Karen Underwood
- DaFran Ware
Other
Office of the Provost
- Amy Adams
- Jessica Adams
- Thomas Barnett
- Jeff Fichter
- Rita Snyder Furr
- Alyssa Goff
- Megan Goforth
- Melitta Igwe
- Karen Lee
- Mimi Lewis Qurashi
- Laura Lukes
- Jonathan May
- Anna Murphy-Lang
- Eunkyoung Park
- Juliann Phan
- Darlene Smucny
- Rachel Spence
- Destiny Spencer
- Katara Wright-Hofman
Office of Communications
- Joshua Griset
- Philip Stamper