
Director at MTSU
Greater Nashville Area

Director at MTSU
Greater Nashville Area
The mission of the Career Development Center is to prepare and engage students in a comprehensive career development process with a focus on lifelong learning. This is accomplished by providing innovative resources and integrated technology, which will assist students to effectively transition from an academic setting into their career field.
Comprehensive career center management, Career development, career assessments, career advising, cooperative education and internship program management, job search strategies, talent acquisition, campus recruiting, training and development.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Provide leadership and management for a centralized career center at a public university of 23,000 students, with staff of 10 located in 4 satellite offices, and 5 program areas including campus recruiting and employer relations, cooperative education, internships, career exploration, and student employment.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2003 — October 2007 (4 years 10 months)
Assisted organizations in recruiting Vanderbilt graduates.
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)
September 1997 — January 2003 (5 years 5 months)
Career Services, Cooperative Education, Service Learning, and Credit for Prior Experiential Learning for a Catholic Liberal Arts and Sciences College in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 1993 — September 1997 (4 years 3 months)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 1990 — June 1991 (1 year 1 month)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 1988 — June 1990 (2 years 1 month)
MEd , College Student Personnel , 1991 — 1993
BBA , Marketing , 1983 — 1987
Areas of Interest: • Increasing students’ Internal Locus of Control in their approach to career planning issues. • Exploring practical application of career development theories and career assessment instruments. • Educating students “hidden job market” strategies and empowering them to take a proactive approach. • Advocating and managing academic, credit-based experiential learning programs (cooperative education, internships, and service learning). • Consulting Fortune 500 companies and smaller organizations on developing recruiting strategies and branding their organizations on campus.
- Nashville Area Career Fairs Consortium (Past Chair 2010, Chair 2009)
- National Association of Colleges and Employers
- Southern Association of Colleges and Employers
- Cooperative Education and Internship Association
- American Association for Employment in Education
- Williamson County/Franklin Chamber of Commerce
- Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
Article Published: "The Importance of Internships in a Declining Economy" Affirmative Action Register, April 2009 Issue, www.aarjobs.com/.