In my role, I oversee the career center operations, career coaching, and programming at the Hartford campus. I meet one on one with undergraduate and graduate students on a variety of topics such as career exploration, application, and interview preparation, job and internship searches, graduate school preparation, salary negotiation, and much more. I proactively collaborate with my colleagues to deliver equitable access to career and professional development-related resources, services, and opportunities.
Bio
Hometown: Bridgeport, CT Things I enjoy: In my free time, I enjoy photography, gardening, and cooking. playing video games, hosting people, and spending quality time with family. When I’m on campus, I enjoy conversing with students and colleagues on campus. My pronouns are he him and his and I am a husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend, DIYer, gamer, sports fanatic, and gardener. MBTI: ESFP – (Extraversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving) Advice to students: “Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.” — Susan L. Taylor
Education
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
Master of Science, Counselor Education, and Family Therapy
Concentration, Student Development in Higher Education
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT
Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor: Social Science
Studied Abroad: Ghana, Africa, and Montego, Bey, Jamaica
Favorite Experience:
Completed a summer internship for the National Park Service in San Francisco, California during my rising senior summer.
Previous Roles
Career Consultant, Center for Career Development, UConn, Storrs, CT
Assistant Director, Center for Career & Professional Development, Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT
Career Intern, Integrative Career Development, Mitchell College, New London, CT
Academic Coach, The Learning Center, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
Paraprofessional, Milner Elementary, Hartford Public School, Hartford, CT
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