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Meet the Career Center
The Career Center staff is here to help undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni develop and implement their short and long-term career plans. We have experienced Career Advisors who specialize in different disciplines, offering sound career advice and professional connections relevant to their specialty. Whether you're still deciding on a major, trying to identify professional career paths related to your major, or ready to start your job/internship search, be sure to connect with us early and often!
Career Advising Team
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STEM Programs
Chris Babbitt
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: babbitc1@gvsu.edu
Chris is a Career Advisor who works with students, faculty, and employers in the Seymour & Esther Padnos College of Engineering & Computing, mathematics, statistics, and physics departments.
Psychology, Music, Theatre, Dance
Internships
Rachel Becklin
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: becklira@gvsu.edu
Rachel is a Career Advisor and Internship Specialist, helping students and faculty with internship programming and initiatives. She also serves students in psychology, dance, theatre, and music.
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Exploring majors and graduate programs
Brian Bossick
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: bossickb@gvsu.edu
Brian is the Coordinator of Career Development and works with undeclared students still looking to identify a major and students seeking information about graduate and/or professional school.
Exploring majors and graduate programs
Nick Debernardi
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: debernan@gvsu.edu
Nick is the Coordinator of Career Outreach and works with undeclared students looking to select a major.
Health and physical science programs
Stephanie Dombrowski
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: dombrows@gvsu.edu
Stephanie is a Career Advisor who works with students, faculty, and employers in the natural and hard sciences and health related programs.
MBA, MSA, MST
Troy Farley
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: farleytr@gvsu.edu
Troy is the Director of the Career Center and advises students and alumni in the MBA, MST, and MSA programs.
Seidman College of Business
Elizabeth Gawron
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: s_gawroe@gvsu.edu
Elizabeth is a graduate assistant in the College Student Affairs Leadership program. She works with our W.O.W. program, students in the Seidman College of Business, and Career Connector program.
Education, School of Communication, English, Writing, Visual & Media Arts, Integrative Studies
Lisa Knapp
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: knapplis@gvsu.edu
Lisa is a Career Advisor who works with students, faculty, and employers in the communications, humanities, and liberal studies programs. She also works closely with our first and second year students as they begin exploring the world of work.
Health and pre-health related programs, Nursing, LEADS
Lisa Orlando
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: orlandli@gvsu.edu
Lisa is a career advisor who works with students, faculty, and staff in the health and science programs. She also works with students and prospective students in the LEADS program.
Seidman College of Business and employer recruitment
Megan Packer
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: s_packemeg@gvsu.edu
Megan is a graduate student in the College Student Affairs Leadership program here at GVSU. She helps coordinate career related events and will serve students in our Seidman College of Business.
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Exploring majors and graduate programs
Dayna Phillips
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: phillday@gvsu.edu
Dayna works with students exploring majors and career options, and those interested in career testing.
Social science programs, languages, social work, Legal Studies, Criminal Justice, SPNHA
Grace Pushman
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: pushmagr@gvsu.edu
Grace is a Career Advisor who works with students, faculty, and employers in the public, nonprofit, and social science areas.
Seidman College of Business and HTM
Megan Riksen
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: riksenm@gvsu.edu
Megan is a Career Advisor who works with students, faculty and employers in the Seidman College of Business, as well as HTM.
General career advising for all majors, career related programming
Amy Schuster
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: schustam@gvsu.edu
Amy works with students in all academic areas. She also helps connect students to professionals through Career Center events and programs.
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Seidman College of Business and Sport Management
Lori Staggs
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: staggsl@gvsu.edu
Lori is a Career Advisor and works with students, faculty, and employers in the Seidman College of Business, as well as HTM and Sport Management.
Health and physical science programs
Meghan Veltri
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: veltrim@gvsu.edu
Meghan is a career advisor who works with students, faculty, and staff in the health and science programs. She also helps students parallel plan as they seek entrance into competitive programs.
Employer Relations Team
Azra Causevic
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: causevaz@gvsu.edu
Azra is the Employer Relations Assistant and supports our Employer Relations Team. She manages our On-Campus Interviews and office events.
Susan Proctor
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: proctors@gvsu.edu
Susan is the Employer Development Manager and works with our employer partners to connect to GVSU, recruiting students and alumni for full-time jobs and internships.
Kristie Scanlon
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: scanlokr@gvsu.edu
Kristie is our Employer Relations Coordinator. She specializes in helping employers create and enhance internship programs for GVSU students.
Support and Operations Team
Sonya Barrett
Office Address: 101B DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-6708
Email: barrettso@gvsu.edu
Sonya manages the front desk of our DeVos office, as well as works with the training and development of our Student Assistants.
Sue Smith
Office Address: 200 Student Services
Phone: (616) 331-3311
Email: smithsu@gvsu.edu
Sue manages the front desk of our Allendale office as well as works with the training and development of our Student Assistants.
Student Staff
You'll find Career Center Student Assistants covering our Allendale and DeVos offices' front desk; scheduling appointments, checking in students, and helping the office run smoothly.
Career Center Career Connectors can be found out and about around campus; marketing our events, and sharing career advice to resident halls and student groups! You'll also find our Career Connectors running our peer-advising space, CareerLab