Meet The Staff
Administrative Team
Kim Corbin
Title: Program Assistant- Email: k-corbin@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Psychology
- Audience Served: Undergraduate and graduate students seeking information about UCS and/or appointments with UCS practitioners; Employers interested in posting job/internship opportunities on CareerCat
Kelli Conkey
Title: Program Assistant 2- Email: kelli.conkey@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Bachelor of Arts in Literary Journalism, Master of Science in Journalism
- Audience Served: Undergraduate and graduate students seeking information about UCS and/or appointments with UCS practitioners; Employers interested in posting job/internship opportunities on CareerCat; Followers and members of UCS' social media channels
Brenda White
- Title: Department Assistant
- Email: b-white@northwestern.edu
- Audience Served: Provides administrative support to UCS staff
Career Counseling Team
Tracie Thomas
- Title: Associate Director for Career Development
- Email: t-thomas8@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Social Sciences, Master of Science in Counseling
- Audience Served: Undergraduate and graduate students who are undecided and looking for guidance in their career development; Manages the Career Development Team; Coordinates UCS programming and workshops
Christina Siders
- Title: Senior Career Counselor/Associate Training Director, LCPC
- Email: c-siders@northwestern.edu
- Connect with Christina on LinkedIn
- Degree Achieved: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minors in Business and Sociology
- Audience Served: Undergraduate and graduate students who are undecided and looking for guidance in their career development; Co-coordinates the Graduate Intern Program and provides clinical supervision for Graduate interns.
Colleen Monks
- Title: Career Counselor
- Email: cmonks@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Education in Community Counseling. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Education
- Audience Served: Undergraduate and graduate students who are undecided and looking for guidance in their career development.
Graduate Interns
Information will be posted about the Graduate Interns in the coming months.
Career Ambassadors
Information will be posted about the Career Ambassadors in the coming months.
Internship Team
Laura Myers
- Title: Internship Specialist
- Email: laura-myers@northwestern.edu
- Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Community Counseling, Bachelor of Arts in Communication- Journalism
- Audience Served: Undergraduate and graduate students seeking advice and guidance in their internship or on-campus job search
Effie Fronimos
- Title: Internship Specialist
- Email: effie.fronimos@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Education in Counseling - College Student Development, Bachelor of Science in Marketing
- Audience Served Undergraduate and graduate students seeking advice and guidance in their internship or on-campus job search
Graduate Student Services
Kamilah McCoy
- Title: Associate Director for Career Services
- Email: k-mccoy@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Audience Served: Career advising, outreach, and programming for Graduate Students
Employment Specialists Team
Brett Boettcher
- Title: Associate Director, Employment Specialist
- Email: b-boettcher@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Ed.D. in Educational Policy and Administration, specialization in Higher Education; Master of Science in Counseling
- Audience Served: Graduating students seeking full-time employment in education, government, and non-profit; Oversees the Employment Specialist Unit
Jeff Jenkins
- Title: Senior Assistant Director Communication, Media, and Creative Arts/Training Director, LCPC
- Email: jjenkins@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Science in Counseling
- Audience Served: Graduating students seeking full-time employment in Communications, Marketing, Media (Advertising, Public Relations, Event Planning, Media Services, Marketing, Broadcast/Print Media, TV, Film, Music Industry, Publishing, Theatre)
Jose Santos
- Title: Assistant Director, Liberal Arts and Diversity Outreach Coordinator
- Email: jose-santos@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling Psychology, Specialization in Child Development and Learning Disorders
- Audience Served: Graduating students seeking full-time employment within Liberal Arts and underserved student populations; Assists with employer needs within diversity recruiting efforts
Rachel Garson
- Title: Assistant Director, Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Career Services
- Email: r-garson@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Counseling
- Audience Served: Current Junior and Senior students that have been admitted to the Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates
Larry Jackson
- Title: Assistant Director, Science and Engineering
- Email: laurence-jackson@northwestern.edu
- Twitter: @larryjacksonIII
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling Psychology; Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- Audience Served Undergraduate and graduate students seeking full time employment in Science, Technology and Engineering
Recruiting & Employer Services Team
Dianne Siekmann
- Title: Associate Director for Employer Services
- Email: d-siekmann@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Science in Higher Education Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Economics
- Audience Served: Facilitates the hiring of undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni for internships and all job types
Meredith Baskies
- Title: Manager of Employer Strategy and Development
- Email: meredith.baskies@northwestern.edu
- Connect with Meredith on LinkedIn
- Degree Achieved: Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
- Audience Served: Companies and organizations looking to hire NU students and alumni
Flannery Donahue
- Title: Special Events Coordinator
- Email: flannery.donahue@northwestern.edu
- Degree Achieved: Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Audience Served: Assists in coordinating and overseeing of major events and projects as well as publicizing UCS events and programs.
Technical Support
Jeremy Hopkins
- Title: Technology Support Specialist
- Email: je-hopkins@northwestern.edu
- Degree Achieved: Bachelor's Degree, Secondary Education, Mathematics
- Audience Served: Provides technical support to UCS staff as well as manage website
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