Meet The Staff
Administrative Team
Lonnie Dunlap, PhD
- Title: Executive Director
- Email: l-dunlap@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Completed: PhD
- Audience Served: Provides administration and management of University Career Services (UCS)
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
Mary Lou Taylor
- Title: Senior Career Counselor/Training Coordinator
- Email: m-taylor2@northwestern.edu
- Degree Achieved: Master of Science in Education
- Audience Served: Undergraduate and graduate students who are undecided and looking for guidance in their career development; Coordinates the UCS Graduate Internship Program
Christina Siders
- Title: LCPC, Senior Career Counselor/Clinical Supervisor
- Email: c-siders@northwestern.edu
- Connect with Christina on LinkedIn
- Degrees 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; Coordinates the UCS Career Ambassadors Program
Graduate Interns
Go here to learn more about our Graduate Internship Program and our Interns
Career Ambassadors
Go here to meet the Career Ambassadors for 2011 - 2012
Internship Team
Betsy Gill
- Title: Assistant Director of Internship Services
- Email: betsy-gill@northwestern.edu
or internship@northwestern.edu
- Connect with Betsy on LinkedIn
- Twitter: @betsygill
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Student Affairs and Higher Education, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Concentration in Marketing)
- Audience Served: Undergraduate and graduate students seeking advice and guidance in their internship or on-campus job search; Employers seeking advice on how to recruit students seeking internships
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
Nancy Bennett
- Title: Internship Specialist for the Summer Internship Grant Program (SIGP)
- Email: n-bennett@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Counseling, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Audience Served: Undergraduate students seeking advice and guidance in their internship; Students interested in learning more about SIGP; Donors and potential donors giving to SIGP
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: LCPC, Senior Assistant Director Communication, Marketing, Media/Clinical Supervisor
- 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
Adam Heeg
- Title: Assistant Director, Business and Employer Relations
- Email: a-heeg@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Education, Bachelor of Science
- Audience Served: Graduating students seeking full-time employment in Business (Finance, Consulting, Banking, Real Estate, Retail, Insurance, and Trading); Foster relationships with employers seeking to hire Northwestern students
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
Alumni Career Services
Cindy Graham
- Title: Senior Assistant Director for Alumni Career Services
- Email: cgraham@northwestern.edu or ucs-alumni@northwestern.edu
- Degrees Achieved: Master of Arts in Counseling and Human Services, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Audience Served: Northwestern University Alumni seeking job search advice and career exploration; Oversees front desk operations, Career Library and File Services
Recruiting & Employer Services Team
Dianne Siekmann
- Title: Associate Director for Employment 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
Antoinette Wilkes
- Title: Program Assistant 2 / Senior Recruiting Coordinator
- Email: ucs-recruiting@northwestern.edu
- Audience Served: Companies and organizations looking to participate in on-campus recruiting (specifically for I-Bank, Consulting and Finance)
Jackie Williams
- Title: Event Coordinator
- Email: j-williams1@northwestern.edu
- Audience Served: Companies and organizations looking to participate in UCS sponsored Career Fairs and Events
Meredith Baskies
- Title: Employer Relations Specialist
- 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
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